Vaccine

In Germany, people over the age of 60 can be vaccinated against the coronavirus for the fourth time. However, Essen virologist Ulf Dittmer warns that too frequent vaccinations could alter the immune system and harm it.
Virologist Dittmer advises against getting vaccinated every three months to avoid mask or test requirements.

A significant decline in the number of COVID-19 infections in the next two or three weeks is expected, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has expressed.

"The number of daily infections has decreased to some 10,000," Koca said while talking to journalists on Aug. 23.

According to the minister, the hospitalization numbers are also on the decline.

For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds, typically, poor, politically unstable corners of the world.

290 are the new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bulgaria, registered in the last 24 hours, according to information on the Unified Information Portal.

Cases were reported after 1,651 tests were performed, meaning positive results were reported in 17 percent of tests.

Facebook-owner Meta said on Aug. 18 it had kicked one of the most influential U.S. anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading COVID-19 misinformation.

The Children's Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of COVID vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights.

The increase in the number of COVID-19 cases fuels the virus' mutation, an expert has said, urging people to wear face masks to limit the spread of the virus.

"The rise in infections also accelerates the emergence of new mutations," said Faruk Yorulmaz, a professor from Trakya University.

Greece does not plan to return to the strict restrictive measures even in the event of a new wave of the epidemic in the autumn, reports the Greek Ministry of Health.

Athena also received a monkeypox vaccine.

Epidemiologist Branislav Tiodorovi said today the medical part of the crisis headquarters might propose delaying the start of the school year by seven days.
He said that in ten days they will assess the epidemic situation.

With COVID-19 continuing to infect people, according to the weekly statistics of the Health Ministry, an expert has warned citizens of another possible increase in cases in September.

He has received 4 doses of his company’s vaccine