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Slovenia joins EU countries urging changes to Covid vaccine contracts
Brussels/Ljubljana – Ten EU member states, including Slovenia, have called on the European Commission to amend contracts for the supply of Covid vaccines to reduce the number of doses ordered. They warn about the issue of vaccine surpluses and the need for a better management of public funds.
US probes five child deaths, 109 cases linked to mystery liver disease
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 childhood cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis, including five reported deaths, the agency said on May 6.
Acute hepatitis: Is adenovirus 41 linked to the outbreak of cases in children? Much more contagious than Covid-19
The medical community around the world is on alert after the outbreak of acute hepatitis cases in children in various countries.
The most worrying thing of all, is the fact that some of the children who got sick (about 10%) needed a liver transplant, a development that shows the severity of the condition.
Prof. Magiorkinis: “We will have 5-10 severe cases of acute hepatitis in children in Greece”
Estimates concerning acute hepatitis in children are particularly worrying, especially for the age group of 5-17.
Pulmonologist Tzanakis: What is known on hepatitis that affects children
The associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Mr Nikos Tzanakis, spoke to MEGA channel about the appearance of hepatitis in children in Europe and its correlation with Covid-19.
Mr. Tzanakis referred to hepatitis and stressed that it has nothing to do with Covid-19.
Coronavirus: New study by Tsiodras – Lytras – Vaccination prevented almost 20,000 deaths
About 20,000 deaths from complications of Covid-19 were prevented by vaccination against the coronavirus infection, according to a new pre-published study by professors Sotiris Tsiodras and Theodoros Lytras, conducted during the period 11 January 2020 - 8 December 2021.
Sweden says ‘No’ to Covid-19 Vaccination for children aged 5-11
The benefits do not outweigh the risks of the vaccine, Swedish authorities said
European Green Certificates for Completed Vaccination Course will be Valid for 270 days
From 1 February 2022, all European green certificates for completed vaccination course will be valid for 270 days from the date of the last dose. The change is due to the decision (EU) 2021/2301 of the European Commission of 21 December 2021, which specifies the validity of certificates and introduces uniform rules for EU countries.
More than 8 billion Vaccines against Covid have been Administered Worldwide
The number of coronavirus vaccinations in the world has exceeded 8 billion. More than half of them (4.16 billion) are in three countries - China (2.5 billion), India (1.2 billion) and the United States (0.46 billion).
Victoria creates Australia’s its first mRNA vaccine
The new vaccine was created in Melbourne within five months by Monash University researchers