Sperm of coronavirus positive males raises risk of Covid-19 spread via sex
4 years, 8 months ago

Sperm of coronavirus positive males raises risk of Covid-19 spread via sex

Hindustan Times  

Chinese researchers who tested sperm of men infected with COVID-19 found that a minority of them had the new coronavirus in their semen, opening up a small chance the disease could be transmitted sexually, scientists said on Thursday. Chinese researchers who tested sperm of men infected with COVID-19 found that a minority of them had the new coronavirus in their semen. might be a critical part of the prevention,” they said, “especially considering the fact that SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the semen of recovering patients.” Independent experts said the findings were interesting but should be viewed with caution and in the context of other small studies that have not found the new coronavirus in sperm. Sheena Lewis, a professor of reproductive medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, stressed that this was a “very small study” and said its findings were in keeping with other small studies showing low or no SARS-CoV-2 in tests of semen samples.

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About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 354 patients with Covid-19 on Monday. That was 21 percent lower than a week earlier, when 447 people were receiving treatment for the disease, figures from the LCPS showed. The RIVM said on Tuesday that 7,088 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the preceding seven days. The GGD found 619 people who …

No link found between COVID-19 vaccines and male infertility
2 years, 8 months ago

No link found between COVID-19 vaccines and male infertility

Associated Press  

CLAIM: COVID-19 vaccines cause male infertility. “‘Male Infertility New Symptom Of Long COVID…’” Experts say there is no basis for the claim that the vaccines have such a side effect. “There is no evidence indicating that the COVID vaccine can cause male infertility,” Amelia Wesselink, a research assistant professor of epidemiology at Boston University, said in an email. Dr. Marc …

Transmission of COVID-19 infection from mother to baby rare: BMJ study
2 years, 9 months ago

Transmission of COVID-19 infection from mother to baby rare: BMJ study

Deccan Chronicle  

London: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, can be transmitted from mother to baby before, during and after childbirth, but such occurrences are rare, according to a study published in The BMJ. The researchers found that less than two per cent of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection also test positive for the virus. Overall, 1.8 per cent of …

COVID-19 arrival date in Europe pushed back
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 arrival date in Europe pushed back

China Daily  

People walk along a pedestrian zone in Oslo on Feb 2, 2022 as the gastronomy reopens for guests. Antibodies found in Norwegian blood samples from as far back as Dec 2019 New findings by scientists in Norway suggest COVID-19 could have been circulating in Europe before the first case was detected. Researchers looked at blood samples taken from pregnant women …

China's vaccines can protect against COVID-19 variants: CDC researcher
3 years, 5 months ago

China's vaccines can protect against COVID-19 variants: CDC researcher

China Daily  

Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease are seen. China's COVID-19 vaccines can provide protection against different novel coronavirus mutations, Shao Yiming, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on July 31. It is normal to have breakthrough infections - people who test positive after being fully immunized - because no vaccine …

China's vaccines can protect against COVID-19 variants: CDC researcher
3 years, 5 months ago

China's vaccines can protect against COVID-19 variants: CDC researcher

China Daily  

Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease are seen. China's COVID-19 vaccines can provide protection against different novel coronavirus mutations, Shao Yiming, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on July 31. It is normal to have breakthrough infections - people who test positive after being fully immunized - because no vaccine …

Here's Why COVID-19 Is A Possible Threat To Male Fertility And Sperm Count
3 years, 6 months ago

Here's Why COVID-19 Is A Possible Threat To Male Fertility And Sperm Count

News 18  

Sex may permeate our popular culture, but conversations about it are still associated with stigma and shame in Indian households. Furthermore, COVID-19 induced depression and stress due to prolonged periods of isolation, medication, and suffering can also cause male infertility or reduce sperm count and affect men’s sexual prowess. Inflammation There’s also the worry that Covid-19’s effects and the resulting …

Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines don’t lower sperm count, study says
3 years, 6 months ago

Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines don’t lower sperm count, study says

India TV News  

COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna do not harm male fertility, suggests a study which found the levels of sperm in participants remained at healthy levels after they got two doses of the mRNA preventive. Semen analyses were performed by trained andrologists as per World Health Organization guidelines and included semen volume, sperm concentration, sperm motility, and total motile sperm …

Sperm count not harmed by Covid-19 vaccine, study says
3 years, 6 months ago

Sperm count not harmed by Covid-19 vaccine, study says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A study has found …

Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines don’t lower sperm count, says study; all you need to know
3 years, 6 months ago

Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines don’t lower sperm count, says study; all you need to know

