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The highest number of deaths from Covid-19 since the beginning of March - 223 - was registered in the past 24 hours in the United Kingdom, medical authorities said. More than 43,000 were also detected. new infections.more

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to rule favourably today on the possibility of people vaccinated against Covid-19 being given an extra dose of a product, but from a different company, than they were previously given. According to media reports, the FDA is expected to recommend using preparations from the same company at the same time.more

Vaccination, distancing, disinfection and masks still apply, doctors affiliated to the Healthcare Employers' Agreement reminded on Tuesday, alerting that the number of detected coronavirus infections and COVID-19-related deaths are on the rise.more

The administration of the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine - the so-called booster - in the UK is far too slow, according to experts quoted in British media today.more

Cases of psychosis have soared over the past two years in England as an increasing number of people experience hallucinations and delusional thinking amid the stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic.more

People vaccinated against SARS-CoV2 may have partial immunity against SARS-CoV1 and the viruses that cause the common cold. It may be possible to develop vaccines that protect against selected families of coronaviruses.more

In the UK, the number of new coronavirus infections is rising rapidly again. As reported on Monday, 49,156 of them were detected in the past 24 hours, which is the highest balance since July 17 and the third highest since the beginning of the third wave of the pandemic in this country.more

A spike in Covid cases has been detected in south-west London, latest figures reveal. Richmond has the highest rate in the capital, at 418.9 cases per 100,000 people over the most recent seven days.more

Recipients of the single-dose J&J vaccine against coronavirus should not worry about its lower effectiveness, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to the White House on ABC television. He assessed this following the approval for use of an additional booster vaccine by the company.more

45,140 coronavirus infections were detected in the UK in the last 24 hours, the highest number in almost three months, and 57 deaths from Covid-19 were reported.more

There are 19,714,288 people in Poland fully vaccinated, i.e. with two doses of preparations from Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca or with a single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, said yesterday on government websites.more

In many European countries, the fourth wave of the pandemic was weaker than the previous ones. However, the situation in terms of infections and deaths is very bad, incl. in Romania, Russia and Lithuania. In the UK, where the fourth wave has lasted three months, the rates are at their highest since January.more

The Berlin Robert Koch Institute (RKI) notes an increasing number of coronavirus cases in children and adolescents in Germany. In eight districts, the weekly incidence in the age group 10-19 years was more than 500 per 100,000 inhabitants, while the overall average for Germany is 68.7.more

Errors at one private laboratory are likely to have resulted in around 43,000 people in England and Wales being told that tests had failed to detect coronavirus in them, although they were in fact infected, it was reported on Friday.more

A deputy health minister has said that Poland is considering offering the Covid-19 booster shot to all people over the age of 18.more

COVID-19 health passes - or "green passes" - are now compulsory for all workers in Italy. The rule was approved by Prime Minister Mario Draghi's cabinet in mid-September, forcing all workers to show either proof of vaccination, a negative test withimore

U.S. former President Bill Clinton is recovering after two days of treatment for an infection in a California hospital, his doctors said on Thursday.more

Britain reported 45066 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and 157 more deaths within 28 days of a positive test, official data showed.more

A deadly bow and arrow attack in Norway which left five people dead appears to have been an act of terror, Norway's security service (PST) said. The suspect, a 37-year-old Danish citizen named Espen Andersen Brathen, had converted to Islam and there were fears he had been radicalised.more

We all know a poor night’s sleep can make you feel groggy in the morning, but the long-term impacts of frequently sleeping badly could be much more serious. more

Rafa Nadal has admitted that he doesn't yet know when he will play competitive tennis again, as he recovers from a problematic injury to his left-foot, assuring fans that he wants to make sure he is in a good condition before he makes his comeback.more

The NHS has started giving out booster jabs to certain groups at higher risk from Covid, in the hopes of preventing a spike in serious cases this winter.more

According to preliminary research results from US scientists, people who have received the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine may benefit most from receiving a booster dose of another RNA type vaccine.more

GP surgeries will be told to tear up social distancing rules and see more patients face-to-face in a bid to tackle waiting lists.more

"We are in the prelude to normalcy," said Italian immunologist Francesco Le Foche, assessing the epidemic situation in Italy, where more than 80 percent of the population has completed immunization. In his opinion, the wave of infections is unlikely to return.more