Category: England
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to be tested on children aged 6yrs to 17yrs
Trial will use 300 volunteers to assess whether jab produces strong immune response in children aged six to 17
Researchers will use 300 volunteers to assess whether the jab – known as the the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine – produces a strong immune response in children aged between six and 17. More...
Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalised with COVID-19
The Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) has demonstrated that an anti-inflammatory treatment, tocilizumab, reduces the risk of death when given to hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19. More...
Kent Sars-Cov-2 variant with E484K mutation found in Bristol named VOC 202102/02
A mutated version of the coronavirus variant first detected in Kent has been classified as a cause for “concern” by scientific advisers to the government. More...
Oxford University: “vaccine effective against major B.1.1.7 ‘Kent’ coronavirus strain circulating in the UK”
“Data from our trials of the ChAdOx1 vaccine in the United Kingdom indicate that the vaccine not only protects against the original pandemic virus, but also protects against the novel variant, B.1.1.7”
The Oxford University researchers who developed the ChAdOx1-nCoV 19 vaccine have found that it remains effective against one of the new variants of the disease. More...
100 UK children a week are being hospitalised with Covid-19 PIMS MISC
Up to 100 UK children a week hospitalised with rare post-Covid disease PIMS (MISC)
75% of children worst affected by paediatric inflammatory multi-system syndrome are BAME
Up to 100 children a week are being hospitalised with a rare disease that can emerge weeks after Covid-19, leaving them in intensive care, doctors have said. More...
Circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7, 501Y.V2, and P.1 have gained ability to utilize rat and mouse Ace2 and altered in vitro sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies and ACE2-Ig
Here, we first investigated cross-species receptor usage of multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants that emerged during the pandemic. More...
UK North West Ambulance Service calls in the army for help
The North West Ambulance Service has applied to bring in the army to help deal with demand amid a surge in call-outs and soaring staff absence. More...
Novavax vaccine works well except on N501Y.V2 South Africa variant
An early analysis in Britain found that the Novavax vaccine had an efficacy rate of nearly 90 percent. More...
Cats and dogs may need Covid-19 vaccine
Norfolk scientists have said Covid vaccinations may need to be given to our pets. More...
If just 10% of coronavirus patients suffer from Long Covid….
The USA, with 25,700,000 infections so far, would have 2,570,000 long haulers
The UK, with 3,600,000 infections far, would have 360,000 long haulers
Germany, with 2,100,000 infections so far, would have 210,000 long haulers
France, with 3,000,000 infections so far, would have 300,000 long haulers
Spain, with 2,600,000 infections so far would have 260,000 long haulers
Russia, with 3,700,000 infections so far, would have 370,000 long haulers
Brazil, with 8,800,000 infections so far, would have 880,000 long haulers
Planet Earth, with nearly 100,000,000 infections so far, would have 10,000,000 long haulers
Lancet: “Our findings showed that 76% of patients reported at least one symptom at 6 months after symptom onset, and the proportion was higher in women.” More...