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Testing of patients for COVID, isolation of sick staff cut in-hospital viral spread, UK modeling study suggests

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-05-15 10:29

COVID patient testing, isolation of sick staff cut in-hospital viral spread, modeling study suggests Interventions such as testing patients for COVID-19 on admission, isolation of ill healthcare workers (HCWs), and universal HCW masking from March 2020 to July 2022 significantly reduced SARS-CoV-2 transmission among patients and staff in UK hospitals, suggests a simulation study led by UK Health Security Agency researchers in London. CIDRAP

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U.K. faces worst oubreak of measles in 12 years

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-05-10 11:47

Measles case confirmed as experts fear UK faces worst outbreak in 12 years A person who attended Wrexham Maelor Hospital in North Wales has been found to have had measles as experts fear the UK faces the worst outbreak of the infection in 12 years tim-hanlon The Mirror

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Almost 900 cases of the virus have been recorded in 2024 so far, compared with 368 cases recorded 2023, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), meaning England has seen more cases of the disease in the first four months of this year, than in the whole of last year.

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UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty-- The Telegraph report

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-05-09 10:49

UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty, The Telegraph reports Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic accord because the country says it would have to give away a fifth of its vaccines, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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AstraZenic withdraws its Covid vaccinie from market, EU says it is no longer authorized

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-05-08 11:52

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine citing low demand | CNN Business AstraZeneca is withdrawing its highly successful coronavirus vaccine, citing the availability of a plethora of new shots that has led to a decline in demand. Hanna Ziady CNN

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In a notice on its website, the European Medicines Agency also announced the withdrawal, which means that Vaxzevria is no longer authorized to be marketed or sold in European Union countries.

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AstraZeneca admits its Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect -- British court documents

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-04-29 11:42

AstraZeneca admits its Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect in court documents for first time Pharmaceutical giant being sued in class action over claims its vaccine caused death and serious injury in dozens of cases The Telegraph

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Long Covid: Two million Britons suffer long COVID symptoms -- survey

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-04-25 10:30

Two million Britons suffer long COVID symptoms, survey shows Two million people across England and Scotland are still suffering from long COVID symptoms, of whom 381,000 have had their day-to-day activities limited a lot, according to an official study published on Thursday. David Milliken Reuters

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COVID-19 booster immunity lasts much longer than primary series alone-- study

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-04-19 09:44

COVID-19 booster immunity lasts much longer than primary series alone, study shows

A new study coming out of York University's Centre for Disease Modelling in the Faculty of Science shows that immunity after a COVID-19 booster lasts much longer than the primary series alone. These findings are among other—sometimes "unintuitive"—revelations of how factors like age, sex and comorbidities do and don't affect immune response.

The work is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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