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Professor John Edmunds, an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, insisted the 'safest time' to reopen fully would be after all children have had a Covid vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qDA7I5

EXCLUSIVE: Even the worst hit region in England - the North West - is only seeing 2.37 per cent of its beds full with Covid patients. Covid occupancy is lowest in the South West (0.44 per cent). from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3x6lqji

The interim advice published by No10's top scientists says all over-50s could be offered a third 'booster' Covid jab in September. But ministers are yet to give the plans the green light. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qAdg0l

Department of Health bosses posted just 14 Covid deaths today, falling 26.3 per cent on last Wednesday's figure of 19, in a clear sign of the vaccine effect in the face of climbing cases. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dqq2sM

Experts told MailOnline it is highly likely Covid cases will start to follow suit in England after the Three Lions advanced to the quarter finals of Euro 2020. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3A9rbPn

Life expectancy dropped across England last year by an 1.3 years for men and 0.9 years for women, but it was even more stark in the North West, dropping 1.6 years for men and 1.2 years for women. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2TmGKlV

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Cambridge University scientists also found one in 55 over-75s are now dying from Covid after catching the disease, compared to one in five during the darkest days of January. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3h6uKOR

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A group of Conservative MPs and scientists are calling on the Government to stop publishing daily Covid statistics, as it is overwhelming people. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3x9n4AL

Cambridge University scientists found when doctors and nurses on Covid wards were given the FFP3 face mask their risk of catching the virus plummeted to zero. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3AaeNhM

Health chiefs posted another 20,479 infections today up 76 per cent in a week. But Covid deaths fell slightly to 23 in a promising sign Britain is reaping the rewards of its vaccination drive. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xWpSRQ

Weekly Covid deaths have risen slightly in England but the virus is still only responsible for fewer than 100 total fatalities, according to official data from the Office for National Statistics. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jvoiT7

SAGE models in the middle of June predicted delaying the lockdown by four weeks from June 21 to July 19 would still see more than 500 admission a day at this stage. But they stand at from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3w3qX97

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Covid fatalities have remained low despite rising infections, with the country averaging 17 a day. For comparison, in the darkest days of January there were more than 1,000 a day. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3A6e6pH

Cambridge University scientists also found one in 55 over-75s are now dying from Covid after catching the disease, compared to one in five during the darkest days of January. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3h6uKOR

There is no need to give Britons booster Covid vaccines this year because the current jabs work so well, Professor Sir Andrew Pollard claimed today. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3y2VNAe

A mix-and-match vaccine provides strongest antibody protection against Covid, a study has found, but its chief investigator Professor Matthew Snape has warned against that approach. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hcG9LM

Official guidance says Britons should wait for eight to 12 weeks between doses to get the maximum protection from the vaccines. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3A6VKoQ

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EXCLUSIVE: British cardiologists told MailOnline a change in language on the MHRA's website signalled that it could be about to issue a warning about the link. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3deWLB7

A Liverpool University expert behind the scheme said there had been 'outbreaks of joy' among those who got to enjoy a slice of freedom at the events, but no outbreaks of the virus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dbSluS

There were nearly 3,000 new Covid infections in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the largest toll ever in a single day north of the border. Two-thirds of cases in the 15 to 44 age were male. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3j9qMWV

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The government's sceintists estimate the R rate - which measures how quickly the virus is spreading - is between 1.2 to 1.4 in England, but it could be as high as 1.7 in some regions. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/35S02CE

Public Health England's report will give confidence that the Indian variant Covid crisis will be kept at bay once all restrictions are finally eased on July 19. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3zZy31q

Professor Adam Finn, from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation - which advises No10, insisted top-up jabs may well be required for the very elderly and NHS workers. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gT4NBT

Data shows prevalence of the mutant strain is growing exponentially in Germany and is accounting for up to 70 per cent of new cases in some regions in the South West of France. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qrJr1Y

Researchers at the University of Kent have found that Covid may have been circulating in China as early as October 2019, but believe that November 17 is the most likely data of the first case. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3ddKBZw

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EXCLUSIVE: Covid cases are now slowing across all of England's local regions, apart from in the South East where the outbreak appears to be growing quicker than it was before. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xP3KZp

