If you are caring for a person with COVID-19 at home or in a non-healthcare setting, we have put together this guide to protect yourself and others. You would learn what to do when you discover someone has symptoms of COVID-19 or when someone has been diagnosed with the virus. Watch for warning signs If …
The COVID-19 virus has been discovered to make not only everyday individuals but also expectant mothers very ill during their pregnancy. Women that have contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy are at an increased risk of suffering complications that can affect their developing babies. Women who would like to be tested fo Covid-9 can either take a …
Carrying out testing is very vital to help in the reduction of the spread of the virus that leads to COVID-19. If you have indications or have a known susceptibility to anybody with suspected or proved positive test to COVID-19, you should be tested, regardless of your vaccination status. You may also consider self-testing to …
In the UK, research has established that 0.2% of the population or even one person in every 500 will experience a breakthrough infection once fully vaccinated. Vaccinated people are not more likely to be hospitalized than unvaccinated people if they develop COVID-19, but they can still catch it. After taking the second shot of the …
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Covid-19 efficiency and efficacy are two different terms used interchangeably even though both describe the power to produce an effect or desired result While a vaccine’s efficacy indicates how well it has worked for a random sample (or a specifically chosen population) in a clinical trial, vaccine effectiveness relates to its usage under real-world circumstances. …
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Before getting vaccinated, individuals get tested for Covid19. The test could either take place at home using home test kits or in a clinic. For easier testing, it is advisable to carry out a PCR-swab-test. Have Questions about PCR-swab-test? Click on the link to learn more. After ascertaining that one has been infected with COVID19, …
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A lot of people who contracted COVID-19 tend to recover completely within a few weeks but some people (even those who have had passive versions of the disease) continue to suffer symptoms after recovering initially. These people are characterized as “long haulers” and the conditions they are in can be called post-COVID-19 syndrome or “long …
According to a report from the BBC, government figures show that so far, there have been more than nine million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and more than 140,000 people have died. However, these numbers encompass only people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus. So far, 87% of …
Endemic originates from the Greek word endēmos, which means ‘in population’. An endemic virus is constant in a population with very predictable patterns. It describes a disease concentrated in certain areas. The word endemic is regularly mentioned among public health leaders and experts as they discuss potential future scenarios. So, it’s crucial to define exactly …
It is no news that the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated lives around the world by causing 4.6 million deaths and counting and exposing sharp economic and social inequalities. The pandemic widened the already existing gap with the most vulnerable in society, including unequal impacts affecting women and girls by their gender. During the lockdown, confinement …
