Coronavirus outbreak: How do pandemics normally end?
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: How do pandemics normally end?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Nathalie MacDermott, NIHR academic clinical lecturer at King’s College London, highlights this “unique” nature of Covid-19. Dr Julian Tang, honorary associate professor in respiratory sciences and clinical virologist at the University of Leicester tells The Independent that is because the typical pattern of a pandemic is that it will “propagate through the whole population, because there’s no previous immunity, until that population’s all been infected and fully saturated, and then it normally dies off”. Ms Stegling tells The Independent that while it is important not to make HIV and Covid-19 “compete with each other” when discussing the progression of either virus, the HIV epidemic may offer some guidance on how society can acclimatise to living with coronavirus, should a vaccine not become available in the near future. Stegling adds that while some politicians describe Covid-19 as as “leveller” – a virus that “we’re all experiencing in the same way” – it may not necessarily be the case.

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Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'

Hindustan Times  

Sounding the alarm for a potential future crisis, scientists warn that the next pandemic might be caused by Disease X. An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now believe a strain of influenza virus is the most likely cause of the next global outbreak of “deadly infectious illness.” Alappuzha: Ducks being …

Long COVID: What the latest research says about symptoms after two years.
1 year, 4 months ago

Long COVID: What the latest research says about symptoms after two years.

Slate  

Death rates from acute COVID infections have fallen at this point in the pandemic, but there’s still a lot of worry about long COVID. Headlines about it say it shows that long COVID is worse, on a population level, than heart disease or cancer, and that it can continue to cause issues two years after the initial infection. Here’s one …

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic

Firstpost  

Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country. Three years of health emergency A state of emergency was first declared in the United States in January 2020, more than three years ago. 1.1 million deaths …

Editorial: The COVID-19 pandemic emergency is over, but virus is still here
1 year, 7 months ago

Editorial: The COVID-19 pandemic emergency is over, but virus is still here

LA Times  

After three long and difficult years, the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ends Thursday. Now we are shifting into the next phase, in which we manage the waves of infection that are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, while seeking new medications and therapies to reduce transmission, treat infection and help the many people still suffering from infections they …

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization said on May 5 that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It's with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

Will H3N2 virus influenza turn into the next Covid pandemic? Here is what experts say
1 year, 9 months ago

Will H3N2 virus influenza turn into the next Covid pandemic? Here is what experts say

India TV News  

The latest H3N2 virus is affecting an increasing number of people every day in India, causing concern among the public. Dr. Dhiren Gupta from Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi explained that the sudden spike in cases is due to the lack of exposure to the influenza virus in children during the Covid-induced lockdowns in the past two years. As the …

'Worst of pandemic should be behind us...': says US Covid expert to HT
2 years, 2 months ago

'Worst of pandemic should be behind us...': says US Covid expert to HT

Hindustan Times  

The world has not seen the last of Covid-19 but the worst days of the pandemic are 'absolutely behind us', Dr Ashish K Jha, the United States government's Covid-19 response co-ordinator, said on Day 1 of the 20th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. READ | UK says new Omicron variants could fuel fresh Covid infections Dr Jha said …

‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say
2 years, 3 months ago

‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say

LA Times  

As California enters fall with the coronavirus very much on the decline, some are once again declaring victory. “The pandemic is over.” It’s a pronouncement we’ve heard several times in the more than 2½ years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. “We are much better off now,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden’s chief medical advisor for the pandemic, …

Australia's COVID-19 numbers are dropping but experts warn the pandemic will not end this year
2 years, 4 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 numbers are dropping but experts warn the pandemic will not end this year

ABC  

Winter's nearly over and, with COVID-19 daily case numbers declining, you could be forgiven for hoping the coronavirus pandemic is coming to an end too. "Definitely we're in a decline phase for the pandemic and, at the moment, I'm expecting that to last until about the end of the year — if not longer — in Australia," Dr Wood said. …

'Pandemic phase' over for US, but...': Dr. Fauci's Covid assessment
2 years, 8 months ago

