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People in areas where community transmission of the South African coronavirus variant has been found should "think again" before they leave the house for reasons even within the rules, a minister has said.more

The first results of the third phase of clinical trials of the Janssen vaccine developed in cooperation with Johnson & Johnson are very promising - said Dr. Piotr Rzymski from the Medical University of Poznań. He added that everything indicates that it will be completely sufficient to administer only one dose of the preparation.more

The team of prof. Andrzej Mackiewicz from Poznań is working on a vaccine against SARS-CoV2, which would provide immunity to healthy people, and replace the therapy for infected people. "Our vaccine works similarly to the virus itself in order to destroy it in the body" - explained the scientist.more

B117 variant first identified in the UK is now accounts for 70 per cent of samples tested in Ireland, according to officials.more

Lockdown restrictions have been entirely lifted in the Isle of Man thanks to the "supportive, patriotic" public who have been praised for the way they have followed measures to tackle COVID-19.more

Door-to-door testing launched as cases found in Hertfordshire, Surrey, Kent, Walsall, Sefton and three London boroughs.more

The Duchess of Cambridge has shared a video telling parents to ‘look after’ themselves during this ‘hugely challenging time’.more

Boris Johnson announced a "milestone" in the UK immunization program after all nursing home residents were vaccinated or had already received an invitation to vaccinate. Information about this means that the government has managed to meet the previously set deadline and the program may be continued in other social groups.more

In the first two weeks of the current lockdown in England, more than 60 outbreaks of infection have been recorded in stationary offices, the BBC reported today, citing data from Public Health England. As noted, not all employers have heeded the government's recommendation to switch completely to working from home.more

Moderna will test a new version of the vaccine adapted to the so-called the African variant. Similar research was also announced by Pfizer.more

AstraZeneca will increase its coronavirus vaccine deliveries to the EU by 30 percent, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday as the bloc sought to claw back time lost rolling out the jabs. The aim was still to vaccinate 70 percent of adults in the EU by the end of summer, she added.more

Captain Sir Tom Moore has been admitted to hospital with coronavirus, his daughter said. The 100-year-old, who raised almost £33m for the NHS, was taken to Bedford Hospital after requiring help with his breathing, Hannah Ingram-Moore said on Twitter.more

The 29th Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP), Poland’s most high-profile charity event, raised nearly PLN 127.5 million (EUR 28.1) despite the Covid lockdown.more

A record 598,389 people were given their first coronavirus vaccination in one day across the UK on Saturday, government figures show.more

The supply of Moderna vaccines arrived in Poland, said the head of the Material Reserves Agency Michał Kuczmierowski yesterday to Polsat News. It is about a delayed delivery that was supposed to reach Poland last Tuesday. According to unofficial information, it is 42 thousand doses.more

Despite the introduced restrictions, the so-called the UK variant of the coronavirus - one of three currently a source of global concern - has already been detected on all continents and is on track to become the global dominant variant.more

'Enigma was broken at Bletchley Park because of the Polish decision in 1939 to share all they knew. That led to a radical transformation of British signals intelligence', writes Tony Cormer - former in-house historian of GCHQ.more

Loss of smell is one of the symptoms of the coronavirus. It happens that this symptom persists for some time after recovery. According to the British scientist, one of the effective treatments may be smell training.more

We only know the tip of the iceberg of all the effects of Covid-19, said Dr. Chantal Raherison-Semjen, president of the French Pulmonology Society, in an interview with Le Parisien. The doctor urges us not to ignore the remnants of the course of Covid-19, such as chronic fatigue or cough.more

A new study revealed that 60% of Brits want to increase their libidos, regardless of the impact the pandemic might have already had on them.more

Poland is ahead of all the largest European Union countries in terms of the number of vaccinations per 100 inhabitants, according to statistics on the Our World in Data portal based at the University of Oxford. The data include vaccinations performed by January 28.more

Wizz Air announces that it will offer passengers COVID-19 insurance coverage as part of its travel insurance package, which is available on wizzair.com through the airline’s partnership with insurance provider Chubb. more

Children in the US will “hopefully” start to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by late spring or early summer, Dr Anthony Fauci said on Friday.more

The British and Scottish governments argue over the publication of data on the supply of vaccines against Covid-19. Politicians in London accuse the head of the Scottish government, Nicola Sturgeon, of taking the side of the European Union when it comes to vaccination.more

The EU's drugs regulator has approved the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for all adults.more