Firstpost  

The potential negative impact of COVID-19 vaccines on male fertility has been one of the many reasons for vaccine hesitancy across the world The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against CVOID-19 do not harm male fertility, suggests a new study published in the journal JAMA. The study, which involved 45 healthy male volunteers aged 18 to 50 years, found that the …

Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines Don't Lower Sperm Count, Finds Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines Don't Lower Sperm Count, Finds Study

News 18  

COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna do not harm male fertility, suggests a study which found the levels of sperm in participants remained at healthy levels after they got two doses of the mRNA preventive. Semen analyses were performed by trained andrologists as per World Health Organization guidelines and included semen volume, sperm concentration, sperm motility, and total motile sperm …

Study finds Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines don't lower sperm count
3 years, 6 months ago

Study finds Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines don't lower sperm count

India Today  

Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna do not harm male fertility, suggests a study which found that the levels of sperm in participants remained at healthy levels after they got two doses of the mRNA preventive. Semen analyses were performed by trained andrologists as per World Health Organisation guidelines and included semen volume, sperm concentration, sperm motility, and total motile …

COVID-19 vaccines do not cause lower sperm counts
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines do not cause lower sperm counts

Daily Mail  

COVID-19 vaccines do not reduce the sperm count or quality of men, and may even increase the amount of semen they produce, a new study suggests. They did not find any sperm count reductions for men who had received either one or two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccine, and the final mean and median sperm counts even …

Sperm count not harmed by Covid-19 vaccine, study says
3 years, 6 months ago

Sperm count not harmed by Covid-19 vaccine, study says

CNN  

CNN — If you are a man who has hesitated to get the Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns spread on social media that the vaccine may harm fertility, take heart. Sperm count and quality did not drop in healthy young men after receiving a first or second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, according to a new study published …

Bursting Three Myths About Male Fertility
3 years, 7 months ago

Bursting Three Myths About Male Fertility

News 18  

Over the last 3 to 4 decades, average sperm count in men as well as sperm quality, have declined alarmingly on a global scale. In fact, an article on Male Infertility, published in The Lancet on December 10, 2020, clearly suggests that �8�12 percent of couples globally, with a malefactor being a primary or contributing cause in approximately 50 percent …

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine does not affect sperm, reveals study
3 years, 8 months ago

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine does not affect sperm, reveals study

India Today  

The Covid-19 mRNA vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE does not damage sperm, according to a study by Israeli researchers. None of their sperm parameters - volume, concentration, or motility - had changed significantly after vaccination, the researchers reported Monday on medRxiv ahead of peer review. "These preliminary results are reassuring to the young male population undergoing vaccination worldwide," …

Coronavirus circulated undetected months before first COVID-19 cases in China: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus circulated undetected months before first COVID-19 cases in China: Study

India TV News  

The novel coronavirus was likely circulating undetected for at most two months before the first human cases of COVID-19 were described in Wuhan, China in late-December 2019, according to a study. "To answer this question, we combined three important pieces of information: a detailed understanding of how SARS-CoV-2 spread in Wuhan before the lockdown, the genetic diversity of the virus …

Coronavirus infections up 24% for the week; Testing up 28%
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus infections up 24% for the week; Testing up 28%

NL Times  

Some 39,527 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection for the week ending at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, a figure which rose by 24 percent from last week. At the same time, testing for the infection also went up by an impressive 28 percent, or nearly a hundred thousand, with 460,844 tests completed by municipal health …

Coronavirus positive rate falls below 7% as infection avg. hits 6-week high
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus positive rate falls below 7% as infection avg. hits 6-week high

NL Times  

The percentage of people who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection fell below seven percent for the first time in over 24 weeks, preliminary data from public health agency RIVM showed. Some 6.8 percent of people who scheduled their own coronavirus test with municipal health service GGD were diagnosed positive on Monday, and 6.9 percent on Tuesday. Still the …

Coronavirus | SARS-CoV-2 ‘unlikely’ to have leaked from lab, says WHO team
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | SARS-CoV-2 ‘unlikely’ to have leaked from lab, says WHO team

The Hindu  

The SARS-CoV-2 virus was unlikely to have leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan and the evidence pointed to natural origins, according to a World Health Organisation and China joint expert team that concluded a visit to Wuhan, where the COVID-19 pandemic began. The team also concluded there was no indication of the virus being spread among the population there prior …

COVID-19 could damage quality of sperm, reduce fertility in men, study suggests
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 could damage quality of sperm, reduce fertility in men, study suggests

Firstpost  

Some experts are asking for the male reproductive system to be considered a vulnerable route and high-risk organ of COVID-19 infection by the WHO. Covid-19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence. “These findings provide the first direct experimental evidence that the male reproductive system could be targeted and …

