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Findings indicate that deaths resulting from COVID are a quarter of those seen in previous waves, but experts say this should be handled with caution.

Results project a wave of COVID-19 transmission for all scenarios considered, with varying levels of infections, hospital admissions, and mortality

Cross-protection from seasonal epidemics of human coronaviruses (HCoVs) has been hypothesized to contribute to the relative sparing of children during the early phase of the pandemic. Testing this relies on understanding the prepandemic age distribution of recent HCoV infections, but little is known about their dynamics. Using England and Wales as a case study, we use a transmission model to estimate the duration of immunity to seasonal coronaviruses, and show how cross-protection could have aff...

The Omicron variant has been designated a variant of concern, two years since the pandemic started, prompting questions about what the future holds.

SARS-CoV-2 infection risks during mass childhood vaccination campaigns can be greatly reduced by adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), symptomatic screening and appropriate campaign timing, according to new research in BMC Medicine.

New research published on the medRxiv* preprint server suggests childhood vaccination to prevent other infectious diseases has plummeted during the pandemic. The decrease appears to stem from the suspension of health campaigns promoting immunization and the risk of catching the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative pathogen of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Separation of arrivals from high-risk countries and other Covid quarantine measures By Viet Anh   &nbspMay 16, 2021 | 09:00 am GMT+7 Vietnam could segregate Covid-19 quarantine facilities for people coming from high-risk places and use technology to reduce the risk of transmission, international experts suggest. A fourth wave began in late April starting with several people who tested positive after finishing two weeks of quarantine. They had breached the self quarantine protocol, which requi...

Many Vietnamese people seem to have a false sense of security, which needs to be removed so new Covid-19 outbreaks dont get out of hand, experts say. - VnExpress International

Visitors from Britain will be allowed to travel with a digital vaccine passport following discussions between the two governments. Things are very much moving in the right direction. The roadmap for relaxation is on track. Dr Mike Tildesley, the University of Warwick On Tuesday, there were 17 reported deaths, a fall of 70 per cent in a month, and 2,685 infections recorded in 24 hours. Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick, who sits on The Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling gr...

HANOI — Every January or February, Le The Linh and his wife pack their children into their car and drive 80 miles to visit family in Haiphong, a port city east of the capital, for Lunar New Year. But this time, as they reached the last stretch of the Hanoi-Haiphong Highway, a police officer approached and pointed them toward a group of guards in face masks under a makeshift tent. It was one of 16 checkpoints erected around Haiphong to control travel into and out of the city ahead of the Tet F...