EXCLUSIVE: Workers at drive-through testing centres aren't being offered tests, despite routinely leaning into cars to take swabs from people's throats and noses. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/397fBbN
Doctors have issued a warning over second doses of coronavirus vaccine. Patients given their first jab have not received an assurance all will get a second jab of the same type in 12 weeks. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qG8vB1
Nadhim Zahawi yesterday blasted claims from a Labour MP that Yorkshire - that is leading the rollout to over-80s - was being punished for its speed, saying it was untrue supplies were diverted. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qEi8QP
A star in the stage show of Magic Mike in Australia has shared the daily diet that keeps him looking and feeling his best, despite gruelling long hours on and off stage. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3iCmHYR
NHS England figures showed 5,176 critical care beds were occupied on January 17. For comparison, there were 3,066 patients in the beds at the same time last winter. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2LKGRnS
The Home Secretary said No10 was keeping 'all measures under review' amid reports of young and healthy people in England and Wales bypassing the priority list using IT loopholes. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qJDf3Y
NHS data published today show that almost 250,000 people in Cumbria and the North East have had a Covid vaccine, compared to just 25,000 in Shropshire and Telford. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o2a4rq
Analysis from the UEA found the highly-virulent B.1.1.7 strain which evolved in Kent has made it impossible to ever achieve herd immunity with the current effectiveness of vaccines. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qEDSMj
The research from Brazil found 11 of 65 people treated with tocilizumab died 15 days after getting the drug compared to just two for those who did not get the drug. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3p4bYsR
The coronavirus vaccinations rollout has been turbocharged today as a mosque in Birmingham and a cinema in Aylesbury are brought in to help dish out the jabs. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2XZIu3n
A memo sent to staff at an NHS hospital trust in Southampton reportedly were warned not to give doses any earlier than 12 weeks or the hospital could face action from health chiefs. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sMXUWG
NHS Test & Trace statistics published today showed that the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in England fell by 15 per cent despite a surge of 400,000 more tests in a week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3911Jjp
Professor Tim Spector, a King's College London epidemiologist, said the study's testing period wasn't long enough to draw reliable conclusions about how well current restrictions work. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qD695P
NHS England figures published yesterday show that while there were 58,600 Covid-19 deaths in older age groups since the pandemic began, younger people accounted for 4,650 deaths. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o3Aucm
King's College London researchers studied how good the NEWS2 algorithm was at predicting 1,276 Covid-19 patients admitted to hospital in March and April 2020. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qEMQJp
Cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, sometimes known as VOC 202012/01, have been reported in most of continental Europe, as well as in the US, Australia, India, China and Saudi Arabia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bTarlD
Florida has become America's new 'super-COVID' hotspot with cases of the highly contagious coronavirus variant first detected in the UK more than doubling from 22 to 46. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bUHd5J
Britain today recorded its deadliest day of the Covid pandemic for second day in a row with 1,820 more victims. Department of Health figures showed the outbreak is continuing to shrink, however. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2McsLLS
The UK's chief scientific adviser warned today that face coverings could become the new normal in crowded outdoor places and may have to be used until next winter or longer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3p2paOV
The PM warned that 'constraints on supply' were making the situation harder as he was grilled by MPs in the Commons this afternoon, after alarm that the daily rate had fallen for a third consecutive day. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/390GoGL
Sir Patrick, the UK's chief scientific adviser, said in a Q&A on television this morning that he expected vaccines to work against current strains of the virus but that they will likely need updating in future. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2MbtUTy
With less than month to go until Number 10's target of vaccinating 14million of the most vulnerable people expires, pressure is growing on officials to pick up pace. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2M3wfA6
The Government's chief scientific adviser said a regular flu-style roll out may be required to 'keep on top' of the virus. Scientists fear it could mutate to dodge immunity triggered by the vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sRVq9Q
University Hospitals Birmingham and Sherwood Forest Hospitals in Nottinghamshire have been selected to trial the 24/7 roll out, senior Government sources say. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/391lSGc
Dr Nachman Ash, one of Israel's chief coronavirus medics, said people were still getting infected after the first dose - but Israel does not wait more than 3 weeks for the first dose to take effect. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/36ep67t
Liz Kendall, Labour's shadow social care minister, warned the UK is 'in a race against time to vaccinate residents and staff'. She said No10 'must leave no stone unturned to deliver on its promise'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sCeQiV