Covid booster vaccines are expected to become available for the UK public to buy for the first time after health officials supported the proposal. Pharmacists and private clinics will be allowed to offer jabs for sale on the high street next year, as they do with the flu vaccine. The declaration by the UK Health… Continue reading Covid booster jabs approved for sale to UK public | Coronavirus
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How high are Covid rates in England and what are the vaccination plans? | Coronavirus
With Covid in the UK on the rise once more, we take a look at the current situation and what the plans are for vaccination. What is the current picture around Covid cases and hospitalisations? While many of the community surveillance studies tracking Covid infection levels have been wound up, the UK Health Security Agency… Continue reading How high are Covid rates in England and what are the vaccination plans? | Coronavirus
Covid vaccines should be available to buy privately in UK, scientists say | Coronavirus
Covid vaccines should be made available for people to buy privately in Britain, leading scientists have urged, amid concerns over a new wave of the virus which could worsen in autumn and winter. Unlike flu jabs, which individuals or employers can buy for about £15 from high street pharmacies, Covid jabs are only available on… Continue reading Covid vaccines should be available to buy privately in UK, scientists say | Coronavirus
Monday briefing: The new variant that’s a reminder the pandemic never fully ended | Coronavirus
Good morning. Covid has become a polarising topic that many people just want to forget about. Earlier this year, the World Health Organization officially declared the pandemic over. Cases, hospitalisations and deaths are at their lowest levels, though infections have undoubtedly become more difficult to track as monitoring systems are dismantled. But even so, experts… Continue reading Monday briefing: The new variant that’s a reminder the pandemic never fully ended | Coronavirus
French research centre behind controversial Covid paper found to have used questionable ethics processes | Coronavirus
A major French research centre that produced one of the most widely cited and controversial research papers of the Covid-19 pandemic has been found by an international research team to have used questionable and concerning ethics approval processes across hundreds of studies. The Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, or IHU, is a large clinical research centre… Continue reading French research centre behind controversial Covid paper found to have used questionable ethics processes | Coronavirus
UK almost ‘flying blind’ on Covid this autumn, experts say | Coronavirus
The UK is nearly “flying blind” when it comes to Covid this autumn, experts have said, amid an increase in cases. While the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to track some metrics of Covid, including hospitalisation numbers, many of the community surveillance studies tracking infection levels have finished. Now experts have said the situation… Continue reading UK almost ‘flying blind’ on Covid this autumn, experts say | Coronavirus
Nose-picking healthcare workers more likely to catch Covid, data suggests | Coronavirus
Nose-picking should be given greater consideration as a potential health hazard, researchers have said, after finding healthcare workers who engaged in rhinotillexis were more likely to catch Covid than those who refrained. Scientists in the Netherlands say research has previously found healthcare workers who had direct with Covid patients were more likely to catch Covid… Continue reading Nose-picking healthcare workers more likely to catch Covid, data suggests | Coronavirus
Sales of Covid tests up by a third in a month as UK cases rise slightly | Coronavirus
Sales of Covid tests have increased by a third this month, while official estimates of the number of people with the virus have also risen slightly. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said its surveillance showed a slight increase in cases and hospital admissions, including those in intensive care, as of 20 July. Its records… Continue reading Sales of Covid tests up by a third in a month as UK cases rise slightly | Coronavirus