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Pfizer plans to produce up to 100 million doses of new Omicron-specific Covid vaccine by spring 

Pfizer will be able to manufacture between 50 to 100 million doses of its Omicron variant-specific Covid vaccine, the company said Monday. The company’s v... read more

Covid Canada: Ontario government may ask hospitals to rehire unvaccinated healthcare workers

The local government in Ontario, Canada may soon require hospitals to rehire unvaccinated workers due to intense staff shortages as cases rise in the region. Th... read more

Red Cross declares ‘blood crisis’ as the number of blood drives in America’s schools drops 62%

Red Cross declares ‘blood crisis’ as the number of blood drives in America’s schools drops 62% due to the COVID-19 pandemic The Red Cross says... read more

Covid cases are now rising in all 50 US states: South Carolina see 759% jump in cases

Covid cases are rising in all 50 U.S. states over the past two weeks, as an Omicron variant-fueled case surge has caused cases to triple nationwide over the pas... read more

Nasal spray could prevent Covid infection for up to eight hours

A new nasal spray treatment may be able to give high-risk people immunity from COVID-19 for a short period of time. The treatment, under development by scientis... read more

Covid remains infectious for at least five minutes in bathrooms

Covid may linger and remain infectious in shower and steam rooms for at least 20 minutes after an infected person has left, a study suggests. Bristol University... read more

Daily Covid cases see biggest fall in Omicron outbreak: UK reports 120,821 new infections

Daily Covid cases fell by nearly 45 per cent in a week today in the biggest drop since Omicron took off — as an expert claimed the UK would be the first count... read more

Countries with trusting societies have fared better during Covid pandemic, study says 

Countries with populations that have higher levels of trust in each other saw Covid cases and deaths fall faster, a study has found. Exeter University experts f... read more

Proportion of Covid patients that may have caught the virus in hospital doubles in December

The proportion of hospitalised Covid patients who may have become infected while being treated for another condition has doubled since the emergence of Omicron,... read more

WHO official says Covid is ‘nowhere near’ becoming endemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is ‘still a way off’ from endemicity, World Health Organization (WHO) scientist Dr Catherine Smallwood said at a news conferen... read more

Covid cases are now falling in EVERY region except the North East

Covid cases are now falling in every region except the North East, according to official figures which add to an ever-growing pile of evidence that the worst of... read more

Doctor reveals every critically ill Covid patient being treated at his hospital is unvaccinated

An intensive care doctor today said every critically ill coronavirus-infected patient currently being treated at his hospital is unvaccinated. Dr David Hepburn ... read more

Being fat really IS in your genes

Being fat really IS in your genes: Scientists uncover another 74 genetic mutations that could make you prone to obesity King’s College London scientists m... read more

Pressure mounts on No10 to cut Covid isolation time to five days

Pressure is mounting on the Government to cut England’s Covid isolation period as it emerged that health chiefs misled ministers over the proposal. Schoo... read more

Breastfeeding cuts heart disease AND stroke risk, study shows

Breastfeeding mothers face a smaller risk of heart problems and strokes later in life than those who use formula, research suggests.  The benefit for babies ha... read more

Serial-vaxxer, 84, illegally gets himself jabbed TWELVE times in India

A pensioner in India illegally had twelve Covid-19 jabs in less than a year before being caught by the police. Brahamdev Mandal had the dozen vaccines in just 1... read more

Divorce is VERY bad news for men’s health as study reveals

Divorce and living alone could lead to ill health and death for middle-aged men. Those who live alone for more than seven years, and see at least two of their r... read more

Oat and almond milk could cause people to miss out on essential nutrients, warns food expert 

Trendy dairy alternatives like oat and almond milk could risk health of teenage girls who could miss out on essential nutrients, warns food expert Professor Ian... read more

US smashes COVID record with 1.486M new cases recorded on Monday but just 1,906 new deaths

The US hit a record 1,485,764 new COVID cases on Monday, though deaths climbed by a relatively low 12 percent to 1,906 as fear turns to hope that the worst of t... read more

7 Signs of Deteriorating Health and What Measures to Take

Good health is the most valuable asset one can possess, especially in today’s day and age. Besides, having good health warrants a longer life expectancy with ... read more

Alcoholics who are given KETAMINE alongside therapy are more likely to stay sober for six months

Giving alcoholics low doses of ketamine could help them stay sober, according to a study.  University of Exeter experts tested the effects of the illegal party... read more

How cutting doses of cancer therapy can reduce side-effects… but be just as effective

Sarah Hymas was in the shower when she felt a lump under her right armpit and immediately knew something was wrong. An ultrasound scan quickly confirmed it was ... read more

Why fruit and veg could be nature’s secret sleep remedy

Read a book, have a hot bath, perhaps count sheep — we all have our own ways of trying to fall asleep. Yet all too often these efforts prove unsuccessful. Stu... read more

When your ‘brain fog’ isn’t menopause – it’s middle-age ADHD 

Anna Price was in her early 40s and a working mother of two girls when she began to feel that life was too much. She’d lose everything, constantly, from c... read more