Covid deaths in Portugal’s most senior citizens set to increase in coming weeks
It’s the latest conundrum in a pandemic where everyone is still learning: while the number of new cases in Portugal seems to be falling, deaths in the oldest age group
Covid immunity tests to be rolled out for 5,000 old people’s home residents and staff
The government has announced it will be moving forwards with Covid immunity tests (‘serological’ testing) on 5,000 old people’s home residents and staff. In the context of an ongoing debate
US study “changes war against Covid” (and suggests Europe’s digital certificates are pointless…)
A new study coming out of the US State of Massachusetts has changed the war against Covid-19 by demonstrating that the viral load of a vaccinated person who ends up
Covid deaths registered in every Portuguese mainland region as numbers generally improve
Covid deaths have been registered in every region of the country today (Lisbon +3, central region +3, north +2, Alentejo +1 and Algarve +1), one very sadly a child under
Portuguese study discovers why some people react to more seriously than others to infection by Covid virus
Investigators at Porto’s i3S (institute of health investigation and innovation) have discovered why some people develop Covid-19 and go on to be very ill, while others don’t. It’s all in
New Covid outbreak in old people’s home where staff and residents fully-vaccinated
So far only one death has been recorded in a new outbreak of Covid-19 in an old people’s home where all residents and staff have been fully vaccinated (and passed
DGS publishes list of 10 priorities for vaccination of 12-15 year olds against Covid-19
DGS health orientation on childhood conditions which qualify for vaccination against Covid-19 have finally been ‘published’. But the development has done little to calm rising criticism, largely because it took
Portugal to green-light Chinese and Indian vaccines
Good news at last for the five million Brits barred from holidaying in Portugal because they have been fully-jabbed with the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in India: Portuguese authorities have agreed
DGS shortens time span between administration of Pfizer doses
A new rule, published today on the DGS health authority site is that the time span between first and second shots of the Pfizer vaccine has been reduced from 28
Confusion as some parents and schools say: “We want children vaccinated”
There is some confusion this week following the announcement by DGS health director Graça Freitas that healthy children from the ages of 12 upwards do not, for the time being,