The World Health Organization officially declared COVID a pandemic on March 11 2020. Now, two years later, there’s light for some at the end of the tunnel. In many wealthier countries, which have benefited from several rounds of vaccination, the worst of the pandemic is over. We’ve got here byContinue Reading
Cavan-Images/Shutterstock It’s been two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic, and since then, people around the world have been asking the same thing: when will it end? This seems like a simple question, but historical analysis shows that “the end” of a diseaseContinue Reading
PATIENTS waiting more than 18 months for NHS treatment will be able to go private for free in plans to slash the Covid backlog. Health Secretary Sajid Javid will say today that expanding the “right to choose” will help speed up care as six million languish on waiting lists. TheContinue Reading
MarySan/Shutterstock Multiple factors play a role in complex diseases like COVID, and knowing what they are is important for predicting how different people will be affected. Early on in the pandemic, being older, overweight or smoking were identified as increasing your risk of developing severe COVID. This then informed publicContinue Reading
AN EIGHT-year-old boy tragically passed away just three days after testing positive for coronavirus. The devastated family of Jasper Cook have paid tribute to the Lego loving lad and told how there were “no warning signs” he was gravely ill. SWNS Jasper Cook, 8, tragically passed away just three daysContinue Reading
Human physiological uniqueness made possible our colonisation of the world. Since our ancestors emerged from the African savanna tens of thousands of years ago, we’ve migrated and established residence in more or less every region on the planet, regardless of how hot or cold in temperature or high or lowContinue Reading
OMAN is the latest country to scrap Covid tests for vaccinated Brits. The change will make travel easier and cheaper for Brits planning a holiday to the Middle Eastern country. Getty – Contributor Oman is the latest country to scrap Covid tests for vaccinated Brits, making holidays cheaper and easier[/caption]Continue Reading
Bal Iryna/Shutterstock It sounds simple, but to treat someone you suspect has COVID, you need to confirm they are actually infected with the coronavirus. In the UK, it is easy to take this for granted – we’ve had a reliable detection method for diagnosing infected patients widely available since earlyContinue Reading
Alex Yeung/Shutterstock Several European countries are drastically reducing the number of COVID tests performed. Sweden has already restricted free tests to healthcare staff, social care workers and clinically vulnerable people, and only if they are symptomatic. The UK government has announced that free tests for symptomatic and asymptomatic people inContinue Reading
THE CENTERS for Disease Control and Prevention announced a new recommendation to remove indoor mask guidelines on February 25, 2022. The announcement came as the CDC and the Biden administration faced pressure to ease restrictions for those who have received protection from Covid-19. Getty People stroll in Central Park inContinue Reading