'Pandemic phase' over for US, but...': Dr. Fauci's Covid assessment

India TV News  

Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the current state of the coronavirus in the United States, saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” when it comes to new infections, hospitalizations and deaths, but that it appears to be making a transition to COVID-19 becoming an endemic disease — occurring regularly in certain areas. Fauci, the …

2 years into pandemic, world takes cautious steps forward
2 years, 9 months ago

2 years into pandemic, world takes cautious steps forward

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — With COVID-19 case numbers plummeting, Emily Safrin did something she hadn’t done since the pandemic began two years ago: She put her fears aside and went to a concert. “Everyone was supposed to be vaccinated or have a negative test, and I said, ‘What the heck, I’m just gonna live my life,’” Safrin said of her concert …

How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues
2 years, 9 months ago

How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. Mask mandates are vanishing — even federal health officials have stopped wearing them — and President Joe Biden has said it’s time for people to …

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?
2 years, 9 months ago

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?

Associated Press  

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years? Safe, effective vaccines have been developed and there’s better understanding of how to treat people sickened by the virus. Among the options are antivirals, such as the drug remdesivir, or newer pills from Pfizer and Merck; anti-inflammatory drugs including steroids; and depending on what variant is circulating, lab-made antibodies to attack …

It’s a big mistake to think pandemic is over, despite recent good news, experts say
2 years, 10 months ago

It’s a big mistake to think pandemic is over, despite recent good news, experts say

LA Times  

Fiona Floyd, 7, does a double take as she passes J.P. Wammach, impersonating President Lincoln, on Presidents Day at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley on Monday. The last decline in cases means that we’re likely turning to a period of calm in this pandemic, representing a “containment” of the coronavirus, but “that is not the …

Conditions ideal for more transmissible, dangerous variants but…: WHO chief's latest Covid alert
2 years, 10 months ago

Conditions ideal for more transmissible, dangerous variants but…: WHO chief's latest Covid alert

India Today  

The coronavirus pandemic will end "when we choose to end it" even though the conditions are now "ideal for more transmissible, more dangerous variants"of the virus to emerge, World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a Live session at the Munich Security Conference 2022, currently underway in the German city. Offering his assessment of the pandemic that has …

COVID pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear: WHO
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear: WHO

Al Jazeera  

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the acute phase of the pandemic could end by the middle of the year if about 70 percent of the world gets jabbed. The head of the World Health Organization has said the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if about 70 percent of the world gets vaccinated. “Our expectation is …

The future of the pandemic is looking clearer as we learn more about infection
2 years, 11 months ago

The future of the pandemic is looking clearer as we learn more about infection

NPR  

The future of the pandemic is looking clearer as we learn more about infection During the early days of the pandemic, scientists and doctors were concerned that being infected with SARS-CoV-2 might not trigger a strong immune response in many people – thus an infection might not provide long-term protection. "King's College London team found steep drops in patients' antibody …

How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame
3 years ago

How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame

Associated Press  

Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. The newest variant is a warning about what will continue to happen “unless we really get serious about the endgame,” said Dr. Albert Ko, an infectious disease specialist at the Yale School of Public Health. The omicron crisis shows we’re not there yet but …

Can the world conquer coronavirus in 2022?
3 years ago

Can the world conquer coronavirus in 2022?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, December 23 at 19:30 GMT: The COVID-19 pandemic has continued unabated throughout 2021, with coronavirus now estimated to have infected more than 276 million people worldwide. The reach of vaccination campaigns in developed countries promoted cautious optimism among some public health officials that 2022 would the year that the pandemic would begin to recede, after waves of Delta …

Will this pandemic ever end? Here’s what happened with the last ones
3 years ago

Will this pandemic ever end? Here’s what happened with the last ones

LA Times  

This started as a story about what happens after a pandemic ends. The disease was so virulent and killed so many young people that if you heard, “‘This is just ordinary influenza by another name,’ you knew that was a lie,” said John Barry, the author of “The Great Influenza.” There was “zero partisanship” over the virus, Barry said. Polio …

How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
3 years ago

How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?

