Covid-19 “probably already endemic in Portugal”, Infarmed meeting of experts hears
Today’s meeting of mathematicians, virologists and epidemiologists at Infarmed has heard that Covid-19 is “probably already endemic” within Portuguese society. Henrique Barros, licensed in medicine and one of the handful
Marcelo defends changes to Portugal “risk matrix” to take vaccination into account
Keen to impress the fact that rising infections in areas like Lisbon are not translating into serious illness or pressure on the health system, President Marcelo has made a case
Historic centre of Lisbon is where Covid is ‘spreading most’
The historic centre of Lisbon is where the number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 has increased most in Portugal in recent days. According to Público this morning, these neighbourhoods (Alfama, Castelo,
More than 5,660 ‘adverse reactions’ to vaccines registered in Portugal
Infarmed (medicines authority) has stressed that the more than 5,660 adverse reactions registered in people who have received a dose of the approved vaccines against Covid-19 “do not necessarily have
Anger and frustration as Portugal’s next deconfinement evaluation looms
Tomorrow (April 27) sees the next ‘evaluation’ of the virus outbreak situation in Portugal. With 43 boroughs’ current ‘day-to-day’ on the line (click here), there is enormous frustration at how
Portugal has “very much lower Covid incidence level than majority of European countries”
Portugal has a “very much lower (Covid) incidence level than the majority of countries in Europe”. This has been one of the many positives coming out of this morning’s meeting
Infarmed: AstraZeneca benefits outweigh risks
Portugal’s National Medicines Authority (Infarmed) issued a statement on Friday saying that the AstraZeneca vaccine’s benefits outweigh the risks. The statement came after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the
Suspended batches of AstraZeneca not distributed in Portugal
Batches of the AstraZeneca vaccine that were suspended in several European countries following reports of blood clots, have not been distributed in Portugal, according to the Portuguese health authorities, local
INFARMED warns doctors to stop prescribing Picato gel
INFARMED, Portugal’s medicines authority, has imposed a nationwide ban on the prescription of Picato gel – a treatment for actinic keratosis (a condition caused by excessive sun exposure). Fears are
Infarmed withdraws mouth and nasal spray from sale due to serious risk of allergic reactions
It is a medication that is commonly prescribed for blocked up noses and sore throats, but suddenly health chiefs have decided Locabiosol carries a “serious risk of allergic reactions” and