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Delta variant raises fears of new and worsening mutations among unvaccinated

Mon, 2021-08-02 14:53 — Naomisfreeman

Delta variant raises fears of worsening mutations The rapid spread of the delta variant is raising concerns among scientists that the coronavirus could mutate into more transmissible or deadlier strains. Justine Coleman TheHill

The fresh fears come as the U.S. vaccination rate has largely plateaued and with much of the world still unvaccinated. Such a large number of people without even one vaccine dose gives the virus more chances to spread, replicate and potentially develop mutations. . .

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CDC warns that delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may make people sicker than original Covid

Fri, 2021-07-30 19:09 — Naomisfreeman

CDC warns that delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may make people sicker than original Covid "The war has changed," CDC officials wrote in a confidential document given to lawmakers this week. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

A confidential CDC document said delta is more transmissible than the common cold, the 1918 Spanish flu, smallpox, Ebola, MERS and SARS.

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World is going into early stages of another wave -- WHO chief

Wed, 2021-07-21 15:16 — mike kraft

WHO chief warns that the world is going into the ‘early stages of another wave’

The world is in the early stages of another wave of Covid-19 infections and death, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday.

Speaking to International Olympic Committee members in Tokyo, Tedros said the global failure to share vaccines, tests and treatments is fueling a “two-track pandemic.” Countries that have adequate resources like vaccines are opening up, while others are locking down in a bid to slow the virus’ transmission.

“This is not just a moral outrage, it’s also epidemiologically and economically self-defeating,” Tedros said, adding that the longer the pandemic drags on, the more socioeconomic turmoil it will bring. “The pandemic is a test and the world is failing.”

He warned that “19 months into the pandemic, and seven months since the first vaccines were approved, we are now in the early stages of another wave of infections and deaths.” Tedros added that the global threat of the pandemic will remain until all countries have a handle on the disease.

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WHO: Covid-19 is still a public health emergency of international concern

Fri, 2021-07-16 16:30 — mike kraft

WHO: Covid-19 is still a public health emergency of international concern Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, said that the Covid-19 pandemic is still a public health emergency of international concern, in a WHO statement released Thursday. By <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, Melissa Macaya, <a href="/profiles/veronica-rocha">Veronica Rocha</a> and <a href="/profiles/fernando-alfonso-iii">Fernando Alfonso III</a>, CNN CNN

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OVERVIEW: Canada will open up to visitors in August/Sept: other international developments

Fri, 2021-07-16 15:19 — mike kraft

The Latest: Vaccinated Americans to be able to enter Canada TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of mid-August for non-essential travel and should be in a position to welcome fully vaccinated travelers from all countries by early September. AP NEWS

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African countries, Argentina, to receive first U.S. donated COVID-19 vaccines in days

Fri, 2021-07-16 15:00 — mike kraft

African countries to receive first U.S. donated COVID-19 vaccines in days - Gavi Nearly 50 African countries are to receive 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the United States, with the first shipments to Burkina Faso, Djibouti and Ethiopia in coming days, U.S. officials and the Gavi vaccine alliance said on Friday. Stephanie Nebehay Reuters

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COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week-- WHO

Thu, 2021-07-15 15:46 — mike kraft

COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says Africa recorded a 43% jump in COVID-19 deaths last week as infections and hospital admissions have risen and countries face shortages of oxygen and intensive-care beds, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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Some countries defend mixing vaccines after WHO criticizes the booster strategy. List attached

Thu, 2021-07-15 14:57 — mike kraft

Covid-19 global updates: Some countries defend mixing vaccines after WHO suggests booster strategy is ‘chaotic’ WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said plans by some countries to administer booster shots signaled a “dangerous trend,” but many are pressing ahead amid concerns about the delta variant. Erin Cunningham Washington Post

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Child diseases on rise as COVID-19 slows routine vaccinations -U.N.

Thu, 2021-07-15 03:24 — mike kraft

GENEVA, July 15 (Reuters) - Nearly 23 million children missed out on routine vaccinations last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest number in more than a decade, fuelling outbreaks of measles, polio and other preventable diseases, U.N. agencies said on Thursday.

Measles, one of the world's most contagious diseases, can be fatal to children under the age of five, especially in African and Asian countries with weak health systems, according to the World Health Organization. Polio can cripple a child for life.

The gap in global vaccination coverage has set up a "perfect storm", leaving more children vulnerable to infectious pathogens just as many countries ease COVID-19 restrictions, the WHO and U.N. Children's Fund said in an annual report.

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