Spitzi-Foto/Shutterstock COVID is surging in some European countries. In response, Austria and Russia are planning to reimpose lockdowns, but only for the unvaccinated. Is this ethical? Some countries already have vaccine passport schemes to travel or enter certain public spaces. The passports treat those who have had vaccines – orContinue Reading
ImageFlow/Shutterstock Most people with COVID don’t end up in hospital, but some groups get a very severe form of the disease. As early as the first wave, it was clear that minority ethnic groups in the UK were more likely to die of COVID compared with white people. Part ofContinue Reading
THOUSANDS of care home staff will lose their jobs today for not having their Covid jabs. Even those who have had one dose will not be allowed shifts until they have had both. Thousands who have had only a single dose will be unable to work until they have hadContinue Reading
divedog/Shutterstock More than 18 months into the pandemic, we’re still hunting for effective antiviral treatments for COVID – medicines that target the coronavirus itself and stop it from developing in the body. So far we have only a handful of options. Remdesivir has been authorised for use, but the latestContinue Reading
New research from the US has shown that white-tailed deer are being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. Antibodies were found in 40% of deer that were tested from January to March 2021 across Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois and New York state. A second unpublished study hasContinue Reading
BORIS Johnson today admitted “too many elderly people” are ending up in hospital with Covid as he warned Britain faces a “tough winter”. The PM urged more people to come forward for their booster jabs saying the UK has “got to get those numbers up” to avoid “excessive” pressure onContinue Reading
The success of medical research has been one of the few positives of the COVID pandemic. The effectiveness of vaccines in preventing deaths (see graph below), is particularly impressive given the short time in which they were developed. But if recent allegations from a whistleblower about a Pfizer vaccine trialContinue Reading
FROM Monday Brits eligible for a vital booster shot can book themselves in a month before they are due their jab. The booking system has been changed to make sure everyone with waning protection against Covid is topped up as soon as possible. PA Boosters can be booked a monthContinue Reading
BOOSTER jab bookings will open a month earlier to speed up the rollout. From next week the NHS will send out Covid vaccine invites five months after someone’s second dose instead of six so they secure a date in advance. AFP Covid booster jab bookings will open a month earlierContinue Reading
On December 1 1955, in Alabama, Rosa Parks broke the law. But Parks was no ordinary criminal trying to take advantage of others. She merely refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person and was arrested for this reason alone. Parks is a hero becauseContinue Reading
