Category: UK
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...
Sweden bans entry from Norway following B117 outbreak in Oslo
Sweden will soon introduce an entry ban from Norway to reduce the risk of the spread of infection. More...
NERVTAG: there is a realistic possibility that infection with VOC B117 is associated with an increased risk of death compared to infection with non-VOC viruses
“Several new analyses are however consistent in reporting increased disease severity in people infected with VOC B.1.1.7 compared to people infected with non-VOC virusvariants.” More...
Number of UK coronavirus patients on ventilators passes 4,000 for first time
The number of coronavirus patients on mechanical ventilation in the UK has passed 4,000 for the first time in the pandemic. More...
The NEU’s June 2020 plan for restarting UK education is as valid now as it was then
A ten-point plan for children and young people
- Disadvantaged children and young people and their families must be a key priority.
UK won’t achieve herd immunity with the current coronavirus vaccines
Britain won’t achieve herd immunity with the current coronavirus vaccines even if every single Briton is injected, a study claimed today. More...
UK to send children back to the coronavirus battlefront. Adults can wait at home until it’s safe.
“There could be a phased reopening of schools in England based on regional infection rates after a lifting of the national lockdown, MPs have been told. More...
Phylogenetic evidence that SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 has been circulating in the United States since November 2020
“It is striking that this [B.1.1.7] lineage may already have been established in the US for some 5-6 weeks before B.1.1.7 was first identified as a variant of concern in the UK in mid-December15. More...
One-in-eight ‘recovered’ coronavirus patients ‘die within 140 days’, a third are readmitted within weeks
Almost a third of recovered Covid patients will end up back in hospital within five months and one in eight will die, alarming new figures have shown. More...









