Protection provided by two doses Pfizer or AstraZeneca Coronavirus disease vaccine New research from Zoe Covid Research shows that it starts to weaken within six months.
Pfizer jabs are 88% effective and preventable Coronavirus disease The infection was one month after the second dose, but it dropped to 74% after five or six months.
AstraZeneca vaccine There was 77% infection protection within one month after the second injection. After four to five months, the protection rate dropped to 67%.
The research draws on more than 1.2 million test results and participants.
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Children removed from the block list in Wales
The child has been removed from the so-called block list in Wales.
Eluned Morgan, the Minister of Health for Wales, stated that children and young people will be removed from the list of people who may be called for protection and will no longer be considered as extremely vulnerable people clinically related to Covid-19.
The Welsh government stated that the move followed the recommendations of the four chief medical officers in the UK.
Decentralized health agencies in other countries have been contacted to see if children in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be removed from the list.
Russia reports 809 COVID-19 deaths and 19,536 new cases
Russia reported 809 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, close to the one-day high set earlier this month due to a surge in cases due to the Delta variant and slow vaccination rates.
The government’s Coronavirus Task Force has also reported 19,536 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
With the resumption of some physical education classes, India hastened to vaccinate teachers
The Minister of Health said on Wednesday that as the country gradually resumes physical education, India will provide its states with millions of additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine in an attempt to vaccinate all school teachers by the beginning of next month.
The pandemic has dealt a particularly severe blow to this country of 1.35 billion people. Hundreds of millions of students have been trapped at home for several months, and most poor people have little or no access to online education.
India approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for older children last week and is trying to vaccinate its nearly 10 million school teachers urgently. Since mid-January, the country has been vaccinating its adults.
Without mental health support, a generation of children “may fail”
Experts say that due to the lack of adequate mental health support, a generation of children may “fail.”
The Mental Health Network warns that due to shortages, many children may not receive important support, which may make their problems worse over time.
Its latest report points out that the mental health system of children and adolescents is reaching a “critical point” because it faces huge demands.
It said that the pandemic has caused additional stress, which can lead to mental health problems for young people, including uncertainty and uncertainty caused by lockdowns, school closures, isolation with friends and peers, bereavement, and loss of loved ones. Anxiety, and the extra pressure and pressure on the family.
The coronavirus crisis has also exacerbated existing mental health inequalities.
We hope to avoid school closures “at all costs”-Swinney
The Scottish government hopes to avoid closing schools “at all costs” in response to the increasing number of coronavirus cases, said Deputy Chief Minister John Swinney (John Swinney).
Previously, Nicola Sturgeon (Nicola Sturgeon) warned that as the number of new cases in Scotland reached the highest level ever, she would not rule out the re-implementation of Covid restrictions.
Mr. Swinney said that the return of Scottish schools after the summer vacation had led to an increase in cases.
Swinney said on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland program on Wednesday that any new restrictions would be “commensurate.”
Experts say that the new coronavirus vaccine can still prevent serious diseases well
An expert said that the Covid-19 vaccine still provides good protection against serious diseases, which is the “main goal”.
Professor Adam Finn, a member of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI), said that although studies have shown that immunity to mild diseases will decrease a few months after vaccination, vaccination can still prevent serious diseases and hospitalization.
It is expected that JCVI will announce within a few days whether the UK will continue to carry out the autumn booster campaign for 30 million people over 50 and clinically vulnerable people.
The NHS in England has been preparing for the promotion that began on September 6th, while conducting the annual flu campaign.
Professor Adam Finn, a member of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI), said that providing additional coronavirus injections to people with weakened immune systems “may have a beneficial effect.”
When asked about a study that showed that 40% of immune-compromised people have lower antibody responses to healthy adults, he told BBC Radio 4’s today’s program: “I think it’s very much in line with our expectations, but it’s very useful. , Because we need to figure out who is the priority group to receive the additional dose of vaccine.
“In this case, it is more like a third starting dose than a booster. In a sense, we will try to make them protected or better protected than the two doses they have already received. “
He added: “Immune-compromised groups, this is the subject of this study…people want to get an extra dose,
“I really don’t think this is a booster because we are still trying to protect them in the first place.”
As cases increase, Japan will expand the virus emergency
Japan will expand its coronavirus emergency for the second week in a row and add several prefectures because the delta variant of the country’s health system has caused a surge in infections.
The government last week extended the state of emergency to September 12 and expanded coverage from 6 counties, including Tokyo, to 13 counties.
Another 16 prefectures are currently in a state of quasi-emergency.
At the expert meeting on Wednesday, the government proposed to upgrade eight counties from a quasi-emergency state to a full emergency state.
Tourism is hit by Brexit, Covid and the surge in holidaymakers
Experts say that staff shortages, supplier problems and the surge in holidaymakers have triggered a perfect storm that has dealt yet another blow to the tourism industry.
Hoteliers and bar owners stated that employees had contracted the coronavirus, others were quarantined after being pinged, and that Brexit and lack of housing led to a recruitment crisis.
This means that some hotels are forced to close rooms, while restaurants, cafes and bars have shortened business hours and restricted menus.
The head of tourism in Cornwall said that due to the implementation of international travel restrictions, many people choose to vacation in the UK, so tourists have increased.
New data shows that Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly now have the highest rates of Covid-19 cases in England.
People on St Mawes Beach in Cornwall (David Davis/Pennsylvania)
/ PA fileResearch looks at the risk of blood clots in surgical patients who survived Covid
A study shows that patients who have recently contracted Covid-19 after surgery seem to have a higher risk of developing blood clots after surgery.
Researchers recommend more monitoring of patients so that they can receive timely treatment.
A team of researchers led by global surgical experts from NIHR Global Health Research in Birmingham examined data on patients who required emergency surgery and pre-planned surgery in October 2020 to see if they continued to develop venous thromboembolism. One month after their operation.
Scholars checked the data of more than 128,000 patients from 1,630 hospitals in 115 countries/regions.
