GPs have warned that some patients in England are refusing the AstraZeneca vaccine or just not turning up for appointments after several European countries suspended the use of the jab over safety concerns. Doctors are concerned that the recent high profile blood clot reports, which have driven much of western Europe to suspend their rolloutsContinue reading “GPs Warn Some UK Patients Are Beginning To Refuse AstraZeneca Vaccine”
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This Is What COVID Has Done To My Body
Amy Durant, 31, from Surrey, has been ill with long-COVID since March 2020, and a review found that at least 10 per cent of people infected with COVID 19 have suffered symptoms for months and that this is more prevalent in women and children, but what does it feel like to go from being healthyContinue reading “This Is What COVID Has Done To My Body”
Ireland Suspends AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine
Ireland is suspending the use of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID as a precautionary measure following further reports of blood clots in people who’ve received it, this time from Norway. The deputy chief medical officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, said Ireland’s advisory body on vaccines had advised that deployment of the AstraZeneca jab should beContinue reading “Ireland Suspends AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine”
Fat-Shamers Have Felt Empowered By COVID
There appears to be a toxic atmosphere of mirth around the link between coronavirus and obesity. It’s not news that there’s a link between COVID mortality rates and the country’s obesity level, and it may have been confirmed for the first time last week by the World Obesity Forum, but this has been word ofContinue reading “Fat-Shamers Have Felt Empowered By COVID”
Ministers Mull COVID Passport
Ministers are mulling a COVID clear system for people to demonstrate they’ve tested negative or had a vaccine to help open up pubs and sporting events. The plan is understood to be under consideration as part of the Government’s approach to get the country up and running again. Boris Johnson threw scepticism on the ideaContinue reading “Ministers Mull COVID Passport”
White Tiger Cubs Possibly Died Of COVID
Two tiger cubs who recently died in a Pakistani Zoo seem to have been killed by COVID 19, officials have announced. The two 11 week old white tiger cubs who lived at Lahore Zoo died four days after starting treatment for feline panleukopenia virus, a common respiratory virus affecting cat’s respiratory systems. However, a post-mortemContinue reading “White Tiger Cubs Possibly Died Of COVID”
COVID Strain Discovered In Bristol
The mutated coronavirus variant first discovered in Bristol was identified as a variant of concern by UK scientists. Public Health England said it has now found 21 cases of this variant of the virus, with 14 in Bristol and the South West, four in Manchester and three spread across the United Kingdom. It’s a strainContinue reading “COVID Strain Discovered In Bristol”
Doctor Dismisses Killing COVID Patients To Free Up Beds
A doctor in Italy has been arrested after allegations he killed two coronavirus patients to free up beds at the height of the pandemic. Carlo Mosca, 47, has been accused of giving Natale Bassi, 61, and Angela Paletti, 80, fatal doses of anaesthetics at Montichiari Hospital near Brescia. The incident supposedly took place in MarchContinue reading “Doctor Dismisses Killing COVID Patients To Free Up Beds”
The Government Could Pay £500 To Everyone Who Tests Positive To Encourage Self-isolation
Everyone testing positive for COVID could be paid £500 by the Government to self isolate, under plans reportedly being considered by ministers. The scheme, which would cost up to £450 million a week, aims to encourage more people to take a test and to persuade those who test positive to stay at home, regardless ofContinue reading “The Government Could Pay £500 To Everyone Who Tests Positive To Encourage Self-isolation”
Lift Lockdown Or Lose Your Job!
Boris Johnson has been warned he could be turfed out of Downing Street by Tory backbenchers unless he signals his plan to end the coronavirus lockdown. Boris Johnson has been told he must come clean about how long he thinks the COVID restrictions will last and how he will go about lifting them and theContinue reading “Lift Lockdown Or Lose Your Job!”
