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In the middle of the bathing season in Portugal, in case of drowning the health authorities recommend a 2-meter distance and the use of a mask

12 de Julho, 2022 / Tiago Bebiano / ,
The National Health Service makes available on its official page recommendations for procedures that limit the provision of first aid, in cases of drowning, cardiorespiratory arrest or acute myocardial infarction

Nature article: natural infection should confer long-term immunity

30 de Maio, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
An article published in Nature presents evidence of lasting immunity in most people after SARS-CoV-2 infection. It also analyzes the interpretation, often wrong, about the meaning of the fall in

Study: Myocarditis and pericarditis increases considerably after taking vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) between 12 and 15 years old

17 de Maio, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
A meta-analysis of four Nordic countries (23.1 million residents) reveals that, in the 12-15 age group , the incidence of myocarditis after infection was zero or residual. The incidence of myocarditis, pericarditis, or

Secretary of State for Education confesses that taking children out of school during the pandemic was a mistake

5 de Abril, 2022 / Tiago Bebiano / ,
The British Education Secretary has revealed to the Express that stopping schooling for young people was a mistake and that he would do what he could to ensure that education

Why do we continue to ignore natural immunity?

4 de Abril, 2022 / Rui Lima / ,
An article published in Medspace warns that health policies in most countries continue to ignore the effect of immunity acquired through infection without vaccination. Antibodies after an infection are robust

Correlation: Confinements and mortality (2020)

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
In response to this pandemic, many countries have opted for extreme measures. General confinement was introduced with the justification of being a way to reduce transmission and, consequently, mortality from

EU Ombudsman calls for transparency in case of exchanged messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Cemiclay Santos / ,
The European Union (EU) Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, asked for a clear and transparent explanation regarding the exchange of messages between Ursula von der Leyen and the executive chairman of pharmaceutical

Analysis of the severity of Covid-19 in children

10 de Janeiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
14 children (up to 17 years old) were admitted to intensive care units (ICU) with Covid-19 in Portugal. The vast majority (11) belonged to risk groups for severe Covid-19, including

What is a Covid 19 death?

11 de Dezembro, 2020 / Nuno Machado /
We constantly hear in the news phrases like "Covid has already killed X number of people in a given country" or "X number of people have died due to the

A brief overview of the pandemic

11 de Dezembro, 2020 / Nuno Machado /
On 3 March this year the WHO revealed the characteristics of this new virus detected in China.  It would have a lethality rate of 3.4% which was the result of

What is a Covid case? What do the numbers tell us?

17 de Novembro, 2020 / Nuno Machado /
Is it correct to classify positive test cases as “new infections”? What do the numbers tell us? In the previous article on the Covid-19 cases we talked about the doubts

What is a Covid case? The false positives and the non-infectious positives

16 de Novembro, 2020 / Nuno Machado / ,
Every day we are informed about the number of new infections by the “new coronavirus”, also known as “Covid-19 cases”. However, do the reported cases all correspond to infected people?
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