’Can Covid vaccine cause infertility?’: Health minister Harsh Vardhan busts myths
3 years, 11 months ago

’Can Covid vaccine cause infertility?’: Health minister Harsh Vardhan busts myths

Live Mint  

Ahead of the coronavirus vaccination drive that starts on 16 January, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan took to Twitter to bust some myths surrounding vaccination. Posting a series of graphics on the microblogging site, the Union Health Minister answered questions on the side-effects of the Covid-19 vaccine and whether it can cause infertility. There is no scientific evidence to suggest …

Weekly coronavirus infections shot up 27 percent; Hospitalizations rising again
4 years, 1 month ago

Weekly coronavirus infections shot up 27 percent; Hospitalizations rising again

NL Times  

Last week, 43,103 people in the Netherlands tested positive for an infection of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus, over nine thousand more than during the previous week. The RIVM said that there was still capacity to test even more people, with results delivered on average 34 hours from the time a person first calls to schedule the appointment. Officially, the data …

Coronavirus may cause long-term erectile dysfunction in men, warns expert
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus may cause long-term erectile dysfunction in men, warns expert

India Today  

As countries across the world continue to await a coronavirus vaccine amid the battle against the novel coronavirus crisis, experts say that even a mild case of the virus can cause long-term complications. Although treatments have improved and a vaccine is on the way, people need to be aware of the virus-related complications, including the possibility of "erectile dysfunction". COVID-19 …

Coronavirus infections found in US in 2019, weeks before China cases
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus infections found in US in 2019, weeks before China cases

Live Mint  

Testing has found Covid-19 infections in the US in December 2019, according to a study, providing further evidence indicating the coronavirus was spreading globally weeks before the first cases were reported in China. The study published Monday identified 106 infections from 7,389 blood samples collected from donors in nine US states between Dec. 13 and Jan. 17. “The findings of …

Covid-19 Reduces Male Sex Hormone Levels Leading to More Deaths Among Men, Study Suggests
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 Reduces Male Sex Hormone Levels Leading to More Deaths Among Men, Study Suggests

News 18  

A new study has linked more men dying of Covid-19 globally than women to the ability of SARS-CoV-2 in depleting testosterone levels in the body. Initially the lower testosterone levels in the Covid-19 patients were associated with poor health condition, however a new study shows that it may be viral infection that is causing the level of male sex hormone …

Hyderabad male nurse develops COVID-19 a second time. Is that even possible?
4 years, 5 months ago

Hyderabad male nurse develops COVID-19 a second time. Is that even possible?

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: If you've recovered from COVID-19, does the virus bother you again? Last week, the male staff nurse tested positive for Covid-19, nearly a month after a previous test had declared him negative after he had been quarantined and treated for the infection. The male nurse, in his early 30s, tested positive for Covid-19 at the ESIC Hospital in Sanatnagar …

Coronavirus patients who tested positive twice cannot pass on virus, South Korean study finds
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus patients who tested positive twice cannot pass on virus, South Korean study finds

The Telegraph  

Patients who tested positive for Covid-19 after recovering from it could not then transmit coronavirus, according to a study by South Korea's disease control centre. The South Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention examined 285 Covid-19 survivors who had recovered, tested negative and then tested postive for a second time. The discovery that patients could test positive twice had …

Five things you should know about coronavirus and sex
4 years, 7 months ago

Five things you should know about coronavirus and sex

The Independent  

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Coronavirus can be sexually transmitted: Study
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus can be sexually transmitted: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Friday added 3390 fresh cases of novel coronavirus in its overall disease load of 56,342 so far while 103 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 1,886. On Friday, 30 new cases were detected in Border Security Force, 12 in Indo-Tibetan Border Police while one CISF personnel died. Indian …

Coronavirus found in semen, raising concerns of sexual transmission
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus found in semen, raising concerns of sexual transmission

India TV News  

Chinese researchers have found virus that causes novel coronavirus can be found in semen, however, it doesn't gives a definite answer whether it can spread or transmitted during sex, AP reported. According to doctors, 38 patients who were undergoing treatment for coronavirus, 6 of them were found to have COVID-19 causing virus in their semen. US and Chinese researchers found …

Coronavirus found in patients’ semen in small Chinese study
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus found in patients’ semen in small Chinese study

Associated Press  

The virus that causes COVID-19 can be found in semen, Chinese researchers report in a small study that doesn’t address whether sexual transmission is possible. Dr. John Hotaling of the University of Utah, co-author of that report, said the new study involved much sicker men, most with active disease. To be safe, though, “it may be wise to avoid sexual …