India Today  

There’s no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is posing can vary by country. It’s about severity and it’s about impact,” says Dr. Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief. In January 2020, WHO designated the virus a global health crisis “of international concern.” A couple months …

Covid-19: The world has the tools to end the pandemic. They’re not being used properly
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19: The world has the tools to end the pandemic. They’re not being used properly

CNN  

London CNN — The Covid-19 pandemic will not last forever. “This is the major issue: There was never a plan, there still isn’t a plan at a global level,” said Andrea Taylor, assistant director of programs at the Duke Global Health Institute. “It isn’t just pockets – huge swathes of the world have unacceptably low vaccine coverage,” Taylor said. “It’s …

Pandemic far from over, will end when...: WHO chief's word of caution
3 years, 2 months ago

Pandemic far from over, will end when...: WHO chief's word of caution

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and the world needs to use public health tools effectively to tackle it. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged G20 countries having vaccinated 40 per cent of their population to actively engage in the Covax mechanism and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust. The …

Australia's path from pandemic to endemic, and what 'living with COVID' could mean
3 years, 2 months ago

Australia's path from pandemic to endemic, and what 'living with COVID' could mean

ABC  

The COVID-19 pandemic won't end with a bang, but more likely a fizzle — and a long, protracted one at that. "I don't know if we're going to wake up one day and say, 'Oh, it's over now,'" says Eddie Holmes, an evolutionary virologist at the University of Sydney. Key points: Most experts agree eradicating COVID-19 is now almost certainly …

Covid will not disappear, virus of 2009 swine flu pandemic still circulating: WHO
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid will not disappear, virus of 2009 swine flu pandemic still circulating: WHO

India Today  

The coronavirus will not disappear, Doctor Mike Ryan, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme, has said, adding that the virus from the 2009 pandemic is still circulating. For now, he said, Covid remains a public health emergency of international concern. Read: China rushes to contain Delta outbreak in Fujian ahead of busy 'Golden Week' "The lower levels of transmission …

Can pandemics be securitised?
3 years, 5 months ago

Can pandemics be securitised?

Hindustan Times  

By the time the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the virus had already reached every continent except Antarctica. The Spanish Flu, which happened a century ago in 1918, reduced life expectancy at birth in the United States by 11.8 years. Preliminary data released by the agency in February 2021 reveals that …

Will Covid-19 settle down as a seasonal illness after pandemic ends?
3 years, 7 months ago

Will Covid-19 settle down as a seasonal illness after pandemic ends?

India Today  

The only infectious disease to have been entirely eliminated till date, according to the World Health Organisation, is smallpox. The researchers examining the current Covid-19 pandemic trend and comparing it with past pandemics are of the view that the coronavirus infection may become endemic, and end as a seasonal illness. The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that is often compared with …

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation continues to recover from the devastating winter surge, a trend that experts are cautiously hopeful will accelerate as more vulnerable people are vaccinated. “I am encouraged by these data but we must remain vigilant,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said …

How has COVID-19 changed us?
3 years, 9 months ago

How has COVID-19 changed us?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, March 10 at 19:30 GMT: It’s nearly a year since the World Health Organization confirmed the world’s worst fears about COVID-19 and declared a coronavirus pandemic. Millions of recently bereaved families are now grieving the loss of loved ones, with many unable to say goodbye amid strict lockdown measures and emergency protocols in overwhelmed hospitals. The COVID-19 pandemic …

One year into the pandemic that changed everything: It's a time to mourn
3 years, 10 months ago

One year into the pandemic that changed everything: It's a time to mourn

Salon  

It has been one year, this week, since the coronavirus pandemic officially started. Pain for our hesitancy to acknowledge our sorrow — nearly half of all Americans still believe the pandemic is a hoax or is overblown. Pain because so many families must endure their unbearable sadness alone without the full empathy and support of our country. So many of …

'When Will it End?': How Mutating Covid-19 is Keeping Scientists Up at Nights
3 years, 10 months ago

