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Israeli study suggests British COVID strain linked to rise in serious cases

Follow Feb. 25, 2021 The so-called U.K. variant of coronavirus has contributed significantly to the rise in the number of serious cases of the disease, according to newly published research by the Clalit Health Maintenance Organization. The study, conducted among some 50,000 non-vaccinated people who contracted the coronavirus in January and February 2021, shows a rise of 70 percent patients that became seriously ill compared to data on 60,000 people infected in previous months. This suggests that the U.K. strain, B.1.1.7, has properties that differentiate it from the “original” COVID-19. So far, the most prominent difference is that it is more infectious. But it also appears that the illness it causes is much more violent than the original strain.

Israeli data confirms real-world efficiency rate of Covid-19 vaccine

The results of Israel s vaccination drive is continuing to inspire hope around the world. The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed, based on data collected on the Israeli rollout, shows the shot is highly effective at preventing Covid-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end lockdowns and reopen economies.  Up until now, most data on the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines has come under controlled conditions in clinical trials, leaving an element of uncertainty over how results would translate into the real world with its unpredictable variables.   Ran Balicer, Director of Health Policy Planning at Clalit. Photo: Orel Cohen The research in Israel - two months into one of the world s fastest rollouts, providing a rich source of data - showed two doses of the Pfizer shot cut symptomatic Covid-19  cases by 94% across all age groups, and severe illnesses by nearly as much.

COVID-19: It s bone-marrow shocking Ghanaians with underlying conditions, aged won t be vaccinated – Omane Boamah

Ghanaians with underlying health conditions and the aged must be part of the categories of people that should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination, a former Communication Minister Edward Omane Boamah has said, warning that excluding those people from the vaccination programme portends dire consequences for Ghana, as far as the fight against the pandemic is concerned. In an open letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo on the matter, the medical doctor and Health Policy Planning and

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