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An FDA advisory committee voted 13-10 in favor of recommending emergency use authorization of Merck & Co's pill to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3llsJ2E

The drug-maker is applied for regulatory approval from the FDA for the booster shot of their vaccine on Tuesday. It would be the first booster shot available to anyone under 18. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Dgz3io

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CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said on Tuesday that the CDC is expanding its COVID-19 testing and surveillance program to four U.S. airports including New York, New Jersey, California and Georgia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32OHTr1

Experts say that it is too early for someone to worry about the Omicron variant, but people should still take precautions to protect themselves from Covid, and especially the ever-present Delta variant. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3IaKpb6

The majority of US employers are requiring their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (18%) or planning such mandates (39%), a new survey of over 500 companies finds. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3D9kuNe

The co-founder of the biotechnology company BioNTech believes that people fully vaccinated with his company's vaccine, a joint project with Pfizer, are safe from severe Omicron infection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3IaHqzp

Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 are far more likely to require ICU care or die in childbirth compared to those who don't catch the virus, a new study from the Université de Paris finds. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xEtdGc

American adults under age 35 are four times as likely to frequently use marijuana compared to those over 65, a new study finds, while adults ages 35-64 are twice as likely to use the drug. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3llXq88

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Cases of the variant were spotted in Barnet and  Haringey in London, Liverpool, North Norfolk and Sutton, taking the UK's total for the variant up to 22, the UKHSA confirmed from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3rmT4Bf

The PM urged people not to cancel Christmas parties or nativity plays as he promised to 'throw everything' at the booster jab campaign to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31gUWkh

The Prime Minister is set to address the nation about compulsory face masks and to urge people to get boosters at a press conference this afternoon. Scotland has confirmed three more Omicron cases from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3lkI7MU

Blood pressure pill, irbesartan, taken by millions of Britons has been recalled after the UK's drug watchdog found unacceptable levels of a cancer causing chemical in nearly 45 batches. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xDG0sj

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Britons aged 18 to 39 will be able to come forward for their third dose so long as they had their second at least three months ago, as the programme expands to under-40s in the UK for the first time. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xBQOHK

Tory MPs today demanded a guarantee from Boris Johnson that he will 'never, ever go back to locking this country down' amid rising alarm at the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HZGfTr

Professor Karl Lauterbach, a clinical epidemiologist, said early reports from South Africa that Omicron causes mild illness could make it a Christmas gift and may even speed up the end of the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3p8KrYy

Scottish health authorities said four of the cases were spotted in Lanarkshire, and two more were in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. It is unclear if these are linked to travel to southern Africa. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o2poHQ

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The world shut itself off from Southern Africa today in response to a super mutant variant that was unheard of just days ago. B.1.1.529 was first picked up in Hong Kong on Monday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3r9pFdX

Restrictions will apply to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, European Commission spokesperson Eric Mamer said. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o1nKpX

Department of Health figures showed cases rose 13 per cent in a week, rising from the 44,242 reported last Friday. It marked the first time they had topped the milestone since October 21. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3rd5Y4I

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that flights from South Africa - as well as  Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and Zimbabwe - will be suspended from midday today. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cSR9fi

Office for National Statistics (ONS) data estimated around 862,300 people caught the virus on any given day in the week up to November 20, up 4.5 per cent on the 824,900 the week before. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cQL6Is

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In 2020, Thanksgiving was a pivotal moment at the start of America's winter COVID-19 surge - and this year, cases are rising again on this holiday. But thanks to vaccinations, the new surge may be milder. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3p2BT5b

Elizabeth Goldman, 29, from Mobile, Alabama, is set to be the first woman in the state to undergo a uterus transplant. She was born with a condition called MKRH Syndrome and has no uterus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nO3ub4

Fears are mounting that a new Covid variant believed to have emerged in Botswana is driving a surge in cases in neighbouring South Africa. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nNY7IX

Steve Verze, in his 40s and from Hackney in London, will walk out of hospital with a 3D-printed eye today. It was fitted at Moorfields Eye Hospital which is piloting a new technique. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32lyUNB

Official figures released today show 3,726 people died in England between April 2020 and March 2021 while undergoing treatment for drug and alcohol problems. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xlyjXT

