(Asian News Hub) – We’ve collected the most important updates about COVID-19 this week.
Just 2% of People Are Responsible for 90% of SARS-CoV-2 Transmissions.
A few “super carriers” with off-the-charts viral loads are likely responsible for the bulk of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions, while about half of infected people aren’t contagious at all.
Keep Using AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine, WHO Urges World.
“We urge countries to continue using this important COVID-19 vaccine,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the world at a news conference in Geneva.
SARS-CoV-2 Circulated Undetected Months Before First COVID-19 Cases in Wuhan | SOURCE
Researchers estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus likely circulated undetected for two months before the first human cases of COVID-19 were described in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
Leaked Documents Reveal Early Batches of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Less Potent Than We Were Told
A cyberattack on the European Medicines Agency as it was reviewing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine captured a trove of data, subsequently released on the dark web and sent to several journalists and academics by as-yet-unidentified entities.
CDC Now Says 3 Feet of Social Distance is Enough for Kids as Long as They Have Masks On.
The CDC shifted its physical distancing guidance for K-12 schools across the country, saying three feet of distance is generally enough between students—as long as they’re masked up.
Norwegian Experts Say Deadly Blood Clots Were Caused by the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine.
“The reason for the condition of our patients has been found,” chief physician and professor Pål Andre Holme announced to Norwegian national newspaper VG. “Our theory that this is a powerful immune response most likely triggered by the vaccine, has been confirmed.”
Biden to Send 4,000,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Mexico, Canada.
The Biden administration is sending Mexico (2.5 million doses) and Canada (1.5 million doses) 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which has not yet been approved in the US.
Moderna Begins Testing COVID-19 Vaccine on Young Children, Infants.
Moderna has begun testing its COVID-19 vaccine on children and infants between the ages of six months and 12 years old in a study, as the pharmaceutical company seeks to expand approval for its vaccine to children.
Brazil Struggles With Lack of ICU Doctors as COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens.
As Brazil’s COVID-19 outbreak worsens, the country is facing a shortage of ICU doctors, threatening to drive deaths higher.
Dr. John Campbell Reviews Ivermectin Evidence with Dr. Tess Lawrie.
What’s the truth about Ivermectin? Why is there so much controversy? Two top doctors dive into the evidence.
Women More Likely to Experience Serious Side Effects From COVID-19 Vaccine: CDC Study
A new CDC study found women were more likely to have serious side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 Spiking in Over a Dozen States—Most With High Vaccination Rates.
New SARS-CoV-2 cases are again spiking in 13 U.S. states, including some states among the highest in vaccination rates.
Censorship Kills: The Shunning of a COVID Therapeutic
Doctors fighting COVID-19 should be supported by their profession and their government, not suppressed. Yet today physicians are smothered under a wave of censorship.
Injection of Female Hormone May Improve COVID-19 Outcomes for Men: Study Finds
The pilot clinical trial, involving 40 men, is the first published study to use progesterone to treat male COVID-19 patients.
