Does vitamin D status affect corona infection risk?

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Word is circulating on the Internet that vitamin D supplements can protect you from infection with the coronavirus. That sounds tempting, but it’s not true, according to a new study praised for its methodology. Low vitamin D status does not increase the risk of corona infection, according to a new U.S. study. However, if influencing factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, body mass index, blood pressure, smoking status and place of residence are included, there is no connection whatsoever. People with comparatively low vitamin D levels therefore have no higher…

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Malta announces herd immunity

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Malta has become the first EU country to vaccinate 70 percent of its adult population with at least one dose of Covid-19, according to its health minister. “We have achieved herd immunity today,” Minister Chris Fearne said at a press conference. More than 475,000 doses of vaccine have been administered so far in the country of about 500,000 people, according to health ministry data. According to Fearne, of people over 16, just under 42 percent have been vaccinated. In Malta, the number of new Corona infections dropped sharply in recent…

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Germany: RKI reports 1911 new infections

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Germany – The number of new infections is lower than it has been in months, but appearances are deceptive: fewer people than usual went to the doctor because of the Whitsun holidays. Meanwhile, the incidence is approaching the 50 mark. Health authorities in Germany have reported 1911 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is according to figures from the morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 06:05. For comparison, a week ago the figure had been 4209 infections. The…

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Corona: Next relaxation steps on June 17

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On the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) made it clear that the next opening steps will take place on June 17. Another stage is scheduled for July 1. Next Wednesday he will discuss their proposals with social partners and regional governors, and on Friday a decision will be made at a summit to which experts have also been invited. 360 Corona new infections: Lowest number since fall 2020Kurz saw the current development as extremely positive. One proceeds cautiously and carefully. But if it is…

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Moderna to apply for approval for children in the EU in June

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U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna plans to apply for approval of its Corona vaccine in the EU for children and adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 in early June. Ideally, this age group should be vaccinated before the end of August, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel told the French Sunday newspaper Journal du dimanche. Otherwise, a fourth Corona wave could loom. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is already considering approval of Biontech/Pfizer’s Corona vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. In the USA, the vaccine is already approved for this age group.…

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UNO: Guterres calls for “global war” against pandemic

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At the opening of the World Health Organization’s annual meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the international community to confront the global corona crisis with the same strategy as in a war. “We are at war with a virus,” Guterres said Monday. He said the world needs “the logic and urgency of a war economy” to ensure that all countries have equal access to the “weapons” to fight the pandemic. The pandemic has unleashed a “tsunami of suffering,” Guterres lamented. More than 3.4 million people have died since it…

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New COVID breath test provisionally approved in Singapore

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The unloved Corona rapid tests by swabbing the nose or throat may soon be a thing of the past: Health authorities in Singapore have given preliminary approval to a novel breath test that is said to detect the virus “accurately within one minute,” the National University of Singapore (NUS) said Monday. The test was developed by the company Breathonix. The company, founded by NUS graduates, is working closely with the Southeast Asian city-state’s Ministry of Health during the trial phase. The “BreFence Go Covid-19 Breath Test System” will reportedly now…

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India counts more than 300,000 dead

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More than 300,000 people have died in India as a result of the coronavirus. The country’s health authorities today recorded 4,454 deaths within 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 303,720. More than 26.7 million infections have also been recorded since the pandemic began. In India, the coronavirus has also spread rapidly recently because of mass religious and political events. Hospitals are hopelessly overcrowded, often lacking oxygen. Almost half of the registered deaths have been reported since the end of March. Experts believe that the actual number of infections…

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