Brits should prepare themselves for another resurgence of Covid this winter, according to health chiefs. Despite a recent plateau in infections, surveillance programs monitoring the outbreak in the UK indicate an upward trend. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) anticipates further increases in Covid cases as the season progresses. Dr. Mary Ramsay, the director of …
Struggles Persist as Vulnerable Americans Attempt to Access Covid Booster Vaccine A chaotic and disorganized rollout of the new Covid booster vaccine has left vulnerable Americans struggling to access the much-needed protection. Despite the private companies responsible for distribution receiving millions of doses, only four million Americans, or one percent of the population, have received …
Officials made the decision to accelerate the rollout of the autumn Covid and flu vaccines, which has caused increased anxiety among experts regarding the virus. These programs, offering a flu jab to 30 million people and a Covid vaccine to 25 million, were launched in September, a month earlier than planned. The decision was made …
The emergence of a highly mutated new Covid-19 variant has sparked fears of a resurgence of the virus around the world, including in Australia. The Pirola variant, which experts say is the real deal, has just been found in Australia for the first time, while experts fear it is rapidly spreading undetected. The first Australian …
The World Health Organization (WHO) is increasing pressure on China to provide information on the origins of the Covid pandemic. The WHO has requested “full access” to China to investigate how the virus spread to humans and caused a global crisis. In 2021, the WHO conducted an initial investigation into the origins of Covid, which …
Pressure is mounting on Beijing to offer up information on the origins of the Covid pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) is ready to send a team of scientists to China to probe how the virus spread to humans and plunged the world into crisis. An initial investigation by the UN health agency in 2021, …
A summer resurgence in Covid cases has led to the reintroduction of face mask rules in some GP surgeries. This decision comes after the detection of a new variant. One practice in Leicester reinstated the guidance as a precautionary measure to protect vulnerable patients, while another in Essex did the same due to an increasing …
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the anxiety-inducing experience of exposure to the virus often involved waiting anxiously for several days to see if you had been infected. However, as time has progressed and new variants have emerged, the window of time between infection and symptom onset has decreased. In a recent review published in the …
Brits will soon have access to a new online dashboard that will allow them to track Covid, flu, and other respiratory virus outbreaks. The dashboard, set to launch later this month, aims to increase public health awareness by providing data on a range of viruses alongside existing Covid updates. It will replace the current Covid …
Britain’s booster jab drive faced potential chaos just one day after the autumn roll-out began due to a shortage of doses at surgeries and chemists. General practitioners (GPs) have expressed concerns that they may not have enough Covid and flu vaccines due to delivery cancellations. Pharmacists are also reportedly worried about the availability of doses …