Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the…
Post-menopausal women report periods coming back after having Covid vaccine
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome post-menopausal women are suffering unexpected periods after receiving a dose of the coronavirus vaccine, scientists say. Read More
Public health director ‘really worried’ about Indian Covid variant in Bedford
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBedford’s director of public health said she was “really worried” about the local increase in Covid-19 cases linked to the Indian variant. …
Indian Covid variant can ‘spread like wildfire’ among those who haven’t had jab
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHealth Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that the Indian Covid variant can “spread like wildfire” among those who have not been vaccinated…
British Airways cabin crew ‘not turning up for flights to India’ amid world record-breaking coronavirus spike
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome British Airways cabin crew members are reportedly failing to show up to flights to India amid a devastating wave of coronavirus…
Lockdowns and panic-buying in Taiwan as Covid cases rise
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTaiwan reported 206 new local cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, breaking the previous day’s record high of 180. Read More
'Don't mix for two weeks' Professor warns of Indian variant contagion - 'Be very cautious'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteProfessor Adam Finn, who is a member of the JCVI, told BBC Breakfast viewers not to mix with others for at least…
Indian variant can 'spread like wildfire' if people not jabbed - but 'confidence' vaccines work
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is a “high degree of confidence” that vaccines protect against the Indian variant of COVID-19 – but it can “spread like…
Jab costing £1 cuts chances of premature children getting cerebral palsy
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 200 cases of cerebral palsy in premature babies have been prevented in two years after a drug, costing £1 per…
Should Children Know Their HIV Status?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChildren with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are surviving to adolescence and adulthood because of the increasing long-term use of antiretroviral therapy Read…