'When Will it End?': How Mutating Covid-19 is Keeping Scientists Up at Nights

News 18  

Chris Murray, a University of Washington disease expert whose projections on COVID-19 infections and deaths are closely followed worldwide, is changing his assumptions about the course of the pandemic. Many described how the breakthrough late last year of two vaccines with around 95% efficacy against COVID-19 had initially sparked hope that the virus could be largely contained, similar to the …

Premature, unrealistic to think COVID-19 will end soon: WHO
3 years, 10 months ago

Premature, unrealistic to think COVID-19 will end soon: WHO

India TV News  

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death. WHO’s director-general, meanwhile, said it was “regrettable” that younger and healthier adults in some rich countries are …

'Premature, unrealistic' to think Covid pandemic will be stopped by end of 2021: WHO
3 years, 10 months ago

'Premature, unrealistic' to think Covid pandemic will be stopped by end of 2021: WHO

India Today  

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was "premature" and "unrealistic" to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death. WHO's director-general, meanwhile, said it was "regrettable" that younger and healthier adults in some rich countries are …

What if the coronavirus never goes away?
3 years, 10 months ago

What if the coronavirus never goes away?

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI — What if COVID-19 never goes away? This question of what happens next attracted Jennie Lavine, a virologist at Emory University, who is co-author of a recent paper in Science that projected a relatively optimistic scenario: After most people have been exposed to the virus — either through vaccination or surviving infections — the pathogen “will continue to …

SARS-CoV-2 virus may not 'go away', could evolve into minor annoyance like routine cold: Experts
3 years, 10 months ago

SARS-CoV-2 virus may not 'go away', could evolve into minor annoyance like routine cold: Experts

Firstpost  

It’s not clear yet how future mutations in SARS-CoV-2 will shape the trajectory of the current disease. This question of what happens next attracted Jennie Lavine, a virologist at Emory University, who is co-author of a recent paper in Science that projected a relatively optimistic scenario: After most people have been exposed to the virus either through vaccination or surviving …

Covid antibodies to last for 8 months after vaccine: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid antibodies to last for 8 months after vaccine: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria

India TV News  

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director Randeep Guleria on Friday said that antibodies against the novel coronavirus disease may last for up to eight months or longer pursuant to the vaccination, adding that scientists are aggressively studying the long-term protection provided by the vaccines. "Currently, scientists are aggressively studying long-term protection provided by vaccines," the AIIMS Director said, on …

Is coronavirus becoming endemic after making Covid-19 a pandemic?
4 years, 1 month ago

Is coronavirus becoming endemic after making Covid-19 a pandemic?

India Today  

It was in May this year that the WHO announced that Covid-19 may end up becoming endemic. This means Covid-19 might not go away for a long time as the novel coronavirus would continue to infect populations in a particular region. Surveys published September showed that there could be 80-100 cases of undocumented coronavirus infection in India for every laboratory-confirmed …

COVID-19 patients are most infectious in first week of contracting virus, new study reveals
4 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 patients are most infectious in first week of contracting virus, new study reveals

India TV News  

Although the genetic material of the novel coronavirus may still be detected in the respiratory or stool samples of COVID-19 patients for several weeks, no infectious virus particle was found beyond nine days of symptom onset, a new study says. They assessed key factors involved in the period of infectiousness of COVID-19 patients such as viral load, the length of …

On the day before the US election, the coronavirus pandemic is the worst it has ever been in the country
4 years, 2 months ago

On the day before the US election, the coronavirus pandemic is the worst it has ever been in the country

ABC  

The ebbs and flows of the coronavirus pandemic have set the rhythm in the US in 2020, a year that was expected to focus on the race for the White House. Since the United States recorded its first coronavirus case in January, Donald Trump has declared dozens of times that the virus will simply "go away". At least 31 states …

Coronavirus immunity likely to last for months after infection, study suggests
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus immunity likely to last for months after infection, study suggests

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists who studied a sample of nearly 6,000 Covid-19 patients found almost all produced “high-quality” …

