Health

[ad_1] The global situation in terms of covid-19 remains dire, says Anders Tegnell, a state epidemiologist at the Swedish Public Health Agency, at today’s joint press conference. – After being slightly lower numbers during the Christmas holidays, the increase now continues roughly in the same vein as before. So sadly, …

[ad_1] Three variants of the coronavirus are currently identified as more contagious than the one that originally started the pandemic. These are varieties that were first discovered in South Africa, Great Britain, and Brazil. One of South Africa’s leading epidemiologists, Salim Abdool Karim, now claims that there is new evidence …

[ad_1] Of: Olof Svensson Published: January 18, 2021 at 5:26 p.m.Updated: Jan 18, 2021 at 17.42 Anders Tegnell corrected SVT’s Nike Nylander on when coronary heart disease is most contagious. The state epidemiologist’s response puzzles parts of the research world. But a heavy name in the field gives you the …

[ad_1] Vaccination is lagging behind, as the Skåne Region will receive twenty percent fewer deliveries from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer in the future. Nursing homes are up and running, but there will be delays for people with home health care and home care, and care staff who have not yet …

[ad_1] Magnus Isacson, President of the Swedish Association of General Medicine, he does not find serious alternatives to “personal responsibility and the entire population of Sweden is listed in a specialist in general medicine with a reasonable allocation” (SvD Debate 15/1). Isacson’s description of medical care is extremely accurate. We …

[ad_1] In Norway, as in Sweden and many other countries, vaccination against covid-19 has started. According to NRK, 40,000 people who receive a vaccine in two rounds have already received the first dose. But since it is currently not clear how long vaccinated people will be immune, preparations are already …

[ad_1] More than 10,300 people have died from covid-19 in Sweden since the corona pandemic struck. In the Västra Götaland region, more than 1,300 people have died in elderly care after becoming infected, according to SVT. Johnny Magnusson (M), president of the regional board in Västra Götaland, visited Agenda on …

[ad_1] Of: Matilda Aprea Malmqvist Published: January 17, 2021 at 9:22 p.m.Updated: January 17, 2021 at 9:41 p.m. SVT Agenda lobbied Stefan Löfven, Anders Tegnell and Lena Hallengren on the strategy of the Swedish crown. Tough questions arose from the presenters, but Anders Tegnell stood his ground. Stefan Löfven says …

[ad_1] The coronavirus in Sweden Sweden continues to buy and use remdesivir, the aforementioned covid drug, despite the WHO’s advice to do so. “We think there is still a place for belt detox,” says Charlotta Bergquist of the Agency for Medical Products. TT Published: January 17, 2021, 1:46 PM This …

[ad_1] Of: Amanda hallsten, Linus Lindgren Published: January 17, 2021 at 11:43 a.m. A research group in England believes they have found the answer to how long antibodies protect against covid-19. But the protection is not complete and you can get sick again. You also run the risk of infecting …