Catching Omicron variant ‘does NOT provide immunity from reinfection’, scientists reveal – saying it helps explain the continued rise in cases
Covid sufferers who caught the Omicron variant will not be protected from catching it again, according to scientists at Imperial College London. The investigators say Omicron and its evolutions could explain why Covid cases remain higher than predicted in the UK. Earlier studies found that past illnesses with Covid provided some immunity against re-infection – […]
I dodged Covid but caught monkeypox’: a Londoner’s surreal ordeal
George avoided Covid during the pandemic, but then became one of the first UK cases of monkeypox virus after he developed strange symptoms As the black, scabby lesion grew, George turned to Google. The 29-year-old was unnerved by the wart-like spot; as a healthcare worker he had “seen quite a bit”, but this was unlike […]
Corbevax gets approval as first mix-and-match booster vaccine
Biological E: Trial showed significant enhancement in immune response Vaccine manufacturer Biological E’s protein sub-unit Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has become the first to be approved by the country’s drug regulator as a heterologous booster in adults, meaning those who have received Covishield or Covaxin as their first or second dose can take it as a third booster shot. So far, mixing-and-matching […]
Shanghai emerges from lockdown – but how lasting will the damage be?
At the end of March people in Shanghai were told to prepare for a lockdown of five days. The city was to be divided into two halves, each half would lock down, one after the other. Two months later the entire city is only just emerging from, what for many, has been a longer lockdown […]
Prince Andrew has COVID – Duke tests positive days after seeing Queen and is forced to skip Jubilee celebrations
PRINCE Andrew has tested positive for Covid – forcing him to pull out of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations The Duke of York, 62, has seen Her Majesty in the last few days but she has been tested and not met with her son since his diagnosis. ndrew had been expected to join his mum […]
JABS UP Parents rush to get chickenpox jabs as cases of monkeypox surge – how to tell them apart
PARENTS have rushed to get their kids vaccinated against chickenpox due to fears surrounding an uptick in monkeypox infections. In the last six weeks the number of people who have had a jab for chickenpox has gone up by 146 per cent. Data from Well Pharmacy shows that this is double the number of doses usually rolled […]
‘The pandemic won’t stop us’: the Beijingers skirting Covid rules
Mothers hosting playdates near cordoned-off parks, mahjong maestros huddled in streets and youngsters slugging night-time beers on barricaded sidewalks — Beijingers are making the most of the small spaces available as China’s coronavirus controls close in. Meanwhile in Shanghai, a growing number of residents are being allowed to briefly venture outside as the city gradually […]
Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways
For nearly two years, as the Covid pandemic disrupted life around the globe, other infectious diseases were in retreat. Now, as the world rapidly dismantles the measures put in place to slow spread of Covid, the viral and bacterial nuisances that were on hiatus are returning — and behaving in unexpected ways. Consider what we’ve […]
Greece to drop most mask restrictions from June
Greece will drop most mask restrictions from June 1 to mid-September, a period coinciding with the height of its vital tourism season, the health minister said Wednesday. Thanos Plevris said masks will no longer be mandatory in most areas including on planes and intercity travel, though they will remain in force in hospitals, elderly care […]
Iran Health Tells WHO Chief Covid Contained Despite Sanctions
Bahram Einollahi was talking to Adhanom on the sidelines of the 75th global health conference in Geneva. He added that the daily death toll from Covid in Iran has been single-digit for the past two weeks. He also said some 150 million doses of Covid vaccine has been administered to people in Iran that translates […]