Department of Health bosses posted 47,240 new infections over the last 24 hours, up just 0.9 per cent on last Thursday's figure. It was the first time the jump was below one per cent since November 10. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30W7DAH

There has been a 2million boost in face to face appointments with GPs in England following threats of action from No10 however analysis has revealed that less than half of these are with doctors. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nPrdaH

A new study from Qatar found that 0.3% in the COVID-19 reinfection group fell severely ill and none died compared to 2.5% and 0.1%, respectively, of those with a primary infection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cMg6sT

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King's College London scientists estimated that 76,728 people fell ill per day in the week ending November 20, based on test results from around 750,000 volunteers in the ZOE Covid study. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3l7TtUa

A report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today revealed just 10,486 (22 per cent of women) who gave birth in August had been given a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3l6iLlC

New rules being hammered out in Brussels today could include a ban on unvaccinated travellers coming into the bloc from March, including those whose last jab was more than nine months ago. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CQvhvN

The UK Government already has 60million doses of Novavax. It was shown in trials to cause less side effects compared to those triggered by Pfizer, Moderna or even AstraZeneca's vaccines. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DUamJp

Real-world UK data shows protection against getting sick with Covid rises to more than 90 per cent two weeks after the injection. Immunity against hospitalisation and death is even higher. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CQwe7n

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Cancer patients who caught COVID-19 earlier in the pandemic were twice as likely to die from the disease compared to those who got sick in early 2021, a group of European cancer researchers found. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oUeXVX

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A new study from Israel and the U.S. found the risk of infection was 2.37-fold higher between 90 and 119 days after completing the vaccine series compared to the initial 90 days. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CPgbGI

Five nutritionists offered their advice on how to cut down on calories and fat for your favorite dishes on Thanksgiving Day - including turkey, mashed potatoes and pie, while still having a delicious dinner. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30U69a8

The CDC updated Pennsylvania's COVID-19 vaccination data after finding that 1.2 million more doses were counted than had actually been given out. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DLoKDQ

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Researchers from the University of California found exercise in later life can reduce inflammation in the brain, which can is one of the key causes of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xkmd12

Only 10 cases of the strain, which could be named 'Nu', have been detected so far but it has been spotted in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, suggesting it's more widespread. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CLlKGd

The Harvard University study of 5,400 middle-aged Americans during the pandemic suggests they are also at risk of depression and anxiety from using social media, not just young people. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32vapOd

A London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) analysis suggests the NHS is unlikely to be overwhelmed by the virus even in the event of a major surge in cases. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3G09Daz

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) - which surveyed 1,000 Covid-infected Britons at the start of the month - found 29 per cent do not stay at home when their symptoms started. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nPk4qQ

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In a study at King's College London, people hitting 'risky levels' of drinking - equal to eight units a week - suffered a greater decline in short-term memory and spatial awareness. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xgfd5c

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid (pictured) is understood to have ordered NHS health chiefs to come up with proposals to ease the backlog. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cIMjBy

Britain's health watchdog has approved the drug progesterone for expectant mothers who have previously had a miscarriage and are experiencing spotting or bleeding. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DOfGhJ

In some cases dying residents are being left with no one's hand to hold because all the employees are busy. And residents are also being left wailing in their rooms. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3FHG4tT

Researchers at the University of Bristol found death rates among teachers was similar to the five-year average during the first nine months of the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xg8Sa7

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None of the 1,100 youngsters in the US who were double-jabbed with Pfizer's Covid vaccine caught the virus in the four months following their second doses, the vaccine-maker said. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32tnZl9

Pascal Soriot, chief executive at AstraZeneca, said the decision by Europe to restrict the jab could explain why they are now being forced back into lockdown. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3r1tzp3

The latest Office for National Statistics' antibody report estimated that 95.8 per cent of people over 80 in England were positive for the virus-fighting proteins by November 7. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30Ujqzl

Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show the number of people dying with Covid mentioned on the death certificate fell from 64.4 per 100,000 in September to 50.8 in October. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nIkVcU

According to the Sanger Institute, the largest variant surveillance centre in the country, AY.4.2 was responsible for 16 per cent of new cases in England in the fortnight up to November 13. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oNDMTk

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