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Experts warn that England will likely face the tiered local lockdown system or bigger national measures until the end of spring or even into summer, even if the vaccine roll-out goes to plan. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3pCZnfX

MailOnline analysis reveals that should the NHS keep vaccinating Britons at a rate of 300,000 a week, it will take until December 2022 to give everyone over 50 their first dose. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aVTTc1

The figures were produced by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' mortality monitor, which uses data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and its equivalents in Scotland and Northern Ireland. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/38SN6x4

Britain's regulators today approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, offering renewed hope the end of the pandemic could just be months away. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/35cJu8v

Dr Mike Tildesley, a member of the scientific modelling committee, a sub-group of SAGE, warns the whole country will have to be plunged into lockdown by the end of January. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n8JxZ6

With vaccines the only hope of escaping the seemingly endless cycle of lockdowns, officials hope to vaccinate 2million people in the most vulnerable groups every week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o0bSSA

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Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the virus was mentioned on 2,986 death certificates in England and Wales over the seven days to December 18, up eight per cent on previous week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3816Uzg

But the UK has ordered 100million doses in total and AstraZeneca has promised to deliver 2million a week by mid-January, raising hopes that 24million Britons will be immunised by Easter. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o4OjrQ

Britain's medical regulator is now recommending Covid jabs are given in two doses three months apart, rather than over the intended four-week period, to deal with spiking Covid hospitalisations and cases. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3psUDcS

Department of Health figures show the daily number of deaths is up 31 per cent in a week, with 744 added to the tally last Wednesday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2KQt9iH

Professor Sarah Gilbert and Adrian Hill - who helped develop the jab - both stand to make millions after their company Vaccitech created the experimental shot. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/34UZ87Y

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In a boost for the UK as it recorded more than 50,000 cases for the first time yesterday, the Department of Health has said today's decision will pave the way for rapid rollout of the jab. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2WRSTh7

Pressure mounted on the Government to make changes to the Tier system yesterday as a record daily high of 51,135 further Covid cases were reported, along with 414 deaths. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aNywK5

Southend, Basildon and Broomfield hospitals have warned that the number of Covid patients has 'increased markedly, putting severe pressure on emergency departments'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n2Gv8q

London's intensive care units have asked several major Yorkshire hospitals to accept a transfer of critically ill patients as the capital's ICUs surpass maximum capacity, running at 114 per cent from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2WQSsU8

MailOnline's analysis of NHS England data reveals at least a fifth of general beds at 37 trusts were filled by Covid patients in the week ending December 22. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/38I9I3A

Department of Health statistics also revealed three Nightingales - Bristol, Manchester and Harrogate - are still yet to receive their first Covid-19 patients. The hospitals cost £220million to build. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hqmXJV

Restaurant manager Irisa Kelly, 27, of Syracuse, New York, became concerned after noticing her two-year-old daughter Riley had a high fever, lack of energy, and spots all over her body. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3ryvgbr

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstal said that he piled on the pounds at 50 years old. But, here, the TV chef shares best recipes to conquer the weight loss journey. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/38I0unE

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Department of Health data shows daily Covid infections have doubled week-on-week because of rapidly growing clusters across London, the South East and the East of England. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3rkdOY3

The Office for National Statistics estimates 62 per cent of cases in London were because of the new variant in the week up to December 9, the most recent snapshot provided by the ONS. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hmBbvH

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Members of the COVID-19 Genomics UK consortium said they have not seen any data to suggest that the variant is more common in children, after SAGE adviser Neil Ferguson made the link. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37GHhDW

Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London, a member of the group NERVTAG, made the announcement today in a virtual press briefing. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3heQPZN

Department of Health statistics show daily infections have risen 64.7 per cent in a week, with today's figure up from the 20,263 posted last Monday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37Dozgo

CAROLINE JONES: Two thirds of us avoid going to the GP for conditions we find embarrassing to talk about, according to a recent survey. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2WxG3Eq

As Beth Brown's case highlights, the infection initially appeared much more innocuous. Her injury was so minor she calmly carried on tending to her horse after washing the nail. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2WEasAW

It is thought that by directing air that's inhaled through the nostrils away from the smell centre of the nose, the 2.5cm-long hollow tube prevents smells from stimulating appetite. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37ELMif

BARBARA DAVIES: While she can do nothing to bring back her beloved daughter, Rosamund can try to prevent other parents going through the same agony. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3rkuZZq

'The boost from the Daily Mail appeal was unbelievable,' says Davina Kerstein, a retired chartered surveyor from Stanmore in London, who has been volunteering for four years. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2KhKL6Y

Researchers from Hamilton, Canada studied thousands of weekly records detailing London's smallpox fatalities during the years 1664 to 1930. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mFIv6z

Downing Street confirmed today that Professor Ferguson was quietly allowed to continue sitting on two crucial sub groups. Professor Ferguson resigned from SAGE in May. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2JavwvZ

A University of Birmingham trial of the Innova lateral flow tests that are being used to kick off Operation Moonshot found that the test may have missed six positive cases in every 100 people. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2WC4T6d

Online records show the first case of the new strain was identified in mid-October at Public Health England's laboratory in Milton Keynes. It came from a sample provided by a patient in Kent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37Fr2Hb

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