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South Africa: Coronavirus Cases 'Imported' to Eastern Cape Over Easter Weekend - EC Department of Health
[Daily Maverick] The Eastern Cape Department of Health has identified eight cities and towns as the origin of 44 coronavirus cases that were imported into the province over the past two weeks, as active cases rose by 18.2%.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 15, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Surge testing may not be enough to curb Covid variants in UK, say scientists
Local restrictions may be needed, specialists warn, as South Africa strain is identified in LondonCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLocal restrictions should be imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus variants when clusters emerge to avoid local or national lockdowns, scientists have said after the UK ’s biggest surge testing operation got under way.In south London, dozens of cases of the South Africa variant of Covid-19have been detected, chiefly in the boroughs of Wandsworth and Lambeth, leading to what the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said is the “largest surge testin...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 13, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Coronavirus UK news Infectious diseases Science London England Source Type: news
American Industrial Policy in Action
Scott LincicomeIn case you haven't noticed, U.S. industrial policy is having (yet another) moment. Armed with the latest data and cross-country comparisons, a large and bipartisan cadre of industrial policy advocates in Washington are eager to shovel billions of taxpayer dollars into the open arms of American manufacturers of "essential goods" and "critical technologies." The risks (China, pandemics, whatever), so the theory goes, greatly outweigh any harms that a few, scattered industrial policy failures might cause along the way, so whynot just throw money at the (perceived) problems? These advocates, however, rarely ack...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 8, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Scott Lincicome Source Type: blogs
Johnson & Johnson Expands Phase 2a Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate to Include Adolescents
New Brunswick, NJ (April 2, 2021) – Johnson & Johnson (the Company) has begun vaccinating adolescent participants in the ongoing Phase 2a clinical trial for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on adolescents, not just with the complications of the disease, but with their education, mental health, and wellbeing,” said Paul Stoffels, M.D., Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Scientific Officer at Johnson & Johnson. “It is vital that we develop vaccines for everyone, everywher...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - April 2, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Our Company Source Type: news
First Covid jab cuts infection risk by 62% in England care home residents
People infected after having vaccine may also be less likely to transmit virus, initial findings showCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA government-funded study of care home residents in England has found that their risk of infection with Covid-19 – either symptomatic or asymptomatic – fell by 62% five weeks after they received their first Oxford/AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine dose.Those who were infected after having the vaccine may also be less likely to transmit Covid-19, initial findings showed. The study, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, is key, given that mos...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 28, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Natalie Grover Science correspondent Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research Science UK news AstraZeneca Pfizer World news Health Society Social care Source Type: news
Epidemiology of asymptomatic and symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 confirmed cases in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Observational study
This study was conducted to describe demographics, clinical features, and outcomes of 3827 confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 between March 12 and April 22, 2020 in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Data were extracted from the Infectious Diseases Notification Surveillance System of the Department of Health. The descriptive analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences v26 and reported according to Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement.
We analyzed 3827 cases; 82% were men, 18% women, 14% UAE citizens, and 86% were of ot...
Source: Medicine - March 26, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research
Coronavirus UK: Daily cases fall 3% week-on-week to 5,605 while death toll falls to 98
The Department of Health figures show that cases remain low and level despite millions of people getting tested for the virus, suggesting keeping schools open will be safe.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The COVID-19 pandemic: one year later – an occupational perspective
This report points to the importance of oc cupation as a risk factor but also to the availability and use of appropriate personal protection to mitigate the risk of becoming infected. In addition, well-established socio-economic factors of health inequalities intermingled with occupations at risk, demonstrated by the fact that most taxi driv ers belonged to the same ethnic group and that taxi drivers had higher mortality rates when residing in London (5). These findings are mirrored in a recent preprint publication from the US state of California, reporting that relative excess mortality was particularly high among food/ag...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - March 23, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
One-year report on the status on the non-devolved provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020: March 2021
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - The Coronavirus Act 2020 was designed to protect public health and ensure that the NHS had the capacity to deal with the peak of the virus. The Act also required ministers to publish a one-year report on the status of the non-devolved provisions, contained in this publication.Report
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 22, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Covid-19 Source Type: blogs
Covid UK: 5,089 new cases in 8% week-on-week rise as deaths fall 1.5%
Department of Health bosses posted another 5,089 positive tests and 64 coronavirus victims. Deaths have fallen by just 1.5 per cent on last Monday's count.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus: UK care home visitors urged to get a Covid vaccine as soon as possible
Updated guidance from the Department of Health said that people who wanted to visit care homes in England should take up the offer of a Covid vaccine as soon as they are approached.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More than 250,000 Utahns are now fully vaccinated
Utah's latest coronavirus data released from the state Department of Health.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Eight out of England's 10 Covid hotspots have prisons
EXCLUSIVE: Department of Health data shows that, for the week ending February 21, areas with prisons in had infection rates that were up to twice as high as non-prison areas.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This County Tried to Ensure Racial Equity in COVID-19 Vaccinations. The State Said No
It takes about eight minutes to try and save a life.
Or at least that’s how long it takes a volunteer with a tablet, standing in the parking lot at the T.R. Hoover Community Development center in South Dallas on a bitterly cold February morning. During the pandemic, the small nonprofit situated in the neighborhood that developers in the 1920s dubbed “the Ideal community” has taken on an ever evolving list of roles. It’s a job-search center. It’s a drive-through food pantry. And, of late, T.R. Hoover is an in-person coronavirus vaccine registration site aimed at helping Ideal’s mainly Bla...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Source Type: news
When a Texas County Tried to Ensure Racial Equity in COVID-19 Vaccinations, It Didn ’t Go as Planned
It takes about eight minutes to try and save a life.
Or at least that’s how long it takes a volunteer with a tablet, standing in the parking lot at the T.R. Hoover Community Development center in South Dallas on a bitterly cold February morning. During the pandemic, the small nonprofit situated in the neighborhood that developers in the 1920s dubbed “the Ideal community” has taken on an ever evolving list of roles. It’s a job-search center. It’s a drive-through food pantry. And, of late, T.R. Hoover is an in-person coronavirus vaccine registration site aimed at helping Ideal’s mainly Bla...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Janell Ross/Dallas Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Source Type: news
