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Covid alert is DOWNGRADED to level four as cases fall

Britain’s Covid outbreak is continuing to shrink to levels not seen since September, according to official figures that will pile more pressure on Boris J... read more

Burden of long Covid ‘is real and significant’, says World Health Organization official

Dr Hans Kluge, the European director of the World Health Organization, urged health authorities to prioritise long Covid patients Healthcare services must make ... read more

Covid: Interactive map shows 99.5% England and Wales districts have had deaths

Only a handful of areas in England and Wales have escaped without suffering any coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, official figures revealed today. Of... read more

Moderna to launch trials of new booster vaccine that targets South African Covid variant

Moderna has become the first vaccine maker to develop a jab that targets the South African coronavirus variant. The Boston-based biotech has already shipped th... read more

Two thirds of US COVID-19 hospitalizations may been preventable

Were 600K COVID hospitalizations preventable simply through diet and exercise? TWO THIRDS of people hospitalized for COVID were obese or had diabetes, high bloo... read more

Covid England: Over 35M GP appointments lost to pandemic

More than 35million GP appointments have been ‘lost’ during the Covid pandemic, fuelling fears of a ticking time-bomb of late diagnoses. NHS Digita... read more

Nearly 4,500 critically-ill patients are being treated in hospital beds every day in England

The number of critically-ill patients taking up intensive care beds in NHS hospitals in England has dropped by a quarter over the last month, official figures r... read more

Covid cases in England hit their lowest levels since SEPTEMBER

Covid cases in England have hit their lowest levels since September, according to official figures that will pile even more pressure on Boris Johnson to ease lo... read more

England records NO influenza cases so far in 2021 due to social distancing measures

Flu may have almost completely disappeared in England after brutal lockdown curbs thwarted the spread of the virus. Public Health England has not recorded a sin... read more

Covid outbreaks are SEVEN TIMES smaller in some areas

Ministers are facing mounting calls for the parts of England with the smallest Covid outbreaks to be released from lockdown earlier, with official data showing ... read more

How to Choose the Best Vitamin K2 Supplement for Overall Health

You probably know the primary vitamins and minerals necessary to sustain your health if you are serious about supplements. It is likely, therefore, that you wou... read more

Britain’s vaccine postcode lottery ‘means healthy adults in their TWENTIES are getting jabs’

Some regional NHS sites have started dishing out Covid jabs to healthy people in their twenties, it emerged today in another example of the UK’s vaccine p... read more

Pharmacists say combining leftover COVID-19 vaccine could increase daily shots by 10%

Pharmacists say that combining leftover COVID-19 vaccines from different vials could save thousands of doses. The process, called ‘pooling,’ involve... read more

COVID-19 antibodies seem to protect survivors from infection for at least three months

New evidence suggests that COVID-19 survivors who test positive for antibodies appear to be protected from reinfection for at least a few months. Researchers fo... read more

Tory demand lockdown end date is brought forward from June

Coronavirus cases, deaths and hospital admissions are continuing to fall rapidly, according to official figures that will pile even more pressure on Boris Johns... read more

Britain’s Covid vaccines ARE working, early studies show

Covid vaccines being used in Britain are working ‘spectacularly well’ at slashing hospital admissions in Scotland and preventing even mild infection... read more

What IS behind Britain’s Covid vaccine slowdown?

Britain’s vaccine rollout has slowed down over the past two weeks with ministers and manufacturers pointing the finger at each other for the hold-up. With... read more

Homegrown California coronavirus variant will account for 90% of the state’s cases

A homegrown coronavirus variant that emerged in California early last year is more contagious and avoids antibodies generated by vaccines more easily than earli... read more

Gavin Williamson claims Britain’s lagging Covid vaccination drive ISN’T down to lack of jabs

Britain won’t get ‘steady’ supplies of coronavirus vaccines for a ‘few months’, one of the nation’s top health chiefs admitt... read more

Brits could get their Covid vaccine in a PILL in future, Oxford University says

Britons could get their Covid vaccine in the form of a pill in the future, according to the lead scientist behind Oxford University’s jab. Professor Sara... read more

Britain WON’T have to live with Covid like flu because it will become like measles, top expert says

Sage member Professor Devi Sridhar has said Britain will not have to live with Covid like flu because its prominence in society will be more like measles Brita... read more

What are Fast Digesting Carbs?

Carbohydrates are the most vital source of energy for the human body. Most food we consume has a certain amount of carbohydrates in it. However, there are diffe... read more

Britain and the US could achieve herd immunity through Covid vaccines before the end of 2021

Britain and the US may be on the cusp of herd immunity by the end of 2021 thanks to their speedy Covid vaccine roll-outs, data suggested today. But forecasters ... read more

Why lockdowns DON’T always stop thousands dying of Covid

Britain has endured some of the toughest lockdown restrictions in the world — but has still suffered the fourth highest death toll of the pandemic, data showe... read more