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Overview: India's virus caseload drops to lowest level in 6 weeks and other developments

Tue, 2021-05-25 20:48 — mike kraft
Coronavirus digest: India posts lowest caseload in six weeks | DW | 25.05.2021 India's second wave appears to be easing as reports suggest an economic stimulus package is being prepared for the worst-hit areas. Melbourne has introduced restrictions after an outbreak. Follow DW for the latest. Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) DW.COM

For the first time in six weeks, India has registered fewer than 200,000 coronavirus infections over a 24-hour period, according to a Health Ministry update on Tuesday.

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Both doses of vaccines needed to be highly effective against variant found in India.

Mon, 2021-05-24 10:19 — mike kraft
The Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against the variant first found in India, but only if you get both doses, real-world data shows Two shots of Pfizer's vaccine were 88% effective against the variant first identified in India, and one shot was 33% effective, real-world data found. Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce YahooNews
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India: virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world as virus hits rural areas

Mon, 2021-05-24 09:47 — mike kraft
India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world NEW DELHI (AP) — India crossed another grim milestone Monday with more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus, while a devastating surge of infections appeared to be easing in big cities but was swamping the poorer countryside. AP NEWS
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OVERVIEW: CDC probes reports of relatively few teen heart problems after COVID shots; UK variant cited in Los Angeles

Sun, 2021-05-23 18:48 — mike kraft
Coronavirus digest: US probes reports of teen heart problem after COVID jab | DW | 23.05.2021 The condition appeared in some adolescents about four days after the second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine. Meanwhile, Vietnam went ahead with its polls, despite a surge in infections. Follow DW for the latest. Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) DW.COM

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently conducting a probe into reports of heart problems among a small number of teenagers and young adults who were vaccinated against COVID-19. 

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Overview: Latin America registers more than 1 million deaths, Germany quarantines British vistors

Sat, 2021-05-22 15:54 — mike kraft
Coronavirus digest: Latin America passes 1 million deaths | DW | 22.05.2021 The region, which includes hard-hit Brazil, has recorded almost 30% of all global fatalities. Meanwhile, US states are lifting lockdown restrictions as the rate of vaccination increases. Follow DW for the latest. Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) DW.COM

 Latin America passes 1 million deaths

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India's COVID spreads to rural areas as deaths again rise above 4,000

Sat, 2021-05-22 15:05 — mike kraft
COVID spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000 India's COVID-19 outbreak has stabilised in parts of the country, a government official said, but deaths rose by 4,194 on Saturday and infections were spreading in rural areas where public health services are scarce and already overstretched. Shilpa Jamkhandikar Reuters
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A small Indian village cited as an example of how to encourage vaccinations

Sat, 2021-05-22 14:01 — mike kraft
How a village in India reached 100% vaccination in the face of misinformation and hesitancy The techniques used in the village of Janefal could now be a model for regions around the world that are struggling with low vaccination rates. Science
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India: insights into "black fungus" and could India's surge protend problems elsewhere

Fri, 2021-05-21 19:17 — mike kraft
They recovered from Covid, only to die of 'black fungus.' Here's what we know Many of those infected with black fungus in India are coronavirus patients, or those who have recently recovered from Covid-19, whose immune systems have been weakened by the virus or who have underlying conditions, most notably diabetes. Jessie Yeung, CNN CNN
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World Overview: Tokyo Olympics to open despite state of emergency, Asian countries face vaccine shortage

Fri, 2021-05-21 10:07 — mike kraft
The Latest: IOC VP: Olympics held despite state of emergency TOKYO — The IOC vice president in charge of the Tokyo Olympics says the games will open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan are under a state of emergency because of rising coronavirus cases. AP NEWS
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More details on studies on vaccine effectiveness against varient discovered in India

Wed, 2021-05-19 16:29 — mike kraft
COVID vaccines can block variant hitting Asia, lab study finds Assays using live SARS-CoV-2 offer hope that the vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna will protect against a viral strain first seen in India. Nidhi Subbaraman Nature

Gold-standard experiments on two COVID-19 vaccines suggest that they confer immunity against a subtype of the SARS-CoV-2 variant tearing through India. But the research also hints that this subtype is more resistant to antibodies than are other forms of the virus.

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