coronavirus

The new variant Omicron, first identified in South Africa at the end of November, has quickly spread around the world

Can the continuous alarm linked to Covid lead to an increase in hypochondria? Massimo Di Giannantonio, president emeritus of the Italian Society of Psychiatry: 'There is a danger of self-conditioning and perception of illness'

Heart and stroke patients: two years into the pandemic, researchers have learned a lot about how COVID-19 affects people with heart disease and stroke survivors. But like the coronavirus itself, what everyone needs to know keeps evolving

US paediatricians warn: 78% more Covid cases among children in one week

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) explains that "there is currently no evidence of the need for a fourth dose in the general population". It warns: 'Short-term recalls may reduce antibodies'

Fourth dose, some indication in Israel with regard to Omicron: study conducted at Sheba Medical Center shows that with a fourth dose of Pfizer or Moderna the level of antibodies increases but the defence against the virus remains partial

Kluge confirms that 50% of Europeans will have contracted Omicron by March: Italy is close to peak infection rate

Brain stroke and Covid-19: a correlation? In a rapid communication published at the end of April in the New England Journal of Medicine, neurologists in New York City reported five cases of stroke of the great cerebral arteries over a…

Covid, record number of deaths in Italy in the fourth wave: 360 deaths in the last 24 hours

Covid in disadvantaged countries: in Africa only 10% of the population is vaccinated, but in December more than 100 million doses were rejected or destroyed at risk. Unicef denounces storage problem