COVID-19 Updates
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From the Beatles to biologics – how Liverpool became a life science hotspot
The city has a long history with tropical medicine and is now home to one of the largest biotech clusters in Europe Tucked away in the village of Leasowe, near…
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Two charged in Luton over sale of fake Covid-19 vaccination records
Unvaccinated people reportedly paid for fake vaccine passports so they could travel during pandemic Two people have been charged over the creation and sale of fake Covid-19 vaccination records during…
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Covid and flu rates rise across the US, according to the CDC
Less than half of Americans planned to get Covid vaccine in 2024, and slightly more than half planned to get flu shot The amount of acute respiratory illness causing Americans…
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Covid surges across US after holidays amid low booster uptake
Test positivity, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing as expert warns: ‘It’s still dangerous’ Covid is once again surging across the US after an unusual relative lull over…
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Are we ready for another pandemic?
After Covid-19, world leaders agreed to work together to strengthen global health systems, but negotiations on a new agreement have stalled Five years ago, the world was hearing the first…
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Hospital porter sacked for not wearing face mask loses unfair dismissal claim
Graham Fordham refused to wear face covering during Covid pandemic because he said it made him anxious A hospital porter of 20 years who was sacked after refusing to wear…
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Kung fu nuns show off martial art skills at monastery reopening in Nepal
Nuns mark opening of Druk Amitabha nunnery with performance, five years after Covid closure About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as…
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WHO implores China to finally share Covid origins data, five years on
‘This is a moral and scientific imperative,’ World Health Organization says in statement marking five years since Chinese authorities first alerted to ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan The World Health Organization…
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WHO implores China to share data, access to learn about Covid-19’s origins
‘Without transparency, sharing and cooperation, the world cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics.’. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Janey Godley remembered by Nicola Sturgeon
20 January 1961 – 2 November 2024The former first minister hails the talents of the Scottish comedian and actor who made people laugh in the darkest of times, not least…