Everything you need to know about the COVID-19 self-test: use home tests responsibly
Just one day after the Ministry of Health (Minsa) confirmed that pharmacies were authorized to market the autotest or self-diagnostic…
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Question of the day: Should we be concerned about a new variant identified in France?
A few days ago, information arrived from France regarding the identification of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that…
Waiting for the end of the pandemic Will it be in 2022?
The great pandemic of COVID-19 we are going through is entering its third year, with a prognosis still uncertain about…
The question of the day: why is there still no clear information on omicron?
Since the end of November a new name, following the Greek alphabet, began to become common in the vocabulary of…
Omicron infection increases neutralizing immunity against delta
Infection with the variant omicron SARS-Cov-2 creates a neutralizing immune response against delta, which may make reinfection with the latter…
China detects 77 new positives of COVID-19, 57 of them by local contagion
The National Health Commission of China announced today the detection of 77 new positives of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus this Tuesday,…
Ómicron outperforms the other variants in its ability to evade the body’s defenses
Lima, December 14, 2021Updated on 12/14/2021 08:07 amAlthough it is true that to date there is no precise and conclusive…
Why are omicron cases being identified faster than other variants?
No diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 in the market you can identify the type of variant. The only way to find…
Question of the day: why has the omicron variant generated so much concern?
Lima, November 30, 2021Updated on 11/30/2021 11:01 amTo date, there are already several countries in Europe, Asia and America that…
Ómicron: the new high-risk variant, by Elmer Huerta
The news It was given by South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla on November 25. After documenting a significant increase…
Omicron variant: Why has it been classified as worrisome by the WHO?
Just two days ago, the South African National Institute for Communicable Diseases announced the detection of a new variant of…
Exposure to harmless coronaviruses increases immunity against SARS-CoV-2
The immunity of the population to SARS-CoV-2, which is achieved through infection or vaccination, is crucial to overcome the COVID-19…
Having suffered a stroke triples the risk of dying after overcoming COVID-19
Being under 60 years old and having suffered some type of stroke increases the risk of dying after suffering COVID-19…
COVID-19 may reduce pain in cancer patients discovered
Lima, November 22, 2021Updated on 11/22/2021 11:27 amA study published today by doctors at the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG)…
Health policies based on science and evidence, by Elmer Huerta
One of the most important knowledge in the control of the pandemic has been the recognition - albeit slow -…
Immunotherapy with killed bacteria reduces mortality and boosts vaccines against COVID-19
An immunotherapy based on the intranasal administration of a preparation of killed bacteria (called MV130) is highly effective in preventing…
Skin patch vaccine neutralizes COVID-19 in mice
A vaccine against COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) administered through a skin patch has succeeded in neutralizing the virus in mice, inducing higher…
Delta Plus: meet the new sublineage of the Delta variant that has put the world on alert
International authorities are very alert to the increase in infections due to the appearance of the new lineage of COVID-19.…
Medicines against COVID-19, by Elmer Huerta
Aside from vaccinations, three types of anti-virus drugs have been heard in recent weeks. COVID-19, which we will describe today.…
Everything we know about COVID-19 so far
Millions of people around the world have survived the COVID-19. While the majority did not have an extreme reaction and…