New reports show coronavirus immunity can last for months
4 years, 2 months ago

New reports show coronavirus immunity can last for months

CNN  

CNN — Three new reports show coronavirus immunity can last for months – and maybe even longer. “We conclude that neutralizing antibodies are stably produced for at least 5-7 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection,” his team wrote in a report published in the journal Immunity on Tuesday. “We showed that key antibody responses to Covid-19 do persist,” infectious disease specialist Dr. …

Coronavirus | Immunity for lesser time, change in ‘virulence’ of virus, say experts on September sero-survey results
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | Immunity for lesser time, change in ‘virulence’ of virus, say experts on September sero-survey results

The Hindu  

The latest survey on prevalence of antibodies to COVID-19 among people in Delhi has shown a fall compared to the last exercise, with experts saying possible reasons could be immunity lasting for lesser time in people and “change in virulence” of the virus. Medical Director of Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility, said the fall in figures …

When will corona go? Here's how Covid pandemic may finally end
4 years, 3 months ago

When will corona go? Here's how Covid pandemic may finally end

India Today  

India recorded 96,424 new coronavirus infections on September 18, taking its cumulative tally to 5.21 million. In May, the World Health Organization chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan predicted that it would take four to five years before the pandemic was under control. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed Parliament on Thursday that a Covid-19 vaccine might be developed by early 2021, …

Coronavirus antibodies last at least four months after infection, largest study to-date finds
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus antibodies last at least four months after infection, largest study to-date finds

Daily Mail  

Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. If a vaccine can spur production of long-lasting antibodies as natural infection seems to do, it gives hope that 'immunity to this unpredictable and highly contagious virus may not be …

Viral Photo of a Disinfectant from the Last Pandemic is a Reminder That This Too Shall Pass
4 years, 5 months ago

Viral Photo of a Disinfectant from the Last Pandemic is a Reminder That This Too Shall Pass

News 18  

Six months into 2020, and we’ve added new words into our vocabulary, and life: Pandemic. Not so long ago in recent times, there was a pandemic in 2009 itself – less than 11 years ago, even though many seem to have forgotten it. The H1N1 pandemic of 2009, also called ‘swine flu’ was one of the descendants of the strain …

Long COVID-19: How Long Can the Disease Really Last?
4 years, 5 months ago

Long COVID-19: How Long Can the Disease Really Last?

The Quint  

“I crossed the 4-month mark of being sick with COVID-19. I still have a near-daily fever, loss of cognitive function, essential tremors, GI issues, severe headaches, heart rate of 150+, viral arthritis and much more,” says Hannah Davis on twitter. Communities of people from the US, United Kingdom and Europe have created online support groups to make sense of their …

'COVID-19 crisis worse than war of Mahabharata': Shiv Sena targets PM for claiming pandemic would end in 21 days
4 years, 6 months ago

'COVID-19 crisis worse than war of Mahabharata': Shiv Sena targets PM for claiming pandemic would end in 21 days

Firstpost  

The fight against COVID-19 is more difficult than the mythological war of Mahabharata, said Shiv Sena, adding that the battle against the pandemic will continue till 2021 as the vaccine won’t be available before that. Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed confidence that the battle against COVID-19 would be won in 21 days, …

COVID-19 immunity: Studies show antibodies against novel coronavirus may last only for two-six months
4 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 immunity: Studies show antibodies against novel coronavirus may last only for two-six months

Firstpost  

Nearly 8.5 million people have been reported to be COVID-19 positive in the world and over 456,000 have died of the disease within the past six months. Nearly 8.5 million people have been reported to be COVID-19 positive in the world and over 4,56,000 have died of the disease within the past six months. Asymptomatic people show a decline in …

Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus

Wired  

It’s been well over a year since the first known case of coronavirus surfaced in China, the threat of the virus overtook normal life stateside, and phrases like “social distancing” and “contact tracing” became lodged in our collective vocabulary. Testing, Treatment, and Vaccination The latest testing updates At times, especially over the holidays last winter, many people have operated on …

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