Department of Health bosses posted 16,703 positive tests - up 51.7 per cent on the week before. But the spike in infections has been mainly fuelled by a huge up-tick in cases in Scotland. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SoQgEJ

There were nearly 3,000 new Covid infections in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the largest toll ever in a single day north of the border. Two-thirds of cases in the 15 to 44 age were male. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3j9qMWV

Bell's palsy has been reported in a small number of COVID-19 vaccine recipients - but it's seven times more likely for those who get the virus itself, a new study found. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dt7Y1p

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George Eustice dismissed the idea he would keep wearing face coverings when they are not required, saying: 'I want to get back to normal.' from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gTM1L0

Professor Tim Spector, who runs the country's largest symptom-tracking study, suggested No10's strict travel rules had led to increased mixing and spreading in the English seaside county. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2UAr5jm

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A new study from Virginia Commonwealth University found that life expectancy in the U.S. fell by nearly two years from 78.8 years in 2018 to 76.8 years in 2020, the biggest drop since World War II. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2U021SE

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Department of Health bosses posted 16,135 cases today - up 78.2 per cent on last Wednesday's figure and on the 11,625 recorded yesterday - which is the highest figure since February 6. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3h2qwqd

University College London scientists who developed the method say it could remove the need for uncomfortable nasal swabs. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3h2seYz

More than 31.7million over-18s have already had both doses, while 43.4million - or 82.5 per cent - have had their first jab, official statistics show. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vKUBQg

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The latest figures show that weekly hospital admissions in England were increasing by 20.64 per cent on June 20, down from 48.06 per cent just a week earlier. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/35JkUvN

Dozens of test samples from patients in Covid epicentre Wuhan were found to have been removed from an international database used to track the virus' evolution. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3d5J4od

The Nepal 'Delta plus' variant - also known as AY.1 - has been spotted 52 times in the UK and has spread to three Indian states, despite the country's attempts to suppress it. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3d3dszG

ONS figures released today show home workers only spend six-and-a-half hours a day on work. People still commuting in spent around seven hours and 15 minutes a day working. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3x3umWw

Proton beam therapy - which saved the life of toddler Ashya King in 2014 after his parents won a case to have his treatment in Prague - can now be used to treat thousands of patients in the UK. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3zOpjLx

University of Oxford scientists will begin giving people with Covid symptoms ivermectin in a new trial to determine whether it can help patients to recover at home. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xHV1Z5

COVID-19 cases in New York City during the pandemic's early stages may be 300 percent higher than officially reported numbers. A research team in Cyprus built a simulation to estimate case counts. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qjJqwT

Researchers built a model to simulate how COVID-19 could have been carried by tree pollen from person to person. They found that in areas with a lot of pollen, six feet of distancing wasn't enough. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2UnuX73

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Some 1.5million children will need mental health treatment in the wake of the pandemic, as health bosses warn of an explosion of 'locked-in trauma' among youngsters. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vGNfgN

As Matt Hancock began readying plans for an autumn booster shot programme, Chris Hopson, head of NHS Providers, said he believed top-ups could be needed for a decade. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gWiKy5

DR MARTIN SCURR: First, let me reassure you that the alarming electric shocks are nothing to do with your pacemaker or your heart. What you are describing is static electricity. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gN0ZlC

The problem is it increases your chances of experiencing an ear worm - a song that gets stuck in your head - according to research published in the journal Psychological Science. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xG8gtq

Actress Jenny Agutter, 68, tells how she can run up the stairs and also loves swimming, which she does every day. She only eats meat occasionally and gets her five a day. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qhuPSC

A recent case highlighted by Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge involved a man who nearly died after taking up vaping and who had to be put on life support. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2TWiGWU

We all do our best to avoid pain. But Dr Monty Lyman, a clinical fellow at Oxford University who is studying brain inflammation, is enthralled by it. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cVrjb9

The machine sucks out cancerous tissue via a special needle inserted into the breast, and doctors say it is suitable for small and medium breast tumours up to one inch in size. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gURhMW

Figures from NHS England show that, in May, more than two million patients went to A&E, 65 per cent more than in the same month last year, writes DR ROB GALLOWAY. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cYMl8U

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