Coronavirus

Flu cases surge in the UK hospitals while China battles human metapneumovirus

Flu Season: New data from the NHS shows rapid rise in flu cases across the UK, whilst across the world, china continues its battle against human metapneumovirus virus.

EU says 70% of population are double-vaccinated

President Ursula von der Leyen announced that 70% of the EU population are now double-vaccinated - but some countries in Eastern Europe lag behind.

Real-world study on 800,000 vaccinated people says COVID vaccine safe

An ongoing real-world study on the Israeli population finds that the Pfizer COVID vaccine is safe to use - minimal side effects were observed in over 800,000 people.

Organ transplants fell by a third during first wave of COVID-19

Organ transplants performed during the first wave of COVID-19 fell by a third compared to 2019, according to a new study.

Research says COVID vaccines work for 90% of immunosuppressed people

New research finds that COVID vaccines work for 90% of people who are currently immunosuppressed due to their medication.

50% of hospitalised COVID patients have symptoms after 12 months

A new study, published in The Lancet, found that 50% of hospitalised COVID patients have at least one symptom after 12 months - with one in three of them experiencing shortness of breath.

Five new research projects will examine COVID-19 vaccine responses

Five new COVID-19 research projects will study the durability of vaccine responses, low responses linked with health conditions and the effect of booster shots.

Immunocompromised patients show low immune response after second vaccine

According to the OCTAVE study, immunocompromised patients presented low immune responses after two doses of the same COVID-19 vaccine.

Clinical trial to test third COVID-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems

A new clinical trial will investigate whether a third COVID-19 vaccine dose gives a stronger immune response for people with weakened immune systems.

Study finds COVID infection increases surgery blood clot risk by 50%

The study, published in Anaesthesia, finds that COVID infection increases surgery blood clot risks by 50% - with a five times increased risk of death.

Vaccinated mothers transfer COVID antibodies via breast milk

A study by the University of Florida finds that vaccinated mothers transfer COVID antibodies to babies via breast milk - suggesting that mothers can "pass on this immunity to their babies".

UK orders 35 million more Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses

The UK Government has signed a contract for 35 million more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, to be delivered from the second half of 2022..

Long COVID patients face increased levels of blood-clotting

Study suggests that long COVID patients are more likely to face blood-clots - even if they appeared okay, their clotting biomarkers were significantly high.

Study warns “vaccine nationalism” will create more COVID variants

Global "vaccine nationalism" is the dominant approach to the virus so far - but according to researchers at Princeton and McGill University, this mentality increases the chances of a new variant.

How has click fraud worsened during the coronavirus pandemic?

In this Q&A interview with Stewart Boutcher, CTO and data lead of Beacon, he discusses how click fraud has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic and what e-commerce businesses can do to protect themselves.

NHS GP says long COVID patients “shouldn’t suffer in silence”

NHS GP and lead GP at Numan, Dr Luke Pratsides tells us everything he knows about the symptoms of long COVID and what’s being done to tackle this novel disease.

COVID-19: Challenges of vaccination logistics

The challenges of vaccination logistics during the COVID-19 pandemic are charted in this updated view, written by Zisis Kozlakidis and John Litaker.

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