Total 14 Posts
From COVID to gastro, why are cruise ships such hotbeds of infection?
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Cruise ships’ close quarters and shared spaces pose infection risks, historically linked to respiratory and gastro pathogens, emphasising the need for stringent hygiene measures.
COVID: How incorrect assumptions and poor foresight hampered the UK’s pandemic preparedness
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Matt Hancock said the UK’s pandemic planning was wrong and focused on the consequences rather than the prevention of COVID-19, and failed to recognise the similarities between COVID-19 and SARS.
Sanofi vaccine: What to know about this protein-based COVID booster being offered in the UK
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A vaccine produced by Sanofi is being given as part of the 2023 spring booster campaign. An immunology expert explains how it works.
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n the UK a spring booster campaign has recently begun, offering an additional vaccine to people at highest risk from COVID. Between April and June 2023
COVID origins debate: What to make of new findings linking the virus to raccoon dogs
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New reports suggest the coronavirus pandemic’s origins may be linked to raccoon dogs sold at Wuhan’s Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market. A virologist explains.
How much immunity do we get from a COVID infection? Large study offers new clues
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Previous infection was highly protective against reinfection with alpha, beta and delta variants, but less so against omicron BA.1.
The ‘Kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US – Here’s what it could mean for the UK
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The ‘Kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US. It can evade our immune systems better than earlier variants and appears to be more infectious too. What does it mean for the UK?
Why a faint line on a COVID-19 test does not necessarily mean that you are no longer infectious
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Rapid antigen and lateral flow tests are powerful tools, and it is important to recognize that even a faint line on a test should be interpreted as a positive result.