Venezuelan doctor: We don t know where we are with Covid-19 cases 04:41
Caracas (CNN)A young woman sits by a hospital bed as she gently strokes the hair of a withered figure. At first glimpse, it looks like it could be a child, but the grey hair finally gives a man away.
Lying, face down, is her 69-year-old father. His thin, frail, shivering body is nearly disappearing beneath a thick set of blankets. He s very cold, she says, without stopping stroking his hair, barely turning to face us. They gave a treatment and he said it was very cold, she added, referencing the IV drip he had just been given.
Can the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine be delayed?
To offer the first dose of the coronavirus vaccination to as many people as possible, the UK is delaying the necessary second dose. Many scientists think this isn t the best idea.
Germany has started its COVID vaccination effort. Will it follow the UK lead and delay the second shot?
The second COVID-19 vaccination is meant to be administered three weeks after the first dose. Given the shortage of vaccine, the UK is delaying the second dose so that more people can receive a first dose earlier. The UK authorities consider that a delay of up to 12 weeks does not impact the effectiveness of the vaccines.
Self-collected nasal swabs may provide a reliable alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs
Under certain conditions, antigen testing using self-collected swabs from the anterior nose may constitute a reliable alternative to antigen testing using nasopharyngeal swabs collected by health professionals.
This is the conclusion drawn by a team of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Heidelberg University Hospital. Results from their study have been published in the
European Respiratory Journal.
Rapid antigen tests may be less reliable than PCR tests, but their speed and simplicity make them an important complementary tool that can assist efforts to curb the current pandemic and reduce risks in certain day-to-day situations.
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Under certain conditions, antigen testing using self-collected swabs from the anterior nose may constitute a reliable alternative to antigen testing using nasopharyngeal swabs collected by health professionals. This is the conclusion drawn by a team of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Heidelberg University Hospital. Results from their study have been published in the
European Respiratory Journal .
Rapid antigen tests may be less reliable than PCR tests, but their speed and simplicity make them an important complementary tool which can assist efforts to curb the current pandemic and reduce risks in certain day-to-day situations. Rapid antigen tests are intended for use at the point of care. Confirming whether or not a person is infected and contagious at the time of testing, they can provide results in less than 30 minutes. This type of test could therefore be used to make it safer for people to visit a loved one in a care home or hospital. Desp
Explained: The mutated strain of COVID-19 in UK and its implications
The new variant, code-named as B.1.1.7, has been widely tracked in the recent cases in the UK. Europe has closed borders with UK after a new strain of COVID-19 virus was discovered. (Photo: IANS)
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Updated: Dec 21, 2020, 11:45 AM IST
The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing threat all around the globe since March 2020 but even the end of the year got more complicated as a new mutant has been discovered in the United Kingdom. The UK believes there are still too many unknowns when it comes to this ‘mutated’ version of coronavirus.