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The UK government was not properly prepared for a pandemic like Covid-19, a new report has found.more

The results of more than 30 independent studies from around the world have proven that wearing masks reduces the incidence of Covid-19 by 53 per cent and is the most effective non-pharmacological method to combat the coronavirus pandemic, The Guardian newspaper reported today.more

According to AstraZeneca's six-month follow-up study, the antibody-containing drug developed by the company is 83 percent effective. in reducing the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19, said the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company.more

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that the number of deaths due to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in Europe has increased by 5 per cent over the past week. Thus, the Old Continent is the only region in the world where Covid-19-related deaths are increasing.more

The Delta variety sub-variant, known as AY.4.2, is currently responsible for 12 percent. infections detected in the UK are less symptomatic but easier to spread, according to a study by the Imperial College of London.more

The US has signed a $ 1 billion contract to purchase an antibody cocktail called sotrowimab from GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) and Vir Biotechnology for the early treatment of Covid-19, the Reuters Agency said.more

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started evaluating the application for a conditional marketing authorization for Novavax against Covid-19 - Nuvaxovid.more

The chief medical advisor to the US president, immunologist Dr. Antony Fauci said that the standard in the face of the impending increase in the incidence of Covid-19 should be a dose similar to the vaccine, the US television station ABC News reported.more

The DUP has said it will await details around proposals for mandatory vaccine passports in Northern Ireland before deciding whether to support the move.more

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced that it has applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval to use its drug Paxlovid to treat Covid-19, which has been tested to reduce the number of deaths and hospitalizations among people infected with the coronavirus.more

Specialist NHS clinics for severely obese children and young people are to be set up in England as part of an early intervention scheme to help tackle an issue costing about £6bn a year.more

With the number of coronavirus infections rising again, the Irish government has announced the reintroduction of certain restrictions. Even though 93 percent. adult residents are vaccinated, Ireland now has one of the highest infection rates in the world.more

Since January this year, more than a thousand teenagers have tried to commit suicide - this is more than in the entire 2020 - 843, or in 2019 - 951, and in 2018 and 2017 it was about 700 cases. The number of death attempts has also increased, reports "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more

Scotland's vaccine passport scheme could be rolled out to cinemas, theatres and more hospitality venues from 6 December, the first minister has confirmed. more

Booster vaccination against COVID-19 provides "solid" protection against severe infection with VOC variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, at least in the medium term, according to a study published by The Lancet.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested that soon the third dose of the vaccine, the so-called booster will be needed to consider someone fully vaccinated against Covid-19. He added that how many people will accept it depends on avoiding the lockdown.more

Taking advantage of pandemic-related restrictions, companies whose activity is limited to issuing sick leaves have entered the medical market. According to lawyers interviewed by Prawo.pl, particularly short layoffs are rarely checked by ZUS. It is mainly employers who pay for undue days off.more

Self-isolation for people who test positive for Covid will be scrapped by next Spring, leaked documents suggest.more

A Government minister has said it is ‘in our hands’ to ensure Covid restrictions are not needed over the Christmas period.more

A third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, known as a booster dose, will be available to all UK residents over the age of 40, and 16-17 year olds will be able to receive a second dose, the UK government announced today.more

The variant, known either as B.1.X or B.1.640, was first reported by the French paper Le Telegramme after it infected 24 people at a French school in the Brittany region last month. more

Italians dream of a white Christmas, that is, in a white zone, without restrictions restricting their freedom to celebrate. In order to "save" the holidays, local authorities are already introducing restrictions to contain the fourth wave of the pandemic, although the situation is better than in other countries.more

An Oxfordshire-based company will soon start clinical trials of a second-generation vaccine against Covid-19, an easy-to-administer skin patch that uses T-cells to kill infected cells and could offer longer-lasting immunity than current vaccines.more

Israel said on Sunday (Nov 14) that children aged five to 11 would be eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, and that a starting date for the campaign would be made public within days.more

Due to the continuing high incidence of Covid-19, Austria has decided to introduce a hard lockdown for unvaccinated people. They will be allowed to leave their homes only in exceptional cases.more