Infected blood transfusions killed 1,820 in UK, study estimates
Study estimates 27,000 people were infected with hepatitis C in UK after surgery in 1970s and 1980s. Source link
Study estimates 27,000 people were infected with hepatitis C in UK after surgery in 1970s and 1980s. Source link
Dr Sylvie Briand, director of global infectious hazard preparedness at the WHO, added: “It’s the first time, so it means that dogs can be infected, but it doesn’t mean that the dog can transmit the disease and infect other dogs, nor does it mean that the dog can re-infect human if it is infected.” Source … Read more
Over the years, the government has put in place a number of schemes offering victims financial support without any admission of liability but, unlike in the Republic of Ireland and some other countries, compensation has never been paid to individuals or families affected. Source link
The chairman of the infected blood public inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, said last month individuals who currently qualify for financial support, including some bereaved partners of those killed, should now be offered interim compensation of £100,000 each. Source link
Over the years, the government has put in place a number of schemes offering victims financial support without any admission of liability but, unlike in the Republic of Ireland and some other countries, compensation has never been paid to individuals or families affected. Source link
Anyone who tests positive should abstain from sex while symptomatic and use condoms for eight weeks. Source link
More than 9,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Hong Kong since the start of the year, giving it one of the highest fatality rates in the world. Over half of those to die in the latest wave were care home residents. BBC Chinese was given rare access to one such home. Producer: Meiqing Guan … Read more
The virus doesn’t usually spread easily and the risk to the UK population is low, officials say. Source link
Everyone has heard of someone who has been reinfected in less than 90 days, says Paul Hunter, professor of health protection from University of East Anglia, “but proving these to be true reinfections without sequencing every positive would be difficult”. Source link
In eastern Europe, Poland reported that 100,000 people had died from the virus in the country since the start of the pandemic. Poland now has the sixth-highest mortality rate in the world from Covid-19, and almost 40% of its population remains unvaccinated. Source link