Covid Updates

Population Declined In 93% Of Europe’s Largest Cities

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According to new research published in Cities, the international magazine, 93% of large metropolitan regions in Europe “shrank” or lost population as a result of the impact of COVID-19, with over two-thirds of all European cities experiencing a similar effect during the pandemic, as reported by Medical.net

Sustainable urban development

Dr Vlad Mykhnenko, associate professor of sustainable urban development, Oxford Department for Continuing Education, and...

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Covid Infection-Acquired Immunity Can Even Outperform Vaccines!

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  • Infection-acquired immunity cut the risk of hospitalization and death from a Covid reinfection by 88% for at least 10 months, the study found.
  • People who had hybrid immunity, or immunity from both infection and vaccination, were excluded. 
  • The study was the largest meta-analysis to date to look at immunity following infection. 

The immunity generated from an infection was found to be “at least as high, if not higher” than that provided by two doses of an mRNA...

https://mfame.guru/covid-infection-acquired-immunity-can-even-outperform-vaccines/

Be On The Lookout For These Symptoms In The New Covid Variant

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Many of us are now preferring to live in blissful ignorance of Covid-19’s existence after two years of being barraged with briefings and updates. We’ve come to inform you, regrettably, that the infection is still very much active. In fact, a newly discovered, highly transmissible variant of the disease has raised anxiety among doctors, as reported by Time Out.

Omicron subvariants 

Many nations, including the UK, are experiencing an increase in the Omicron subvariants...

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‘Orthrus’: How To Protect Yourself From The New Covid Variant?

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  • One of the UK’s largest surveillance sites that analyses strains circulating in the UK, shared that Orthrus was behind 36.1 percent of all Covid tests.
  • Fortunately, being able to identify the “early” symptoms of Orthrus could help you spot the variant promptly.
  • If you are exhibiting symptoms, avoid contact with other people, especially those most vulnerable to the virus.

Covid variant Orthrus is now behind over a third of all reported cases in England, according...

https://mfame.guru/orthrus-how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-new-covid-variant/

COVID-19 During Pregnancy Increases Risk

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Researchers from the Milken Institute School of Public Health found that catching COVID-19 while pregnant can increase the risk of death by seven times, according to a study released last Monday.

Emily Smith, the project’s lead author, said the study found that people infected with the coronavirus during any stage of pregnancy face a higher risk of pneumonia and neonatal morbidity by more than seven times. Smith said the research project started its meta-analysis of studies on...

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‘Antiviral Rampage’: Hong Kong People Chasing Covid Antivirals

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  • The Medical Association says it is suspicious how some patients go from doctor to doctor asking for drugs.
  • Doctors noticed ‘strange’ requests after quarantine-free travel with mainland China resumed this month.
  • To prevent the illegal resale of the drugs, public hospital pharmacies began removing the medicines from their packaging before dispensing them to patients.

Some people in Hong Kong have been acting suspiciously to get their hands on Covid-19...

https://mfame.guru/antiviral-rampage-hong-kong-people-chasing-covid-antivirals/

Crew Restrictions Returning Following End Of China’s Zero-Covid Policy

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  • Japan requires all travelers coming out of China within the past seven days to be tested on arrival.
  • Some companies are also no longer recommending their seafarers renew or boost “expired” vaccinations.
  • A recent spike in Covid-19 cases has also raised concerns that it creates conditions for new variants to develop.

Global Maritime Forum also says vaccination rates among seafarers are now higher than in most countries. The end of China’s zero-Covid policy has...

https://mfame.guru/crew-restrictions-returning-following-end-of-chinas-zero-covid-policy/

Long COVID Is Keeping Significant Numbers Of People Out Of Office

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Long Covid is having a significant effect on America’s work force, preventing substantial numbers of people from going back to work while others continue needing medical care long after returning to their jobs, according to a new analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York State.

Largest workers’ compensation

The study, published Tuesday by New York’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, found that during the first two years of the pandemic, about 71...

https://mfame.guru/long-covid-is-keeping-significant-numbers-of-people-out-of-office/

Covid Booster Gives Tenfold Increase In Antibodies!

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  • The booster was found to have given a tenfold increase in antibodies compared to the first two vaccines.
  • Chief nurse at North Bristol NHS Trust, Anne Morris, hopes the new research will encourage vulnerable people who have not yet had their booster.
  • The national study involved Bristol’s Children of the 90s, which has followed a cohort of thousands of people who were born in the city throughout their lives.

Vulnerable people who have had a third Coronavirus...

https://mfame.guru/covid-booster-gives-tenfold-increase-in-antibodies/

Coffins Sell Out As Rural Losses Mount

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The BBC has found evidence of a considerable number of Covid-related deaths in China’s rural regions, as the virus spread from big cities to more remote areas with older populations.

In Xinzhou region of northern Shanxi province the coffin makers have been busy. We watched the skilled craftsmen as they carved elaborate decorations into the freshly-cut wood. Over recent months, they say, they haven’t had time to stop.

One villager, a customer, told us that at times the...

https://mfame.guru/coffins-sell-out-as-rural-losses-mount/

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