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In the United States , vaccination against COVID-19 has begun for children from five to 11 years old. The start of the campaign on November 8 was previously announced by the White House coordinator for combating the spread of coronavirus Jeff Zints, a transcript of the briefing is posted on the White House website. The White House coordinator explained that on October 29, the Food and Drug Adminis...

In the first nine months of 2021, Utkonos Online sold about 10 tons of plant-based meat alternatives. Since the beginning of the year, sales in this category have grown by 214% in quantitative terms, the company estimated. Its analysts noted that the peak growth in the popularity of such products falls on the Orthodox Lent and Christmas Lent. So, this year, during these periods, sales of vegetable...

Starting next week, additional deliveries of the one-component vaccine against COVID-19 Sputnik Light will begin in the regions. This statement was made by the head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko during a working visit to the Ryazan region, Interfax reports. “Additional volumes have been ordered. Starting next week, we plan to start deliveries to the regions,” the minister assured, not...

The introduction of vitamin C intravenously has a positive effect on the body's fight against coronavirus. This is reported by The Telegraph newspaper, citing scientists from New Zealand. According to Anita Carr from the University of Otago, those patients who took vitamin C increased blood oxygen levels and decreased markers of inflammation. Vitamin C is 7......

US presidential aide Joe Biden, who accompanied him on a European tour, has tested positive for coronavirus infection. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing a source. According to the agency, this employee and several other people from the American delegation remained in Scotland, where the climate summit was held, due to fears of further transmission of COVID-19 . Biden tested negative for COVID...

In Bashkiria, the Sputnik Light vaccine has ended, its delivery is expected in a week. This was announced to journalists by the Minister of Health of the region Maxim Zabelin, reports the portal UfacityNews. According to him, more than 20,000 doses of this vaccine will arrive in the region after November 7, and further deliveries will be made according to the schedule. “The rest of all vaccines ar...

The global community must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for a new one. This was stated by the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus at a meeting of G20 finance and health ministers in Rome. “Even if we end this pandemic, we must learn the lessons it teaches us and prepare for the next one,” he said. The head of the Constitutional Court announced the risk of ...

UK consumers are being asked to cut meat consumption by 30% by 2030. According to a study published by the Lancet Planetary Health, consumers have reduced meat consumption by 17% over the past 10 years. Between 2008-2009 and 2018-19, average meat consumption in the UK dropped from around 103g per person per day to 86g, a decrease of around 17g or 17%. There was a notable decrease - by 13.7 g - in ...

It provides for a curfew and an extension of school holidays Prime Minister of Latvia Krisjanis Karins In Latvia, from October 21 to November 15, a lockdown will be in effect, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said. His words are broadcast by the LSM TV channel. “Latvia ranks first in the world in terms of overall morbidity There are a lot of unvaccinated people,” Karins said. The Ministry of .........

Telemedicine has received a strong boost in the world during the pandemic. New practices of interaction with patients can radically change the perception of the healthcare industry. Which players will be the main beneficiaries of this trend? big trend Where to look: stocks AMZN, GOOG, AAPL. Health in the focus of tech giants The cost of medical care in the US is out of control. In the US, healthca...

Single vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza, transplant denials for the unvaccinated in the United States. The most relevant about the pandemic is in the RBC review October 6, 11:59 Moscow time Coronavirus Russia Moscow World +27550 (per day) 7.7 million Infected 0 +924 (per day) 213.5 thousand Died +54......

Due to precautionary measures, Sweden and Denmark have suspended the Moderna vaccine for young people. It is reported by The Local and Associated Press. So, the Danish Ministry of Health confirmed to The Local that the country has temporarily suspended Moderna vaccination for people under 18 due to “precautions”. They also explained that people aged 12 to 17 are now assigned only the Pfizer vaccin...

UCHealth, a non-profit association of medical institutions in Colorado, has begun denying organ transplants to patients who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 "in almost any situation." This is reported by The Washington Post. UCHealth confirmed to the publication that they are obliging all organ recipients to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in addition to other medical requirements. Accordi...

The Reference Laboratory of Viral Diseases of Birds of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Federal Center for Animal Health" subordinated to the Rosselkhoznadzor took part in international comparison tests (ICTs) organized by the laboratory of the Dutch Animal Health Service (R&D GD), Deventer, the Netherlands, which is officially accredited in in accordance with the international requirement...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres does not have the authority to force delegates from member countries of the organization to show proof that they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. This was announced during a briefing by the official representative of Guterres Stefan Dujarric. Earlier, the authorities of American New York, where the UN headquarters is located, said that everyone wh...

