Getting an annual flu shot may offer protection against COVID-19 as well, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine studied medical records from almost 75,000 Covid patients. They found patients who had recently gotten inoculated
A fifth of Covid patients currently in hospital are aged between 18 and 34, the head of the NHS revealed today. Amanda Pritchard, who took over as chief executive of the health service last week, urged young people to get a vaccine. In
Premier Daniel Andrews said a short, sharp lockdown was the only way to stop the disease getting ‘out of control’ like it has in Sydney.
Teenagers have rebelled against anti-vaxxers following No10’s expansion of the roll-out to include all 16- and 17-year-olds, with youngsters demanding adults stay out of the fierce debate. Some concerned parents took to social media last night under the ‘LeaveOurKidsAlone’ hashtag to slam
NIH director walks back comments suggesting all parents wear masks at HOME to protect their unvaccinated children from Covid On Tuesday, NIH director Dr Francis Collins appeared to suggest parents wear masks at home to protect unvaccinated children from COVID-19 He later
Brain Hayes (pictured), Macon County Coroner, admitted to the KC Star that he was removing COVID-19 from death certificates. The coroner, an elected Republican, was arrested for DWI in 2018. Pictured: Hayes’ mugshot from the arrest A small Missouri county may be
Blood thinners reduce need for mechanical ventilation in patients with moderate cases of COVID-19 but NOT in those who are severely ill, NIH study finds A new study looked at 5,500 hospitalized patients infected with COVID-19, of whom 1,074 critically ill and
The nation’s top infectious disease expert says he fears new vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant could emerge during the fall. In an interview with McClatchy, Dr Anthony Fauci said so many variants have emerged during the pandemic that he fears a strain more serious than
Covid could make you dumber: Study finds survivors who were hooked up to a ventilator in hospital lost up to seven IQ points Scientists examined the intelligence of 81,337 Britons who took IQ tests They found people who had Covid had a
Infection rates are three times lower among fully-vaccinated Britons, a major study has found. Data from the REACT study — which randomly tested 100,000 people between June 24 and July 12 — found 0.4 per cent of double-jabbed adults tested positive. But
Britain’s daily Covid cases fell to another five-week low today as hospitalisations continued to drop, official data revealed. Department of Health bosses posted 21,691 positive tests, which was 7.7 per cent down on last week’s figure and the fewest recorded since late