Colon cancer: let’s test it!
You have observed a change in bowel movements (diarrhea, constipation); a feeling that the intestine is not completely emptying; the presence of bright red or very dark blood in the stool; stool that is narrower or thinner than usual; abdominal discomfort (frequent painful gas, bloating, heaviness, cramps); unexplained weight...
WHO recommends continuing vaccination with AstraZeneca “at present”
“For the moment, the WHO believes that the risk / benefit balance tilts in favor of the AstraZeneca vaccine and recommends that the vaccinations continue,” said a press release from the UN agency on Wednesday, specifying that its experts, whose opinion is eagerly awaited, continue to “evaluate” the data...
Johnson & Johnson vaccine recommended even in countries where variants circulate
The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunization, which met on Monday, released its recommendations on Wednesday on the use of the vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, which the agency UN approved on Friday. “In countries where the spread of variants is high...
Coronavirus in the world: third wave among our French neighbors, the European Medicines Agency reassuring on AstraZeneca
The pandemic has killed at least 2,661,919 people worldwide since the start of the pandemic, according to a report established by AFP from official sources on Tuesday. The United States is the country with the most deaths, at 535,661, followed by Brazil (282,127) and Mexico (194,944), India (158,856) and...
Concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine: the investigation continues, Belgium against the tide
The European Medicines Agency is reassuring about the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Belgium, against the tide, is continuing its vaccination campaign. The fate of the vaccine in Europe will be known on Thursday. Never has the pressure been so strong on the European Medicines Agency (EMA), responsible for...
AstraZeneca: six cases of blood problems in Belgium, only 0.0002% in all of Europe insists Vandenbroucke
“These cases were reported recently, after concerns were raised in various countries of the European Union, although they occurred before the recent media coverage”, specifies the FAMHP. The Federal Medicines Agency points out that every year several thousand people in the European Union develop blood clots for various reasons....
And if we refuse the AstraZeneca vaccine, do we lose our place in the vaccination campaign?
“In case of refusal of the vaccination, the citizen will no longer receive an invitation and he will no longer be able to benefit from the vaccination within the framework of the campaign “. This sentence, which appeared in a press release sent this weekend by the Vaccination Task...
AstraZeneca: can we trace vaccines that belonged to potentially problematic lots?
In Italy, a teacher died a day after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. Italian health authorities are trying to verify “if there is a causal link between vaccination and death”. Pending AstraZeneca vaccinations have resumed, but a “lot” was however excluded as a precaution. But what is a lot? We...
“The British variant is more pathogenic”: Marc Van Ranst puts forward an explanation for the current increase in hospitalizations
According to virologist Marc Van Ranst, there is little reason to doubt that the British variant is more pathogenic than the original strain of the virus. “There are a number of studies that point in this direction”, he says. Since the British variant is becoming dominant in Belgium, this...
European Medicines Agency provides update on AstraZeneca vaccine: “The current situation is not unexpected”
“We remain firmly convinced that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing Covid-19, with its associated risk of hospitalization and death, outweigh the risk of these side effects,” said the executive director of the ‘EMA Emer Cooke on a video conference. The current situation, with concerns about AstraZeneca’s...