April 22, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 8 months ago

April 22, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

The novel coronavirus lingers for as long as three weeks in the bodies of patients with severe disease, Chinese researchers reported Tuesday. The virus can be found deep in the lungs and in the stool of patients, and the sicker they are, the longer it stays, the team at a hospital in China’s Zhejiang province reported. The findings support other …

April 21, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 8 months ago

April 21, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

The new coronavirus lingers for as long as three weeks in the bodies of patients with severe disease, Chinese researchers reported Tuesday. The virus can be found deep in the lungs and in the stool of patients, and the sicker they are, the longer it stays, the team at a hospital in China’s Zhejiang province reported. The findings support other …

April 21, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 8 months ago

April 21, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

The new coronavirus lingers for as long as three weeks in the bodies of patients with severe disease, Chinese researchers reported Tuesday. The virus can be found deep in the lungs and in the stool of patients, and the sicker they are, the longer it stays, the team at a hospital in China’s Zhejiang province reported. The findings support other …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Why are more men dying from COVID-19 infections than women?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Why are more men dying from COVID-19 infections than women?

Firstpost  

Sex differences in the frequency, severity and treatment efficacy for many diseases, not just COVID-19, were pointed out long ago. I see it as an interaction of all of these factors and it isn’t unique to the SARS-Cov-2 virus – the different response of men and women is typical of many diseases in many mammals. It’s the hormones that control …

Coronavirus: One in seven pregnant women test positive for Covid-19, study reveals
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: One in seven pregnant women test positive for Covid-19, study reveals

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly one in seven …

Covid-19 | 10-month-old child, 2 others test positive in Punjab
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 | 10-month-old child, 2 others test positive in Punjab

The Hindu  

One more person tested positive for coronavirus in Punjab, while two others, including a 10-month-old child, contracted the infection in Chandigarh on Thursday, officials said. They contracted the infection from two family members who had earlier tested positive for coronavirus, the officials said. In Punjab, a Padma Shri awardee and former “Hazoori Raagi” at the Golden Temple, Nirmal Singh, who …

10 percent recovered patients in Wuhan test COVID-19 positive again
4 years, 9 months ago

10 percent recovered patients in Wuhan test COVID-19 positive again

India TV News  

As the number of new cases of coronavirus are increasing globally, about 10 percent of recovered patients of coronavirus in China have test positive again after being discharged from the hospital. The Chinese mainland, where the disease first emerged last December, has discharged over 90 percent of its infected patients and around 4300 confirmed patients are still recieving treatment in …

COVID-19: Man infected with coronavirus in Japan goes to bars to 'spread the virus'
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: Man infected with coronavirus in Japan goes to bars to 'spread the virus'

India TV News  

A Japanese man in his 50s who tested positive for coronavirus intentionally visited two bars "to spread the disease", before Hazmat-clad police took him to hospital. According to Mirror UK, instead of following medical advice, he allegedly decided to take a taxi to an izakaya bar after telling one of his family members: "I am going to spread the virus." …

COVID-19 update Feb 24: Coronavirus seems more deadly for men than women, international cases spike and more
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 update Feb 24: Coronavirus seems more deadly for men than women, international cases spike and more

Firstpost  

Almost 80,000 people have been infected globally, with 2,619 deaths. Alarmingly, last week saw a bump in international cases; South Korea, Italy, Japan and Iran are countries of particular concern at this time. The Chinese premier, Xi Jinping, acknowledged that the virus was a major concern for the country and had exposed shortcomings in the country’s administration and public health …

Coronavirus Is Contagious, But Kids Seem Less Vulnerable So Far
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Is Contagious, But Kids Seem Less Vulnerable So Far

NPR  

Coronavirus Is Contagious, But Kids Seem Less Vulnerable So Far Enlarge this image toggle caption Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images As the case count of coronavirus infections continues to rise in China, the number of reported infections among children is remarkably low. "We're seeing 75,000 total cases at this point, but the literature is only …

Coronavirus: First case of human-to-human transmission confirmed outside China
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: First case of human-to-human transmission confirmed outside China

The Hindu  

The first confirmed case of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus outside China has been reported from Vietnam, according to information posted on the World Health Organization website on January 24. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a statement after the Emergency Committee meeting had said there had been cases of human-to-human transmission in China, which appeared limited to family …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Medical screening stepped up as China confirms 4th death
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Medical screening stepped up as China confirms 4th death

India TV News  

A fourth person has died in an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, authorities said Tuesday, as more places stepped up medical screening of travelers from the country as it enters its busiest travel period. Concerned about a global outbreak similar to SARS, which spread from China to more than a dozen countries in 2002-2003, numerous nations have adopted …

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