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Local lockdown restrictions may be imposed in London if surge testing fails to stop the spread of the South African Covid variant, a Government scientific adviser has suggested. more

The UK variant of the coronavirus, which is dominant in many countries, is easier to spread, but among people admitted to hospital, it does not cause COVID-19 more severely, according to a study by University College London specialists.more

Introducing Covid status certificates to help reopen society risks discriminating against some groups, the UK equality watchdog has warned.more

ZUS data confirm that COVID-19 has hit Poles. Being locked up at home, uncertainty about relatives or work had an impact on their mental health - donsoi today "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more

The benefits of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in preventing Covid-19 outweigh the risk of side effects, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said today. Earlier, in the US, vaccinations with the company's preparation were suspended to test for rare blood clots.more

Denmark has become the first country in Europe to abandon AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine. The decision was taken due to the vaccine's link with very rare cases of blood clots, the country's health agency said.more

More than 32 million people in the UK have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine - part of the biggest inoculation programme the country has ever launched.more

A new study released Tuesday from the New England Journal of Medicine shows antibodies from the Moderna vaccine last at least six months after the second dose.more

In Poland, 7,970,164 vaccinations against COVID-19 have been carried out so far, including the first dose of 5,832,860 and 2,137,304 the second dose - reported yesterday on the government website gov.pl.more

A major UK trial looking at whether Covid vaccines can be mixed with different types of jabs used for first and second doses is being expanded.more

Surge testing for the South African Covid variant has been thrown into chaos, with testing slots in some south London centres booked up until next Friday.more

Almost three weeks after a serious fall in the trial series for the World Cup ski jumping competition at the mammoth track in Planica, Slovenia, Norwegian Daniel Andre Tande left the hospital in Oslo yesterday.more

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended that Johnson & Johnson immunization be suspended because 6 cases of rare blood clots occurred among 6.8 million people vaccinated.more

The readiness to vaccinate against COVID-19 among the surveyed Poles was lower and lower as the pandemic continued, it was the highest in May, according to a study by the University of Warsaw. The lower willingness to vaccinate was associated, among others, with belief in conspiracy theories, while more readiness was associated with, inter alia, male gender and older age.more

Vaccination against Covid-19 has started in England using a preparation from the American company Moderna, which has been administered in Wales and Scotland since last week. It is the third vaccine approved for use in the UK.more

A low-cost corticosteroid inhaler for asthma accelerates recovery from COVID-19 at home and may reduce the risk of hospitalization, a UK study found.more

People aged 45 or over in England can now book a Covid vaccine, as the programme enters a new phase. It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK were offered a first dose of the vaccine. more

England is “in the grip of a mental health crisis” because of the Covid pandemic, with under-18s suffering the most, psychiatrists are to warn on Friday.more

The first shipment of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson will go to Poland tomorrow. It will be 120 thousand. doses. The preparation is to be used, among others in people who cannot reach vaccination points on their own - said Deputy Minister of Health Waldemar Kraska.more

All over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government has announced. It means ministers have met their target of offering a first dose to the top nine priority groups by 15 April.more

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday that the coronavirus pandemic will not be over for a long time, but within a few months, by making the right decisions about public health, it can be "brought under control".more

Ireland began to ease covid restrictions, which were considered to be one of the strictest in the world. From now on, the order to stay 5 km from the house is no longer applicable and it is possible to meet in the open air.more

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated that there is currently no link between known blood clots and the administration of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine. So far, four such cases have been reported in the US.more

The number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands is rising again, medical authorities have reported. At the same time, the mayors of the largest cities in the country are calling for the easing of the restrictions introduced in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic.more

Roche Holding AG said Monday that a Phase 3 trial involving casirivimab and imdevimab to cut risk of symptomatic Covid-19 infections yielded positive results, meeting primary and key secondary endpoints. more