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No10 brags about hitting 1m daily jab target on Saturday

Sajid Javid today bragged that the UK finally hit a million jabs administered in a single day — as the country repeatedly fails to hit Boris Johnson’s b... read more

Self-isolation for people who catch Covid could be reduced from 10 to seven days within DAYS

Ten-day isolation for people who catch Covid could be slashed to one week within DAYS to avoid crippling economy Ministers are considering cutting isolation for... read more

Vulnerable Covid patients to be given GSK’s antibody drug on the NHS that can fight Omicron 

Vulnerable Covid patients will be offered an antibody drug on the NHS from today to help them fight off the virus. Xevudy, made by British pharmaceutical giant ... read more

UK Covid infections rise 64% to 82,886 but deaths fall from 52 to 45

Britain has recorded 82,886 Covid cases as Sajid Javid has refused to rule out another lockdown before Christmas and SAGE advisers told government officials th... read more

US surpasses 1,000 cases of Omicron and expert warns that infection can not be avoided

Dr Ashish Jha (pictured), dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, said that the U.S. should focus on preventing Covid hospitalizations and deaths... read more

Boris Johnson’s pledge to get every adult a booster jab by New Year looks a bust

Boris Johnson’s plan to get every adult boosted by the end of the year descended into chaotic disarray today despite Sajid Javid boasting of a record 900k jab... read more

New push to cut ten-day Covid isolation period to a week

New push to cut ten-day Covid isolation period to a week after experts warn that current rules could cripple the economy Anyone who is infected with virus must ... read more

Ibogaine therapy for drug addiction

As a powerful psychostimulant and hallucinogen, ibogaine can lead to serious consequences and even death if taken without proper supervision by a professional p... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: Why do I feel so warm that I can’t even bear to have my heating on?

I was interested in a recent reader’s letter you answered, from someone saying they always felt cold – because I am the opposite. I’m uncomfortabl... read more

Covid’s killed off flu for a SECOND year

Surging Covid-19 cases are a potential disaster facing the NHS this winter, but there’s another that health chiefs have been braced for since summer. Flu... read more

NHS offers patients at risk of cancer from severe heartburn new 60-minute operation

Britons at risk of cancer from severe heartburn are to be offered a scalpel-free procedure to cure the condition on the NHS. The new 60-minute operation tighten... read more

Nanny state guidance has left thousands of babies wrongly diagnosed with milk allergies

Thousands of babies are being wrongly diagnosed with milk allergy because of a ‘perfect storm’ of flawed GP guidance and parents’ increasing p... read more

Why are even our most Covid-fearing experts against compulsory jabs?

In February, Austria will introduce one of the most extreme Covid-19 measures yet: making vaccinations a legal requirement for everyone over the age of 14. Ther... read more

Christmas treats we can ALL stomach to avoid painful bloating 

Turkey and all the trimmings. Mince pies. Leftover-sandwiches. All among the most hotly anticipated hallmarks of Christmas. But for the millions with common dig... read more

Marijuana use could make prescription drugs ineffective 

Using marijuana could reduce the effectiveness of some common medications, including popular over-the-counter medications and others used to treat breast cancer... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why women are much better at fighting off Covid than men 

As people eagerly queue up for their booster jabs, you can be reasonably sure that one group will be under-represented: men. At every stage in our two-year batt... read more

Connecticut is suffering nation’s worst Covid surge with cases up 162% over the past two weeks

The United States is suffering another Covid wave, and whether it is being fueled by the Delta or Omicron variant, the nation is currently reeling. New York ha... read more

Covid UK: Experts call for change to 10-day isolation rule to stop Omicron paralysing Britain

Boris Johnson was today urged by health experts and business leaders to relax the 10-day quarantine rule for positive cases in favour of a test and release sche... read more

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly tests POSITIVE for COVID after Senate hearing

Southwest Chief Executive Gary Kelly tested positive for COVID-19 after appearing at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, where he questioned whether face masks were ... read more

11 TIMES fewer Covid patients in Omicron-ravaged South Africa are being admitted to hospital

Eleven times fewer patients diagnosed with Covid in Omicron-stricken South Africa are being admitted to hospital now than in the summer, experts claimed today. ... read more

Fury over No10’s decision to only buy 250,000 doses of Pfizer’s ‘wonder’ Covid pill

Experts have blasted No10 for only ordering 250,000 of a new ‘game-changing’ anti-Covid pill that could save thousands of lives. Pfizer’s at-h... read more

Is UK heading for New Year lockdown? Professor Neil Ferguson: 5,000 Omicron deaths a DAY

Gloomy modelling from ‘Professor Lockdown’ today suggested there could be 5,000 Omicron deaths a day this winter without more restrictions as Bri... read more

Brit scientist took a year to declare links to Chinese lab after opposing Covid lab leak theory

Richard Horton, the editor of the Lancet, admitted he knew about the lead author behind a letter denouncing the Covid lab-leak theory Peter Daszak’s (righ... read more

Around 936,000 people in England had Covid last week, according to official data

England’s Covid outbreak started to rise again with around one in 60 people having the virus last week, official statistics show in a sign of the ‘e... read more