Covid-19 reinfections are rare, but seem more common for people 65 and older, study finds
From CNN’s Jen Christensen
Covid-19 reinfections are relatively rare, but it’s more common for people 65 and older to get infected more than once, according to a study published Wednesday in the Lancet medical journal.
Scientists from Denmark’s Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention noted that most people who have had Covid-19 seemed to have protection from reinfection for about six months. When they looked at the demographics of who was getting infected again, it was mostly people 65 and older.
They looked at the reinfection rates among 4 million people during the second surge of Covid-19 from September through Dec. 31, and compared that to the infection rates during the first surge between March and May. Ultimately, they found that of the 11,068 people who tested positive during the first surge, only 72 tested positive again during the second.
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UK considers vaccine passports to allow summer travel, says minister
From CNN s Chloe Adams
UK Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng arrives at Downing Street in London on March 16. Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media/Getty Images
The UK is considering the implementation of vaccine passports to allow summer travel, says UK Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng.
Kwarteng told the BBC on Wednesday that debates and discussions were taking place around the best way to proceed in terms of fairness and to maintain public confidence. “It s really important that people can travel safely, but I think we also have to be driven by the data, we ve got to see how the Coronavirus develops.”
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https://www.afinalwarning.com/503352.html (Natural News) Hong Kong reported a third fatality during its Wuhan coronavirus immunization drive using the Sinovac jab. The third casualty, a 71-year-old man, died on March 8 – four days after getting vaccinated. Prior to him, two deaths following inoculation with the CoronaVac jab were reported. These deaths only served to fuel doubts and anxiety regarding the vaccine’s use in the special administrative region.
The man was reportedly in good health prior to getting the shot.
The two earlier patients who died after vaccination had underlying health conditions. The first victim was a 63-year-old man who died Feb. 28, two days after getting the vaccine. Later, a 55-year-old woman died on March 6 – four days after she got the jab.