Covid jabs for under fives in at-risk groups
Jabs will start to be offered from mid-June, after government vaccine experts made recommendation. Source link
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Type 1 diabetes trial to identify at-risk children
Blood tests will look for markers that could help avoid life-threatening complications. Source link
Monkeypox jab to be offered to at-risk gay and bisexual men
UK health officials say the move could help control the recent and unusual outbreak of the disease. Source link
Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer’s
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The APOE4 gene is the most powerful genetic factor driving a person’s risk for developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. “It probably increases your risk two or threefold if you have one APOE4 copy, and if you have two APOE4 copies, it probably increases your … Read more
Covid jab side-effects ‘mild’ for at-risk children
Parents should be reassured by the findings, Bristol doctors say, following a small study. Source link
At-risk children aged 12-17 to be offered vaccine
Children aged 12-17 with underlying health conditions will be offered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the government has said. Speaking in the House of Commons, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said children in the age range will also be offered a vaccine “if they live with someone who is immunosuppressed”. Read more: Covid: Hundreds of thousands of under-18s … Read more