‘Oku taupotu ‘i lalo ha fakamatala fakaTonga
There were 9883 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Aotearoa in the week to Sunday and a further 37 deaths attributed to the virus.
A total of 4722 were reinfections.
The seven-day rolling average of cases was down, to 1408.
There were 228 people in hospital at midnight Sunday, with seven cases in intensive care.
Last week, 12,028 new cases were reported and a further 59 deaths attributed to the virus.
Meanwhile, the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in April 2023.
“All individuals above the age of six who had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 bivalent vaccine were considered to be “up-to-date” with COVID-19 vaccination.
“Conversely, individuals were considered to be not “up-to-date” if they had not received a single dose of a COVID-19 bivalent vaccine”.
Recent research has not been able to document the efficacy of the bivalent vaccine, while the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) XBB variants were the dominant circulating strains. Given that these viral variants remain the dominant circulating strains, it is reasonable to ask whether “up-to-date” individuals, with a vaccine of inconclusive effectiveness, are protected against COVID-19 as compared to their not “up-to-date” counterparts.
Addressing this issue, a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigates whether not “up-to-date” individuals had a higher risk of COVID-19 than “up-to-date” individuals.
FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA
Na’e ‘i ai ‘a e keisi fo’ou ‘e 9883 ‘o e Koviti ‘i Aotearoa ‘i he uike kuo ‘osi ngata he Sāpate pea mo ha toe mate ‘e 37 tu’unga he vailasi.
Ko e toko 4722 ko e kau toe puke.
Ko e ‘avalisi ‘ene vilo mai ‘a e ngaahi keisi ‘i he ‘aho ‘e 7 kotoa pe ne holo hifo ki he toko 1408.
Ko e toko 228 ne nau ‘i he fale mahaki he tu’uapō ‘o e Sāpate’ pea toko fitu ‘i he ‘initenisivikea’.
‘I he uike kuo ‘osi na’e lipooti ai ha keisi fo’ou ko e toko 12,028 mo ha toe mate ‘e 59 tupu mei he vailasi.
Taimi tatau pe kuo fakahā mei ‘Amelika mei he Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ‘a hono talamuiaki ‘a ‘enau takiekina ki he huhu malu’i mei he 2019 ki he 2023.
Ko e tokotaha kotoa ‘i ‘olunga he ta’u ono’ kuo’ ne ‘osi ma’u ha huhu malu’i ‘e taha ‘o e Koviti 19 kuo lau ko kinautolu ia kuo kakato a’u ki he huhu malu’i fakamuimui taha’, ‘a honau huhu malu’i.
Kehe mei ai, ko kinautolu ne ‘ikai ke kakato a’u ki he fakamuimui taha ‘a honau huhu malu’i ko kinautolu ko ee te’eki ‘i ai ha’anau fo’i huhu malu’i ‘e taha’.
Kuo te’eki lava ‘e ha fakatotolo fakamuimui ke tokiumeni ‘a e ola lelei ‘o e huhu malu’i lōua’ lolotonga ia ko e fōtunga kehe ‘o e severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) XBB ‘a e fōtunga fo’ou ‘o e vailasi ‘oku kei vilo’ ni holo’.
Koeuhi ko e kei vilo holo ‘a e ngaahi fōtunga fo’ou ko eni ‘o e vailasi ‘oku ‘uhinga lelei ke ‘eke pe ko kinautolu ko eni kuo kakato a’u ki he fakamuimui taha ‘a honau huhu malu’i oku nau malu’i mei he Koviti’ fakahoa kia kinautolu ne ‘ikai.
‘E ma’u ‘a e tali ki ai mei he link ko eni medRxiv*
