DJ nights in Lisbon encourage young people to get vaccinated
The Covid vaccination centres of Loures and Odivelas this weekend are being transformed into ‘parties’ after 10pm to encourage young people between the ages of 16-17 to turn up and
Government likely to stop co-financing Covid antigen tests by end August
Less than a day after a panel of experts in UK said monitoring people with mild symptoms “was no longer helpful”, Portugal’s ministry of health has admitted it may not
Covid vac self-scheduling platform opens for 12 year olds from tomorrow
The DGS self-scheduling platform for vaccinations against Covid-19 opens to 12 year olds from tomorrow (Thursday), with the first weekend programmed for this age group being August 21-22. “We have
Portuguese scientists in race to deliver alternatives to Covid vaccines
Portuguese scientists have been working flat-out since May last year to deliver a viable alternative to the Covid vaccines. This isn’t because the vaccines are ‘not working’ – albeit limitations
Mystery death of healthy student under investigation
The family of 19-year-old university student Inês Rafael who died suddenly, five days after receiving her vaccination against Covid-19, believe there is a link between the two events. As reports
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