Janusz Korwin-Mikke II ‘Sustainable development’ is not competition for normal development – just as the ‘socialist economy’ was not competition for normal development. The idea is to steal as much money as possible by performing apparent activities. The conspirators who diligently transformed the noble European Economic Community into a confederation of states under the name […]
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Covid, the new variant of Omicron scares Brazil: “This is how the pandemic returns”
A new subvariant of Omicron, Be.9, identified in the state of Amazônia in Brazil. It is an evolution of Ba.5.3.1 with which it shares some mutations of the BQ.1 variant, which have already aroused the interest of scientists, reports the Brazilian media. According to Tiago Gräf, a researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, the new […]
Fight against Covid, WHO: the end is near
The end of the Covid-19 pandemic “is near”. This was stated by the World Health Organization, according to which weekly deaths from viruses worldwide are at the lowest level since March 2020, the month the UK first entered the bloc. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference: “Last week, the number of weekly […]
China puts city of 21 million under lockdown to prevent Covid outbreak
© Wu Hong/EPA Author: Lusa The Chinese authorities placed the city of Chengdu, which has 21 million inhabitants, in total confinement this Thursday in order to stop a resurgence of the new coronavirus, within the framework of the ‘zero cases’ strategy of Covid-19 that it has applied the country. Residents are prohibited from leaving their […]
EMA recommends approval of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines adapted to Omicron
The World Health Organization admitted on Wednesday that a rise in hospitalizations is expected. © Adi Weda/EPA Author: Cátia Carmo with AFP The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended, this Thursday, the approval of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines adapted to the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The goal is to provide greater protection against the virus. […]
WHO predicts increase in hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 in cold climates
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus © Ludovic Marin/AFP Author: Lusa The World Health Organization (WHO) admitted on Wednesday that an increase in hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 is expected after the summer, when the weather turns colder. “As colder weather approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, it is reasonable to expect an increase in hospitalizations […]
Safe mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines for heart failure patients
The study was conducted by Herlev Hospital, Denmark. © Tiago Lourenço/Global Images (file) Author: Lusa Covid-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA), such as those from Pfizer and Moderna, are safe for patients with heart failure, according to research presented now at the Congress of the European Society of Cardiology in Barcelona. The study, carried […]
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine patent infringement
Moderna announced Friday that it is suing rival vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech over their patent infringements in developing the Covid-19 vaccine that has been delivered to hundreds of millions around the world. The lawsuits filed in both the US court in Massachusetts and the regional court in Düsseldorf, Germany, have sparked a confrontation between […]
Sunak says UK government was wrong to ’empower scientists’ in pandemic
© Geoff Caddick/AFP Author: Gonçalo Teles The candidate for the direction of the British Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak, argues that the government then led by Boris Johnson was wrong to choose to “empower scientists” as it did during the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. “We shouldn’t have empowered scientists like we did,” argues Sunak in […]
They are successfully testing a coronavirus vaccine for animals
Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid have successfully tested a prototype vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 aimed at animals. While the disease is not of major concern in veterinary medicine, researchers have emphasized the importance of anticipating possible new scenarios and potential problems that could lead to new variants of […]