Many commentators are saying Covid-19 will be with us for some time. Indeed, I believe it’s with us for good. We just have to learn to manage it and live with it. Safely. But something else that will stay with us for some time is the complications of Covid-19. Respiratory symptoms in particular could last… Read More: ‘We’re learning more about long lasting damage of coronavirus’ »
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and his vaccine partner BioNTech have said the companies expect phase 3 data by the end of October—and that an FDA application could soon follow. But more than 60 researchers and bioethicists urged the partners to wait for more safety data before submitting their shot for a green light, Bloomberg reports. The experts called on… Read More: Pfizer urged to hold off on coronavirus vaccine until late… »
Tourists wearing a surgical face mask walk by the Trevi fountain in downtown Rome on August 19, 2020. VINCENZO PINTO | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — There are growing concerns in Europe at what is being seen as an alarming rise in coronavirus cases, with the number of new daily infections reaching record highs in… Read More: Europe on high alert as coronavirus cases rise and targeted… »
Cases of coronavirus are still levelling off in England, according to data from swab tests of thousands of people in random households. Modelling by the Office for National Statistics estimates there are 2,200 new infections per day. Following a low point in June in the percentage of people testing positive for the virus, there was… Read More: Coronavirus cases continue to level off in England – ONS »