France records 500K virus cases in one day
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Reading Time: < 1 minute France has reported a record number of COVID-19 cases, with more than 500,000 new infections registered within one day. Read More
11 cases of new omicron sub-variant BA.2 detected in California, at least 2 in Santa Clara Co.
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The California Department of Public Health confirmed that there are 11 cases of the new omicron sub-variant in the state, with at least two cases…
Number of hospitalised Covid patients in England needing a ventilator has plunged to a SIX-MONTH low and has stayed flat throughout Omicron wave, official data shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of Covid patients on ventilators in England fallen to a six-month low as the pressure of Omicron on the NHS peaks, official figures…
Giving hospitalised Covid patients blood plasma transfusions from virus survivors may cut their risk of dying by 15%, study now finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Giving hospitalised Covid patients blood plasma transfusions from virus survivors may cut their risk of dying after all, scientists now say. Read…
TWO THIRDS of Covid cases in England 'were reinfections last month'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Two-thirds of Covid cases in England last month may have been reinfections, official data suggests. Read More
BA.2 is now more prevalent than Delta, data shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A version of Omicron that is harder to track is growing quickly in England and is now more common than Delta. Read More
Did Omicron originate in MICE? Researchers say analysis suggests extremely-transmissible variant evolved in rodents before jumping back to humans
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Omicron could have jumped into humans from mice, scientists say. Read More
Belgium gives green light for fourth dose for high-risk groups
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Belgium’s different health ministers have decided that people with a weakened immune system will be able to receive a fourth dose of…
Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna making $1 000 profit every second: analysis
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Reading Time: < 1 minute PFIZER, BioNTech and Moderna are making combined profits of $65,000 every minute from their highly successful COVID-19 vaccines while the world’s poorest…
Wearing a mask on planes DOES cut risk of COVID spreading, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Many travellers have bemoaned having to wear a mask for an entire flight but it does reduce the chance of spreading Covid,…