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A weekly report from the Office for National Statistics today estimated the number of infections in England is lower than at any point since September and has been falling constantly for five weeks. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aRhQQS

A report presented to SAGE showed that seven per cent of people admitted to hospital in the UK's second wave had had a jab but 79% of them caught the virus before the vaccine kicked in. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nB5Bx7

NHS nurse Hattie Nicholls posed for a selfie with a colleague in front of a row of empty hospital beds in Manchester Royal Infirmary's ICU. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32YP3Wu

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EXCLUSIVE: Public Health England data show the number of Indian variant cases in the UK surged from 77 two weeks ago to 400, as chiefs noticed there are variations in the samples. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vxluaM

EXCLUSIVE: NHS England data going up to April 25 show 65 per cent of adults in the age group have had their first dose. But MailOnline analysis shows rates vary wildly across the country. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nz51Qs

Around 22 million people are living in areas across the UK which had no reported Covid-19 deaths in April, new analysis has revealed today. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SbrzLv

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The Covid Symptom Study, based on self-reported symptoms and test results from people around the UK, suggests that cases are lower now even than they were last summer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/335kSg5

John Holland-Kaye told Sky News the Home Office and UK Border Force 'need to get a grip' immediately or risk repeats of six-hour waits in queues where social distancing proved impossible. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nxK888

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock posed for a picture while being jabbed by England's deputy chief medical officer professor Jonathan Van Tam at the Science Museum in London this morning. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3e3zxyE

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Leaked PHE documents said officials 'expressly did not consider any potential disbenefits of the policy' in England. Secondary pupils have been forced to wear masks in class since March. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3t5yHps

The grandmother, who lives in supported housing, got her first AstraZeneca dose on January 23 at Woolwich Late Night Pharmacy. But five days later she got her second in Plumstead, Greenwich. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nx42jQ

Pfizer's vaccine is already one of the most used jabs in the UK and has been shown to be the most effective in the real world, and ministers hope to use an updated version to tackle new variants. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3u6OgyM

Fitness experts at British-based OriGym have revealed four exercises to combat 'scroller thumb', which is where hands begin to cramp, become inflamed or get stuck in a bent position. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Rco3Qo

Public Health England's Dr Angela Raffle and Dr Mike Gill blasted mass testing today, saying there was little evidence checking asymptomatic cases stopped the spread of Covid. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3u3BDV5

Researchers at Oxford University said death counts and the state of the economy suggested that hard and early lockdowns to try and stop Covid completely 'will probably pay off in the long run'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nw47nP

Not only does the jab reduce a person's chance of catching Covid in the first place, it greatly reduces their chances of passing it on, should they get infected. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QFys7k

Kate King-Scribbins, 35, from St Paul, Minnesota, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer after her rescue cat, Oggy, became 'obsessed' with lying on the left side of her chest. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sVXJY5

Doctors on the frontline have blamed the B.1.617 strain for the raging second wave that is killing nearly 3,000 Indians a day. But UK scientists have accused India of being too complacent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dVosQp

Data from the ZOE Covid Symptom Tracking Study showed fewer people experienced mild side effects from AstraZeneca and Pfizer's vaccines than had been suggested in clinical trials. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aHlZak

A survey of 5,000 people by the University of Bristol and King's College London found that, although the attitude towards AstraZeneca's jab had cooled, people were keen on vaccines in general. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sSJnI9

Department of Health data released this afternoon shows 33.8million have now had a first dose, taking the UK's total jabs administered up to 47million. Mat Hancock has praised the milestone. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3voD80o

A study by the Université de Paris said that years of irregular blood sugar levels in the brain could permanently damage it, with more time lived with diabetes linked to a higher likelihood of dementia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32RYBm1

The woman received the Pfizer vaccine instead of one from AstraZeneca at Great Western hospital in Swindon. She suffered no ill-effects, but said she was left furious by the administrative error. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3voFxrE

Office for National Statistics data showed 275 deaths had Covid listed as the underlying causes. For flu and pneumonia, there were 265 that fitted this category. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xr5HMk

From today in England, everyone over the age of 42 - or those who have their 42nd birthday before July 1 - will be invited to come forward for their jab. Mr Hancock said he was excited to get his vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vm1HL9

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Education has long been associated with health benefits - including a decreased risk of heart disease, a delayed peak in cognitive abilities and lower risk of dementia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nuOQnh

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The new guidance will pertain to outdoor masking, and multiple people told CNN it is expected to change the advice for fully-vaccinated Americans, who make up nearly 30% of the U.S. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QwFGdW

On Sunday, the U.S. recorded 32,065 new coronavirus cases, which is the lowest figure seen since September 8, when 26,387 new COVID infections were reported. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32SVU3q

A Bay Area patient of unknown age is the first man to develop a rare, dangerous blood clot after getting the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine. It comes just two days after the pause was lifted. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sVlD5S

Scientists hope the jab, using jelly found in donated umbilical cords, will stimulate the growth of cushioning cartilage once injected into the knees of patients with osteoarthritis. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aGNT6g

The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has developed a new test that analyzes 15 specific strands of RNA together and looks for genes that are 'overexpressed' in cancer patients. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aYS0uH

At least 1,500 people have so far complained to the MHRA, through its yellow-card system for reporting feared side-effects, that they have developed tinnitus, ringing in the ears, after their jab. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tYlTm0

The drug, called PF-07321332 belongs to a class of drugs called protease inhibitors, which would inhibit an enzyme that the coronavirus uses to make copies of itself inside human cells. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dT3L7s

Uber has teamed up with empowerDX to deliver the health testing company's at-home coronavirus nasal test in more than two dozen cities, which can provide results within 48 hours. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vmx4Fq

The number of Americans skipping their second doses of two-shot COVID-19 vaccines has more than doubled since February, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sXwnkm

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