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The UK's R rate - measuring the spread of the virus - is between 0.6 and 0.9, according to Sage experts, showing the second wave is still shrinking across the country. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2NxDTUB

The Department of Health today confirmed it will follow the advice from the JCVI and continue with its 'age-based rollout' once it gets past the top priority groups by April 15, with those in their 40s next. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37N4jIU

Robert Buckland MP said the Government would not enforce a 'no jab, no job' policy on UK care home workers, but added it would not prevent employers blocking future contracts. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bBUpLa

During a round of interviews this morning, Mr Buckland described the 'altruistic act' as 'hugely important' in Britain's Covid fight. He told LBC: 'I think anything the Queen says has immense power.' from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uCK22f

Number 10's Race Disparity Unit reviewed the findings of major UK studies probing the link between ethnicity and Covid-19, finding higher deaths may have been a result of infection risk. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dV8mGC

Asymptomatic screening of staff at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge showed the number of people testing positive fell from 0.8 per cent to 0.2 per cent 12 days after their injection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dL32pv

Anecdotal reports suggest the jabs can prompt a recovery in some patients. Scientists said this could be because they reset the immune system, or due to a 'psychological boost' from receiving the shots. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3r16DU3

Officials are concerned that vaccine hesitancy within England's ethnic minority groups could be even greater during the month-long fast, which lasts from April 12 to May 12. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qYPb2r

The Boston-based biotech has already shipped the raw materials to the US National Institutes of Health, which helped the firm study its first jab, to start human trials. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3pOkpYF

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EXCLUSIVE: NHS England statistics show that 95.9 per cent of all over-70s in England have had their first dose of the jab, with 15 areas of the country vaccinating more than half of all residents. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3knmDNH

Department of Health bosses today recorded 9,985 cases - down 17 per cent on last Thursday. Another 323 victims were also added to the official fatality toll, dropping by almost 30 per cent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aSHaq6

Dr Hans Kluge told a press conference the condition is 'real and significant' and can lead to sufferers losing their jobs and being so tired they are unable to meet family and friends. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kmrNJM

NHS Digital estimates there were 35.6m fewer family doctor visits in England between March 2020 and January 2021 compared to the same period a year prior. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aViuO1

EXCLUSIVE: Data released by NHS England today shows the number of beds occupied fell around seven per cent last week, as Covid cases and death figures across the UK continue to fall. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37LVjno

Office for National Statistics data showed only 36 out of 7,209 districts - or 0.5 per cent - had not recorded a single Covid-linked fatality. They were mostly scattered across the South West. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bCj3v1

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Public Health England had sequenced more than 20,000 random test samples for flu by February 14 but hasn't yet detected a case of the virus in 2021. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3snZcqf

Just 84,310 people tested positive for the coronavirus across the country during the week ending February 17, NHS Test and Trace data revealed today. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZQgpwg

Department of Health data shows Devon, Cornwall and the Isle of Wight have the lowest infection rates in England. MPs today said they should be released from lockdown earlier. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37M0fZn

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Oxford University researchers found the UK had the sixth harshest restrictions. Separate data from OurWorldInData.com showed the UK has suffered the fourth highest death toll of the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZFVcVO

The most recent figures show the areas with the highest case numbers are Doncaster, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Peterborough, Bolton, Luton and Slough as of February 17. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37BoDNd

Health Secretary Matt Hancock today claimed that the UK's border measures 'are working' at keeping out coronavirus cases but his department will not publish the data to prove it. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dBMiRr

University of Oxford researchers have scored the pandemic response of 180 countries using measures including whether schools and offices are open and stay-at-home orders. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dFnGXN

Mr Hancock's comment is at odds with a Public Health England report published hours later that showed 42 more cases of worrying variants have been confirmed in the past week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37G3xgC

Dr Mike Tildesley said the Government 'needs to be reactive' to further outbreaks as it relaxes restrictions. Ministers will leave five weeks between easing measures to ensure there is no spike in cases. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3pHVtlP

Department of Health data shows infections have fallen by 20 per cent on last Tuesday, when 10,625 positive tests were recorded. Statistics also reveal deaths have fallen by 30 per cent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bwbmXt

The study by Imperial College London, which included medical records from 4,004 women in the US and UK, found that no newborn babies died of Covid-19 and mothers' risk was the same as average. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bs2i5M

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Matt Hancock revealed vaccine rollout figures will continue to stay low for the rest of the week. The Health Secretary said it will be a 'quieter week' for the rollout because of a supply shortage. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qLElNh

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he wanted to determine whether 'Covid-status certificates' could help theatres, cinemas, sporting venues and workplaces to open again. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37CFOy0

Sage insisted that without a gradual approach, the pressure on NHS hospitals would peak in June at nearly 60,000 Covid-19 inpatients - higher than even last month's peak of 39,000 patients. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kh2c58

Researchers compared levels of disgust with the levels of infection in three Ecuadorian Shura communities and found disgust acts as a protective mechanism. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kcOd00

A new study has warned that consuming too many refined grains can come with serious consequences, including an increased risk of heart disease, stroke and even early death. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37DWAMZ

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Announcing his long-awaited exit strategy, the PM stated that 'Covid zero' was not possible, but made clear he was prioritising 'certainty over urgency' in loosening the shackles on the country. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aFfSnd

Department of Health figures show infections are 9 per cent up on last Monday, when 9,765 were declared. But fatalities have dropped by almost a quarter, from 230. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bJdVWj

The Prime Minister acknowledged in Parliament today that there is 'no escape' from a third wave of coronavirus cases, hospital admissions and deaths in the UK as lockdown ends. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3pRGF4d

SAGE modelling presented to the Government found that one-on-one indoor mixing could be brought back at the end of March and the inevitable third wave still kept under control. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2NlVEGp

Hidden in Boris Johnson's lockdown-easing roadmap today, it was also revealed that ministers are planning another Covid vaccination drive this autumn. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aH7QKs

Almost a quarter of Covid-19 survivors may be dealing with hair loss, according to a new paper by experts from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Nxb22D

Department of Health statistics show 59 out of 380 councils across the country had a lower infection rate in the week ending February 16 than in the seven days to September 30. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kkevh2

Department of Health statistics show 371,052 jabs were administered each day, on average, last week. For comparison, it almost reached 450,000 during the first fortnight of February. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3shfcKB

Studies of the first people to be vaccinated against Covid in England and Scotland have revealed that vaccines are clearly reducing hospital admissions and coronavirus infections. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2NRHL2d

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The Health Secretary revealed that one-in-three people over 16 had now been given on of the life-saving jabs, a boost to the country ahead of Boris Johnson's roadmap launch tomorrow. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3buuFAa

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The Health Secretary revealed that one-in-three people over 16 had now been given on of the life-saving jabs, a boost to the country ahead of Boris Johnson's roadmap launch tomorrow. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3buuFAa

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