The so-called FLiRT variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus are dominating the landscape in Greece, contributing to a significant rise in hospital admissions.
CORONAVIRUS
The National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Thursday a surge in Covid-19-related hospitalizations and deaths during the week of July 8 – 14.
Gikas Magiorkinis, professor of hygiene and epidemiology at the University of Athens, has confirmed an outbreak of cases of the new Covid variant in Greece called FLiRT.
The number of people who are hospitalised and are diagnosed with coronavirus has almost doubled since the end of May, Gikas Magiorkinis, a professor of epidemiology and a member of the expert committee advising the Ministry of Health, said on Saturday.
All Americans ages 6 months and older should receive one of the new COVID-19 vaccines when they become available this fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
One of the nation’s premier medical advisory organizations has weighed in on long Covid with a 265-page report that recognizes the seriousness and persistence of the condition for millions of Americans.
A trial related to the death of multiple patients at a nursing home in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, during the coronavirus pandemic had to be paused on Tuesday after a member of the court tested positive.
There has been a lukewarm response from people aged 60 and over in Greece to the call of the scientific community and health authorities to get the updated vaccine against the coronavirus.
The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator.
Deaths from flu and covid rose to 48 last week, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Thursday, with an average age of 85.
All Covid-19 indicators are showing a decrease, while influenza remains at high levels, the Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Thursday.
Covid-related deaths and hospital admissions eased in the past week after a dramatic spike over the holidays, but the number of fatalities was still high at 73.
Long Covid syndrome is not only significantly under-diagnosed by doctors in Greece, it is also often underestimated by the social environment of those affected.
A significant decline in the epidemic of respiratory infections from Covid-19 and the influenza virus was recorded in an epidemiological report published Thursday by the National Public Health Agency (EODY).
The Panhellenic Medical Association (PIS) has expressed its disagreement with the Health Ministry’s stated intention to allow the administration of Covid-19 vaccinations by pharmacies.
Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English Edition and Politico’s Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss this latest move by the government to scrap all the fines imposed on the elderly who never got vaccinated against Covid-19, look at the reactions it has sparked, and break down how a new wave of infections is impacting the country.
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