The Daily Populous

Thursday November 5th, 2020 morning edition

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Det siger statsminister Mette Frederiksen (S) på et pressemøde og kalder det en "ekstremt alvorlig situation".

- Den muterede virus blandt mink kan indebære den risiko, at den kommende vaccine ikke kommer til at virke, som den skal, siger statsministeren.

Det værst tænkelige scenarie er, at vi har en pandemi, der starter forfra med udgangspunkt i Danmark.

Statens Serum Institut har fundet fem eksempler på minkfarme og 12 eksempler hos mennesker, hvor muteret virus viser nedsat følsomhed for antistoffer.

Han udtrykker medfølelse over for minkavlerne og de berørte lokalsamfund, men han understreger, at det er en alvorlig trussel for folkesundheden.

Det er især vigtigt, at man overholder retningslinjer om maksimalt at være 10 personer sammen, og overholder reglerne om afstand og mundbind, hvor det er påkrævet.

- Og så vil der komme yderligere restriktioner for at dæmpe aktiviteten i de berørte kommuner, siger han. »

Alle mink skal slås ihjel: Muteret coronavirus fra mink er en trussel for mennesker

Authored by bt.dk

En muteret coronavirus er vandret fra mink til mennesker og har siden spredt sig kraftigt blandt borgerne i Nordjylland.

Vis mere Da Fødevarestyrelsen søndag aflivede mink i Brovst, havde de ingen containere til de døde mink.

Samtidig er bekymringen, at den nye coronavirus fra mink betyder, at alle mennesker, som har været smittet med corona, igen kan blive ramt af den muterede coronavirus. »

New study finds psilocybin greatly and quickly relieves depression

Authored by psychnewsdaily.com

A new study of 24 adults with major depression finds that two doses of the psychedelic substance psilocybin, given with supportive psychotherapy, produced rapid and large reductions in depressive symptoms.

For the new study, the researchers recruited 24 people with a long-term history of depression.

A score of 17-23 means moderate depression, 8-16 mild depression, and 7 or less no depression. »

Texas Democrats Had Big Hopes For 2020. Those Hopes Were Mostly Dashed.

Authored by kut.org

Texas Democrats were hoping to flip six congressional seats and nine Texas House seats this election, while pulling off a close presidential race in the state.

Democrats have long hoped changing demographics in the state – especially in suburban counties – would close the gap in statewide and down-ballot races in Texas.

During the 2018 election, Democrats picked up a whopping 12 seats in the Texas House and flipped two congressional seats. »

Denmark plans to cull its mink population after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans

Authored by reuters.com

Health authorities found virus strains in humans and in mink which showed decreased sensitivity against antibodies, potentially lowering the efficacy of future vaccines, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.

Outbreaks at mink farms have persisted in the Nordic country, the world’s largest producer of mink furs, despite repeated efforts to cull infected animals since June.

“China, Denmark, and Poland should support and extend the immediate and complete ban of mink production,” Sonne and his co-authors wrote last week. »