NHS England director of vaccinations and screening, Steve Russell, said: “If you are yet to have your Covid booster or flu jab, please book in as soon as possible and take up the opportunities on offer around the country this weekend to ensure you have maximum protection over Christmas.” Source link
London: An international team of scientists from India and the UK have developed a pioneering “smart contact lens” to test for eye infections in a quick, non-invasive way, according to a British university involved with the project. The University of Sheffield along with the University of Bradford and the LV Prasad Eye Institute in India … Read more
Two doctors say they experienced “every parent’s worst nightmare” when their son got sick. Source link
About one in 35 people in the UK have the virus, the Office for National Statistics suggests. Source link
Tamil Nadu reported 244 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, pushing the tally of those who have tested positive till date to 35,89,781. Barring Ariyalur and Tirupathur, all other districts recorded fresh cases. In Chennai 61 more persons tested positive. Tiruvallur, Krishnagiri, Kancheepuram, Coimbatore, Chennai and Chengalpattu recorded fresh infections in double digits. At present … Read more
Wales has also seen a rise, where the latest estimate for infections is 74,900, or one in 40 people, up from 63,400, or one in 50.In Northern Ireland the latest estimate is 45,100 infections, or one in 40 people, compared with 46,100, which is also one in 40 – though the longer trend here is … Read more
But there is no clear evidence of an autumn wave starting, says the Office for National Statistics. Source link
The largest rise was in secondary school children as the new term started, according to the ONS. Source link
One in 70 people now has the virus, but not all parts of the UK are still seeing falling infections. Source link
Washington : An artificial intelligence model was shown to be significantly more accurate than doctors at diagnosing pediatric ear infections in the first head-to-head evaluation of its kind. The tool, called OtoDx, was more than 95 per cent accurate in diagnosing an ear infection in a set of 22 test images compared to 65 per … Read more