Health
One in 500 Americans has died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began – but the fourth wave is continuing to slow with the rate of new cases at its lowest levels since early July
- Advertisement - The death toll from COVID-19 in the US is 663,963 and the population is 331,449,281, this...
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Covid changes affected maternity care for women who had stillbirths
- Advertisement - An investigation has found that changes to obstetric services during the pandemic, including the mandatory redeployment...
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One in ten children infected with coronavirus will suffer from ‘long Covid’ after they recover, Israeli study finds – but rates drop to as low as 1.8% after six months
- Advertisement - According to Israel’s health ministry, more than 11% of children who contract the coronavirus will develop...
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Pfizer CFO expects to have data from its Covid vaccine clinical trial in kids aged 5-11 by end of September and will file for emergency use with the FDA next month
- Advertisement - Pfizer CFO Frank D’Amelio speaks at the Morgan Stanley Annual Global Healthcare Conference on TuesdayHe said...
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Moderna says people who received its Covid vaccine last year are nearly TWICE as likely to get a breakthrough infection compared to those who got the shot recently
- Advertisement - New data from Moderna found 88 successful cases of COVID-19 among people who were fully vaccinated...
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Clinical trial to test whether anti-parasite drug ivermectin is effective at treating Covid set to begin in Minnesota
- Advertisement - The University of Minnesota will conduct a clinical trial to find out whether ivermectin, along with...
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Only 1.6million of most elderly are currently eligible for Covid booster jabs – and roll-out won’t open to all 32m over-50s until closer to Christmas, official data suggests
- Advertisement - Starting next week, 32 million Britons will be given booster COVID jabs six months after their...
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Babies could be given Pfizer’s Covid vaccine in the US this winter: Company plans to seek approval for jabbing six-month-olds in November
- Advertisement - Pfizer is asking children between the ages of six months and five to be allowed until...
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SAGE adviser says workers shouldn’t be forced back to the office amid warnings a sharp drop off in WFH could trigger a ‘rapid increase’ in Covid hospitalisations
- Advertisement - Professor Stephen Reicher said the return to work has increased contactHe warned that this could lead...
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COVID-19 cases hit 1st ‘substantial decline’ in months, WHO reports
- Advertisement - Global Health Agency reports 4 million weekly COVID-19 cases- Advertisement - The World Health Organization (WHO)...
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