Tag: Epidemic
What are the chances of being tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after the third dose?
In recent days, the booster dose of anti-Covid-19 mRNA vaccines has been open to everyone. In what proportion does this booster reduce the risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 and…
Since when does the Omicron variant circulate in Europe?
A few days after the notification to the WHO of the presence of the Omicron variant in South Africa, many countries suspended their air links with the country. But wasn’t…
Vaccinated people are contagious for a shorter period of time than unvaccinated people
The vaccine does not prevent you from being infected with the coronavirus, but by reducing the length of time the virus is present in the body, it would limit the…
Omicron: what is it?
The Omicron variant is a variant of the virus SARS-CoV-2, responsible for Covid-19. It was first detected in November 2021 in Gauteng province, South Africa. This variant has been classified…
Bronchiolitis: the epidemic sets in, later than usual
News Posted on 03/11/2021 1 min read Much later than in other years, the epidemic of bronchiolitis, a respiratory disease that affects young children, settled in the territory at the…
Many HIV patients do not achieve lasting viral suppression
Antiretroviral therapy is needed for most HIV-infected patients in order to suppress the replication of the virus. But, for many of them, and despite treatment, the state of viral suppression…
What we know about the Omicron variant that is shaking the world
With the resumption of the Covid-19 epidemic across Europe, the coronavirus is once again at the heart of the news. New twist in this seemingly endless series: the identification of…
Is re-infection with coronavirus more severe than the initial infection?
Although it is rare, one can be infected with the coronavirus twice. With this second infection, can the symptoms be as severe as with the first? — Discover Covipod, the…
New South African variant shakes the world
With the resumption of the Covid-19 epidemic across Europe, the coronavirus is once again at the heart of the news. New twist in this seemingly endless series: the identification of…
5 questions about the third dose of Covid-19 vaccine
To fight against the 5e wave of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Government is not betting on confinement or a curfew but on strengthening the health pass. Soon this will be…