Immunology

United Airlines, which in early August asked all its employees in the United States to be vaccinated against COVID-19, announced that it was preparing to fire 593 people who did not provide proof that they were immunized, AFP reported.

Hotel and restaurant owners and the caretaker minister of tourism on September 21 discussed the idea of introducing a requirement for customers wishing to gain access to present either a certificate for vaccination against Covid-19, evidence that they have had and recovered from Covid-19 or negative result from rapid or PCR test.

The head of the National Committee for the Coordination of Vaccination Activities (CNCAV) against COVID-19, Valeriu Gheorghita, said on Tuesday that the authorities are considering administering the third dose of vaccine to people vulnerable or involved in "critical activities" of pandemic management.

Mirsad Djerlek asked the unvaccinated why they are not getting immunized. "What are the unvaccinated waiting for, why don't they roll up their sleeves?"
"We have to have between 70 and 80 percent vaccinated for collective immunity," he told K1 television.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Health has published the latest risk assessment regarding Coronavirus, classifying countries in three categories (red, green and orange) depending on their infection rate during the last two weeks.

Maribor – Health Minister Janez Poklukar said in an interview with the newspaper Večer that the expansion of the Covid pass requirement had been introduced to put the epidemic under control not to force anyone to get vaccinated. He said hospitals would soon need to restrict access to their services due to rising Covid-19 hospitalisations.

British PM Boris Johnson is set to announce today how his government plans to control the coronavirus during the fall and winter, news wires reported. At a news conference he is expected to say that mask-wearing, work-from-home advice and social distancing rules that were lifted in July could return if cases climb.

They acknowledged that booster shots may eventually be needed for the general population if vaccine-induced immunity wanes even further

Ljubljana – Slovenian researchers have developed an advanced cell-based medication for the treatment of prostate cancer that opens up the possibility for the new technology to be used also for treatment of other types of solid tumours.

He said mandatory vaccination might be applied for all if it is needed to fight the coronavirus