A new report shows that the world is not yet ready to prevent or respond to another pandemic because many countries have not taken the necessary steps to prepare for what may be inevitable in the future.
The Global Health Safety (GHS) Index-an assessment of readiness for various health emergencies and problems-developed by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, The Economist Impact, and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health and Safety of the Bloomberg School of Public Health .
"The 2021 GHS Index continues to show that all countries still lack some key capabilities, which hinder their ability to effectively respond to COVID-19 and reduce their preparedness for future epidemics and pandemic threats. The report found that the average for 2021 The country's score is 38.9 (out of 100), which is basically the same as in 2019.
A new set of studies shows that the booster dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine enables recipients to effectively resist the destruction of Delta and Omicron variants.
Israeli data show that compared to people who rely on only the first two doses of vaccinations, enhanced people are 90% less likely to die from Delta infection.
Dr. William Schaffner, medical director of the National Infectious Disease Foundation, said that as the Delta variant continues to dominate the United States, this protection will become critical in the coming months.
"Although we are engrossed in Omicron, you need to remember that Delta is basically present in every town and city in the United States today-being spread, infecting new people, sending people to hospitals, and emphasizing the healthcare system in some parts of the country Again," Schaffner said. "Although we have Omicron in the United States and it is starting to gain a foothold, Delta causes more than 95% of all new infections today."
DocWire News spoke with Jim Joyce, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Sigyn Therapeutics, a development technology company that focuses on the treatment of life-threatening inflammation caused by cytokine storm syndrome, a type of The dangerous immune response can be caused by a wide range of infectious and non-communicable diseases, including COVID-19.
Mr. Joyce discussed the benefits of blood purification technology and solved the problem of sepsis, especially in COVID patients.
New research shows that people who have been infected with COVID-19 have a higher risk of re-infection with Omicron coronavirus variants than earlier variants.
However, the South African scientists reporting these findings believe that vaccination will be able to prevent serious diseases.
Anne von Gottberg, a research team member of the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, told the World Health Organization briefing that she and her colleagues tracked down the COVID-19 reinfection in South Africa . According to the Associated Press, they found a surge in repeated infections of the new Omicron variant, which did not happen when the previous two variants (including Delta) swept the country.