Fears that the NHS will be overwhelmed this winter are receding, with official figures revealing the country is virtually free of the flu virus. The first batches of the Covid vaccine arrived on British shores last night – bolstering hopes that an end to the pandemic in sight. With coronavirus infection rates falling across every … Read more
Fears that the NHS will be overwhelmed this winter are receding, with official figures revealing the country is virtually free of the flu virus. The first batches of the Covid vaccine arrived on British shores last night – bolstering hopes that an end to the pandemic in sight. With coronavirus infection rates falling across every … Read more
Could a £6 Boots nasal spray defeat Covid-19? High Street chemist’s flu treatment made with SEAWEED is being tested to see if it can stop coronavirus Researchers at Swansea University begin human trials tomorrow on cold remedy Ingredient based on seaweed used to treat respiratory ailments in 1800s Ireland Boots is the only British company … Read more
‘Supervaccine’ that fights coronavirus and the flu could be available in as little as a year Professor Ronald Eccles said was no hurdle to combining two jabs in one shot He said easier for people to go for one vaccination, rather than going for two Combining multiple vaccines is commonplace with childhood vaccination By Mail on Sunday … Read more
Ashley James has told fans she has been for her flu and whooping cough vaccinations after receiving her advice from her midwife. The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, who is currently 32 weeks pregnant with her first child, explained that she went for the jabs after learning it will help to protect her and … Read more
Coronavirus lockdowns, social distancing and masks reduced FLU rates by nearly 90% in the US, CDC report reveals Positive flu test rates dropped from about 20% between September 2019 and February 2020 to 2.3% between March 2020 and May 2020 Laboratory specimens for testing fell from 49,696 per week before the national emergency was declared … Read more
The reopening of schools and the winter flu season returning could mean Covid-19 patients pile the pressure on NHS hospitals again, a World Health Organization director has warned. Dr Hans Kluge, the WHO’s Europe chief, said he ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if hospital admissions surged this November to levels seen during the worst days of the … Read more
Getting the flu jab while pregnant doesn’t increase the baby’s risk of being diagnosed with autism later on, another study has found. Researchers in Sweden compared autism diagnoses among seven-year-old children whose mothers had a swine flu vaccine during pregnancy and those whose did not. Of almost 70,000 children, 39,700 had been exposed to the … Read more
Hope for a universal flu vaccine? Scientists discover which immune cells a shot MUST target to provide ‘long-lasting’ protection Flu shots are only about 40 to 60 percent effective in any given year Scientists think prior exposures to flu strains or vaccines trigger a partial response to vaccines, weakening a shot’s protection against new strains … Read more
Flu and pneumonia are now killing six times as many people as the coronavirus, official figures show as the UK continues to reap the rewards of its strict Covid-19 lockdown. Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the viral illnesses killed 1,013 people in England and Wales in the week up to August 7, … Read more