Category: Healthcare
UK NHS: 15,000 patients with Covid and rising
A UK NHS leader has given a graphic account of the pressure that the health service is currently under. More...
UK ONS: 2.7% of the British population reporting Long Covid symptoms
An estimated 1.7 million people living in private households in the UK (2.7% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 5 March 2022
The estimates presented in this analysis relate to self-reported long COVID, as experienced by study participants who responded to a representative survey, rather than clinically diagnosed ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 syndrome in the full population. More...
USA: Biden White House Memorandum on Long Covid
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. More...
WHO: The world’s most boring report ever proposes an end to the pandemic
28 pages of finger-crossing, hand-wringing, wishful thinking dross. An epic black hole riddled with buzz phrases, key words, bullet points, legal clauses, minute fonts and pointless diagrams. More...
SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in retinal cells
SARS-CoV-2 infects retinal cells, especially retinal ganglion cells, but also light-sensitive cells. More...
Sweden: Bombshell report demolishes Covid-19 pandemic response *4 UPDATES*
Sweden’s response to the Covid pandemic has received devastating criticism in a new report published in March 2022. More...
Denmark Covid-19 Trends Report – Week 12
Denmark’s Covid-19 trends report for Week 12 of 2022 shows BA.2_H78Y is still stable at about 28% of sequences. More...
Preprint: Multi-organ impairment and Long COVID
“3 in 5 people with Long COVID have impairment in at least one organ, and 1 in 4 have impairment in two or more organs, in some cases without symptoms.” More...
UK: ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey, March 2022
The latest UK Office for National Statistics COVID-19 Infection Survey has just landed. More...
Hong Kong: Omicron BA.2 with S:I1221T mutation designated BA.2.2
The dominant BA.2 lineage in Hong Kong with the spike mutation at I1221T has been designated BA.2.2. More...