April 27, 2022 People who don’t get vaccinated against COVID-19 are putting themselves in danger and also are creating a “disproportionate” threat to the health of vaccinated people, even in places with high vaccination rates, says a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The study by University of Toronto researchers used computer modeling based … Read more
About five million adults in the UK still haven’t had a Covid vaccine, according to government figures and ONS population estimates. Covid vaccines offer very high levels of protection against infection and are safe. Leicester’s director of public health, who took the city through the UK’s first local lockdown, is warning unvaccinated people about the … Read more
Feb. 9, 2022 With the Omicron variant now accounting for almost 100% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, the seven-day average of daily COVID-related deaths hit 2,600 recently, the highest rate in about a year,The Washington Post reported. That’s higher than the approximately 2,000 daily deaths last autumn during the Delta surge, but less … Read more
NHS staff explain why they have chosen not to have a Covid vaccine as the mandatory deadline looms. Source link
The 31-year-old father-of-two refuses to get the shot, but the hospital says it is following policy. Source link
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines abounds, and people with depression are more likely than others to fall for it, a new study finds. “One of the notable things about depression is that it can cause people to see the world … Read more
The chief executive of King’s College Hospital, Dr Clive Kay, has said unvaccinated staff could face redeployment or lose their jobs. He told the BBC he could not force individuals to get jabbed but would encourage them to do so. It comes after a consultant expressed his concerns about the vaccine and his job safety … Read more
Dec. 23, 2021 — The antiviral remdesivir, an intravenous drug given mostly to seriously ill COVID-19 patients in hospitals, could keep unvaccinated people who become infected out of the hospital if given on an outpatient basis, a new study says. Researchers studied 562 unvaccinated people from September 2020 to April 2021, according to the study … Read more
A&E waits Patients at A&E should be seen within four hours of arrival. This data shows the proportion of patients attending A&E who waited longer than four hours to be treated, discharged or admitted. This data is published monthly for England and Wales and weekly for Scotland. Northern Ireland publishes its data quarterly and Winter … Read more
A so-called Super Green Pass will be needed to access theatres, cinemas and restaurants. Source link