WHO allows the use of covid-passports for travel in the future, however, while vaccines are distributed unevenly between countries, and now this will cause discrimination, the head of the organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said during a briefing. WHO broadcast the event on YouTube. Ghebreyesus also noted that there will probably be a time in the future when covid passports will apply. The o...

Rospotrebnadzor of Tatarstan spoke about the fourth wave of COVID-19 Only mass vaccination of the population can prevent the so-called fourth wave. “The faster we take root, the more likely we are not to see the fourth wave at all. Maybe there will be a slight increase, but we still hope that it will be small compared to last year and previous months,” Lyubov Avdonina, deputy head of Rospotrebnadz...

While poor countries struggle to get at least minimal supplies of vaccines,in the UK, hundreds of thousands of doses are sent for disposal due to lack of demand In the UK, about 800,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine were expired and unusable, writes The Telegraph. The publication notes that this is happening against the backdrop of a global shortage of drugs in poorer countries. The reas...

In those who have had COVID-19, there is a decrease in kidney function, there is a risk of developing kidney failure, American scientists have found. This is equivalent to about 30 years of organ aging. The transferred coronavirus can affect the kidneys and these consequences can last a lifetime, causing serious damage to the functioning of this organ, reports The New York Times, citing a study by...

Anna Popova A new global challenge for the security of the health of citizens is the "infodemic" - an overabundance of information and undermining trust in official sources. This was announced by the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), RBC correspondent reports. “The new challenge is the infodemic. Trust in the information of a scientist, a...

Phuket will open for Russian tourists vaccinated by Sputnik V. After seven days on the island, they will be able to travel to other open tourist areas - in the provinces of Surat Thani, Krabi and Phang Nga. Those vaccinated with Sputnik V will be able to enter certain tourist areas of Thailand - the so-called sandboxes, the Russian Embassy in Thailand said in a statement. video “Details and terms ...

Vladimir Zelensky Ukraine's rapprochement with China is a "bitter pill" for President Volodymyr Zelensky after disagreements with the United States and the European Union. Nihon Keizai writes about this. The article says that Zelensky counted on the support of the US and the EU in the conflict with Russia, but because of the "cool relationship" with them, he is moving closer to China. According to...

At the beginning of August, WHO registered more than 200 million cases of coronavirus infection. The organization allows The number of people infected with coronavirus worldwide could exceed 300 million at the beginning of next year if the current rate of infection cannot be stopped. This was stated at a briefing by the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus. “W...

The US capital is introducing mandatory vaccinations for officials of the District of Columbia, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser wrote on Twitter. “[Vaccination] against COVID-19 will be required of all employees of the government of the metropolitan District of Columbia who work in structures accountable to the mayor,” she said. The head of the city added that they must be vaccinated before Septemb...

Over the past day, 6,275 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in Israel, this is the highest number of cases since February 8, according to data from the country's Ministry of Health. The fact that this is a record since February is also reported by state radio Kan. “This is the highest daily infection rate since February 2......

On August 9, Finland began mass vaccination against coronavirus for children aged 12 to 15 years. According to Yle.fi, teenagers will be vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna. However, this publication clarified that the vaccination of children against COVID-19 is not mandatory in Suomi. Benefits and Risks The Finns have begun vaccinating their children amid an increase in the incidence in the countr...

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with World Health Organization Director General Tedrom Adhanom Ghebreyesus, according to the State Department website. “Secretary Blinken and Director-General Tedros discussed ways to collaborate to continue reforming and strengthening WHO and to improve global pandemic preparedness and response capacity across the board,” the statement said. WHO did not s...

U.S. authorities have recorded outbreaks of infection with a deadly fungus that is resistant to all drugs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States. Candida auris is a deadly and difficult-to-treat fungal infection that spreads through American nursing homes and hospitals. It affects immunocompromised patients. It was originally discovered in Japan in ...

Increasingly, people over 40 who have refused vaccination are becoming victims of the coronavirus. This was reported by the Daily Mail newspaper with reference to British doctors. According to doctors, the infection is increasingly being detected in people over 40 without chronic diseases who have not been vaccinated. The Lancet magazine was accused of hiding facts about the coronavirus Society Ac...

This year, 30 newborns with a confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus infection have been registered in the Novosibirsk Region. This was reported by the portal "NGS" with reference to the chief physician of the Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 3 Tatyana Komissarova. “Now there are 25 such children in the clinic, with a confirmed diagnosis — 6. In total, in 2......