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Covid US: Florida woman who didn’t want vaccine due to being pregnant is hospitalized with infection

A Florida woman who didn’t want to get the COVID-19 vaccine because she was pregnant ended up in intensive care and needing to deliver her baby early afte... read more

Almost a QUARTER of Covid patients admitted to NHS hospitals are being treated for OTHER illnesses

Nearly a quarter of patients admitted to hospital with Covid in England are actually getting treated for a different condition, the health service’s first... read more

Nearly a QUARTER of Covid-infected people won’t share any details of their close contacts

Almost 60,000 Covid-infected people didn’t tell NHS Test and Trace who they came into contact with last week, according to official figures which suggest ... read more

Britons are now suffering FOWO because of Covid, gym says

Do YOU have ‘FOWO’? Britons whose fitness levels slipped during Covid lockdowns are now suffering from the fear of working out, gym chain says Fitne... read more

Covid variant that originated in Colombia has been detected in Miami – accounting for 10% of cases

A new coronavirus variant that originated in Colombia has been detected in South Florida. Variant B.1.621 has yet to receive a Greek letter designation from th... read more

St Louis County health director tells unvaccinated to ‘Get over yourselves’

St Louis County’s health director is pleading for unvaccinated residents of his county to ‘get over yourselves’ and ‘do the responsible ... read more

Nursing home employees who interact with residents the most are the least likely to be vaccinated

Healthcare workers in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are not vaccinated to the same degree as the seniors they take care of – and the w... read more

COVID-19 death rates in almost every US state have flattened to record-low levels

Even as COVID-19 cases rise across the U.S., deaths have not done the same and – in fact – have remained relatively flat.  On Wednesday, the countr... read more

One in five breakthrough cases among Israeli healthcare workers resulted in long COVID

Some fully vaccinated people who get infected with coronavirus develop long-term COVID-19 symptoms, a new study finds. Israeli researchers looked at immunized h... read more

Rush to reach Britain: Families divided by Covid look to reunite after 16 months

Are YOU flying from the US or EU to Britain? Email james.gant@mailonline.co.uk  Demand for flights from Europe and the US have rocketed after Britain said it w... read more

Covid England: Third wave is NOT over despite falling cases

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, warned the third wave is not over and there will be ‘bumpy moments’ in the... read more

UK’s daily Covid cases fall AGAIN: Drop 22% in a week to 31,117

Britain’s daily Covid cases fell again today, according to official figures — as a map revealed infection rates are now going down in every English loca... read more

Is THIS the data that will sentence Spain to No10’s ‘amber-plus’ list?

Covid positivity rates among travellers returning from Spain have almost tripled since the end of June, according to official data that ministers could use to s... read more

Shut-down Baltimore vaccine plant cleared to return to operation by FDA

A Baltimore factory that had to be shut down by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April will return to operation soon. Emergent BioSolutions, which... read more

At least 75 COVID-19 cases across 17 states linked to Christian summer camp in North Carolina 

At least 75 COVID-19 cases across 17 states have been linked to a Christian summer camp in North Carolina. The outbreak is linked to campers and staff who atten... read more

Young people are trying to get their second jabs early so they can go on holidays abroad

Young adults are now trying to get their second Covid vaccine early so they can go on holiday without having to quarantine, GP says Dr Sam Everington says young... read more

Cities and states say they want to see data that led CDC to make mask U-turn before changing rules

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is coming under increasing pressure to release the data that prompted it to reverse its mask guidelines on Tuesda... read more

Fauci says CDC changed mask guidance because vaccinated people can spread Indian ‘Delta’ variant

The nation’s top infectious disease expert says the Indian ‘Delta’ Covid variant has the same viral levels in vaccinated people who have break... read more

People who test positive for COVID-19 report cognitive issues eight months later

COVID-19 survivors are three times as likely to report memory issues eight months later compared to those who test negative as researchers say virus is not a &#... read more

Covid-19 UK: Record 1.5MILLION self-isolation alerts were sent last week, official data shows

A record 1.5million people were asked to self-isolate to thwart the spread of coronavirus last week, official data revealed today as England’s ‘ping... read more

Covid UK: AstraZeneca vaccine has the same risk of blood clots as Pfizer’s, study finds

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is just as likely to trigger blood clots as AstraZeneca’s, according to a study that has prompted fury among UK Governm... read more

Covid UK: Self-isolation rates were already dropping BEFORE ‘Freedom Day’

Covid self-isolation rates were already dropping BEFORE ‘Freedom Day’ with a quarter of infected 18-34 year olds defying strict quarantine rules ONS... read more

Cases are NOT falling as fast as official figures suggest, symptom-study says

Britain’s Covid cases may not be falling as quickly as official data suggests, symptom-tracking experts claimed today. King’s College London scient... read more

Common Types of Spinal Injuries Caused by Falls

The Mayo Clinic estimates that 31% of spinal cord injuries are a result of a fall. The chances of a fall resulting in a spinal cord injury increase dramatically... read more