Kathleen Poole: Deportation of grandmother with Alzheimer’s paused
Kathleen Poole, a British 74-year-old care home resident, was facing deportation from Sweden. Source link
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‘I lost my daughter to cancer after Covid paused chemo’
The mother of a 31-year-old woman who died from cancer after her chemotherapy was paused due to pandemic Covid measures has spoken publicly for the first time, saying she’s “broken” by her daughter’s death. Kelly Smith from Macclesfield died from bowel cancer in June 2020. Her mum, Mandy Russell, and dad started a petition calling … Read more
Covid: Child vaccine trial paused over possible adult clot link
Confirming that the trial on children was being paused, Prof Pollard said: “Whilst there are no safety concerns in the paediatric clinical trial, we await additional information from the MHRA on its review of rare cases of thrombosis/thrombocytopaenia that have been reported in adults, before giving any further vaccinations in the trial.” Source link
Rollout of daily testing of close contacts paused in English schools
Mass testing in schools, using pregnancy-style lateral flow tests to detect the virus, had been due to start in January. Source link
Covid: Care home testing paused over safety concerns
The rapid tests picked up five infections out of every 10 found by conventional lab tests. Source link
Oxford vaccine trial paused as participant falls ill
Image copyright Reuters Final clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, have been put on hold after a participant had an adverse reaction in the UK. AstraZeneca described it as a “routine” pause in the case of “an unexplained illness”. The outcome of vaccine trials is being closely watched around … Read more