SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic as long lines snake around testing stations in the capital, where the virus has accelerated following months of complacency. The 1,275 new cases announced Thursday marked the second straight day above 1,200 and exceeded… Read More »
The Therapeutic Goods Administration is investigating whether a Victorian man developed blood clots because of the AstraZeneca vaccine, as authorities warn healthcare providers to keep an eye out for symptoms. Australia’s acting chief medical officer Professor Michael Kidd on Friday said the coronavirus vaccine had not been linked to thrombosis, but authorities were investigating reports… Read More »
A returned traveller in hotel quarantine is the only new case of COVID-19 in NSW in the past 24 hours, health authorities say. Almost 16,200 tests were carried out in the full day to 8pm on Friday, NSW Health said on Saturday. The infected traveller took the state’s total cases to 3144. About 323 cases… Read More »
Health officials are trying to discover how a man from Surrey caught coronavirus, after he became the first person to be infected within the UK. The man had not been abroad recently – unlike the 19 others who have tested positive in the UK. Officials are trying to trace people who had contact with him.… Read More »
A second case of HIV transmission from someone interrupting their HIV therapy as part of a cure study has been published. The report, by Dr Ainoa Ugarte, Dr Lorna Leal and colleagues from Barcelona University Hospital (Ugarte reference below) has prompted discussion about whether the HIV-negative partners of people involved in studies that feature so-called analytical treatment interruptions… Read More »
Queenslanders have again been warned about the dangers of measles after a man, who travelled to Vietnam, became the latest confirmed case of infection. It brings the number of confirmed cases in the state this year to 13 – one less than the total number of cases for 2018. Queensland Health recommends people born after… Read More »
Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed in June to hear Merck & Co.’s appeal in the years-long Fosamax liability litigation, acting Solicitor General Jefferey Wall asked for permission to present oral arguments. It would be a plus for Merck, because Wall has been a major voice on the hotly debated issue of pre-emption, which revolves around the question… Read More »