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A 19-year-old is the youngest person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – the cause is a mystery
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Delta variant makes it even more important to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if you’ve already had the coronavirus
For people who do develop immunity, the strength and duration of the protection can vary a lot. Up to 5% of people may lose their immune protection within a few months. Without a strong immune defense, these people are susceptible to reinfection by the coronavirus.
India’s first Covid-19 patient tests positive again for coronavirus: Report
Her samples were tested as she was prepared to go to New Delhi for study purposes.
It was on January 30, 2020 that the third year medical student from Wuhan university tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the country’s first COVID-19 patient, days after she had returned home following semester holidays.
Medicare evaluating coverage for $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug
“We want to consider Medicare coverage of new treatments very carefully in light of the evidence available. Our process will include opportunities to hear from many stakeholders, including patient advocacy groups, medical experts, states, issuers, industry professionals, and family members and caregivers of those living with this disease” CMS( Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in a statement
Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine show no antiviral effect against Covid-19: Study
The lack of antiviral effect with Remdesivir and HCQ remained consistent despite patient age, symptom duration, degree of viral load, and presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
‘Sputnik, AstraZeneca mix & match results by end of July’
This approach has been really pioneered by Sputnik V in the beginning. So we are open for mix and match a Covishield in India. We believe there will be a great result. Covishield is the same vaccine as AstraZeneca so we believe that trials will show high efficacy. We hope that the Serum Institute of India (SII) can produce Sputnik V and mix and match as well. It will be a true partnership,” said Dmitriev.
Thailand to mix AZ and Sinovac doses
WHO’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday advised against mixing and matching vaccines, calling it a “dangerous trend”. “We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone on as far as mix and match,” she said. Reuters
Nasal Covid vaccine prevents disease, transmission in animals: Study
“The currently available vaccines against COVID-19 are very successful, but the majority of the world’s population is still unvaccinated and there is a critical need for more vaccines that are easy to use and effective at stopping disease and transmission,” said Paul McCray, a professor of at University of Georgia, US.
“If this new COVID-19 vaccine proves effective in people, it may help block SARS-CoV-2 transmission and help control the COVID-19 pandemic,” McCray, co-leader of the study, said.
As China’s population greys, the burden of care weighs on families
China had 264 million citizens aged 60 and older in 2020, a number set to increase rapidly just as the working population shrinks. HNA Investment Group opened Heyuejia in 2016 as part of efforts to “respond to China’s aging crisis,” according to a company statement.
Helped by government subsidies, more than 40,000 registered homes have been built in recent decades. But many are too expensive or too low quality to replace family care, experts say. Some facilities have long waiting lists. But most are quite empty – average occupancy rates are as low as 50%, official data suggests, far lower than the 80%-90% rates seen in Japan or the UK
Scientists identify genetic variant that carry risk of type 2 diabetes
Dr John Perry, from the MRC Epidemiology Unit and a senior author on the paper, said: “Reading an individual’s DNA is a powerful way of identifying genetic variants that increase our risk of developing certain diseases. For complex diseases such as type 2 diabetes, many variants play a role, but often only increasing our risk by a tiny amount. This particular variant, while rare, has a big impact on an individual’s risk.”
COVID-19: Detected across 30 countries, Lambda variant ‘deadlier’ than Delta
Recently, Public Health England in the UK reported a handful of cases caused by Lambda had been detected in the country and recognised it as having “a potential increased transmissibility or possible increased resistance to neutralizing antibodies”.