Tag: covid19
Covid cases are increasing
The number of Covid cases in Scotland has increased by more than 30% in the last week, according to new figures, reported BBC. The latest Public Heal [...]
‘Long Covid’ risk lower with Omicron
Last winter's Omicron variant was less likely to cause lingering symptoms, known as "long Covid", a UK investigation, in The Lancet, suggests, report [...]
US experts recommend Novavax vaccine
Advisers to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have overwhelmingly backed the authorization of Novavax Inc’s Covid 19 vaccine for a [...]
Jabs cleared for kids 6 months old
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on Covid 19 vaccinations for children under 5 on Saturday, cl [...]
Authorized, Covid 19 vaccines for younger children
The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children, reported CNN. The US Food and Drug Administ [...]
No one is fully protected
There's a new omicron subvariant taking over: BA.5. Scientists expect it will soon be responsible for most Covid 19 infections. But how dangerous is [...]
Chinese forced to quarantine
Authorities in the Chinese province of Henan are suspected to be restricting some residents' movements using a Covid app, following rare protests, re [...]
WHO considers name change for virus
"WHO is working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it causes," WHO D [...]
WHO to discuss if monkeypox is of international concern
The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee meeting to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of in [...]
Covid on the rise in parts of the UK
There are early signs of a possible increase in the number of people testing positive for Covid in England and Northern Ireland, officials from the O [...]