Cambridge/Munich (dpa) – The American company Moderna intends to apply for approval of an RSV vaccine for adults over the age of 60 in the first half of the year. The vaccine called “mRNA-1345” has shown “promising results” in the phase 3 study required for approval, the company announced on Tuesday evening. Respiratory syncytial virus … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – The coronavirus substrain XBB.1.5, which is increasingly being detected in the USA, should also become widespread in Germany from the point of view of virologist Christian Drosten. “Simply because the relative transmissibility of this virus is so much higher than other viruses currently circulating,” explained the Berlin Charité researcher in the “Coronavirus … Read more
Beijing (dpa) – In the massive wave of infections in China, according to internal estimates not officially confirmed, 248 million people, or 18% of the population, were infected with the coronavirus in the first three weeks of December. Thus, 37 million people were infected on Tuesday this week alone, according to notes from a meeting … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the downward trend in newly reported corona infections in Germany may be related to the autumn holidays and may only be temporary. Last week, seven-day incidences dropped across all federal states and age groups, according to the RKI’s weekly report Thursday evening. “The school holiday … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germans should again follow the recommendations to avoid infection. The background to this is an increase in incidences and an expected increase due to more widespread use of omicron sublines, according to RKI’s Covid 19 Weekly Report Thursday evening. It also mentions the changing developments … Read more
Shanghai (dpa) – The Chinese port metropolis of Shanghai has extended the corona lockdown for its 26 million inhabitants indefinitely. Referring to the rapid increase in infections, Vice Party leader Gu Honghui told the press of a “race against time”. Monday’s mass testing, verification and transportation of infected people to quarantine must first be completed … Read more