Veterinary medicine

Third anti-COVID vaccination stage kicks off today

The third anti-COVID vaccination stage addressed to the general population is set to kick off Monday. More than 1.5 million beneficiaries are registered on the electronic platform, approximately 500,000 of whom belong to the general population, Prime Minister Florin Citu informed on Sunday. "The third anti-COVID vaccination stage starts tomorrow. It's very simple.

First Vaccines Fail to Halt Pandemic in Southeast, Central Europe

It has been almost a year since the first cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Southeast and Central Europe, and with the start of vaccination, which began in some countries in December, the region is awaiting a return to normal life.

However, that return to normality is not yet in sight as the number of new confirmed cases of infection continues to escalate.

Bulgaria: Opening of Additional Vaccination Slots Gave Amazing Effect, 16,000 Inoculated over Weekend

During the weekend, from Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, 1,950 patients were vaccinated with AstraZeneca in Pirogov emergency hospital," Prof. Asen Baltov, director of the medical institution, said at a briefing. By comparison, he pointed out that 4,200 were vaccinated from December 27 to this weekend, with 1,250 with a second dose.

New coronavirus variant suspected of appearing in more parts of Greece

The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) has confirmed 59 cases of a new variant of the novel coronavirus that has been sweeping through Britain and other parts of Europe in recent weeks, and is believed to be more transmissible and dangerous than the prevalent strain, the president of the Greek agency said on Tuesday.

26 cases of new Covid variant registered in Greece

A total of 26 cases of the new Covid-19 variant have been registered in Greece so far, Panagiotis Arkoumaneas, president of the National Public Organization Health (EODY), said on Friday.

The figure was made public as Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias held an emergency meeting with epidemiology experts at the Health Ministry to discuss how the new strain can be contained.

Slovenian researchers pave the way for more potent treatment of superbugs

Ljubljana – An international team of researchers headed by Marko Anderluh of the Ljubljana Faculty of Pharmacy and Nikola Minovski of the Chemistry Institute has synthesized molecules that could result in new treatments for super resistant bacteria.

The expert group demonstrated the mechanism of action of these new molecules for the first time, the Faculty of Pharmacy said.

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