LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of COVID-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality although he said evidence showed that both vaccines being used in the country are effective against it. Johnson said that the impact of the new variant, which is already […]
Getty Images The number of patients in England waiting over a year for routine hospital care is now 100 times higher than before the pandemic, figures show. Nearly 163,000 out of the 4.4 million on the waiting list at the end of October had waited over 12 months for operations such as hip replacements. There […]
Getty Images The total number of deaths occurring in the UK is nearly a fifth above normal levels, latest figures show. Data from national statisticians show there were almost 14,000 deaths in the week ending 13 November. Some 2,838 of the deaths involved Covid – 600 more than the preceding week, according to the analysis […]
Getty Images People with learning disabilities were up to six times more likely to die from Covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic, analysis shows. A report from Public Health England (PHE) found the death rate for those with a learning disability was 30 times higher in the 18-34 age group. The charity Mencap […]
image copyrightGetty Images The number of people dying in the UK is more than 10% above normal levels – with almost all of the excess linked to Covid, official figures show. There were 12,292 deaths in the week ending 23 October – 1,100 where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate, national statisticians reported. It […]
The Office for National Statistics analysis found all ethnic minority groups, other than Chinese, are more likely to die than white people. Let’s block ads! (Why?) BBC News – Health
The figures show that Covid-19 is a bigger risk to people than flu, partly because there is a vaccine that protects those at risk against the flu strain circulating every year. The coronavirus is a brand new infection and there is, as yet, no vaccine. Let’s block ads! (Why?) BBC News – Health
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Men who have had coronavirus are being urged to donate plasma from their blood to be used in research into treatments for Covid-19. Studies suggest men are more likely to become seriously ill and therefore produce higher levels of antibodies than women. This means their plasma could be more useful for saving lives. NHS Blood […]
This will mostly likely affect items made with fresh beef and pork. If you keep an eye on the news, you know that the price of meat has gone up over the past couple of months. Now, Costco, Kroger, and other grocery chains have limited the amount of meat you can buy during your grocery run, […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device People from ethnic minorities are at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus, a report by Public Health England says. It shows age remains the biggest risk factor, while being male is another. The impact of Covid-19 is also “disproportionate” for other Asian, Caribbean and black ethnicities. But […]
Hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial drug touted by President Donald Trump as a coronavirus treatment despite no solid evidence as such, is linked to an increased risk of heart problems and death, a new study of nearly 100,000 COVID-19 patients concluded. The patients treated with hydroxychloroquine or the related drug chloroquine were at higher risk of developing arrhythmia […]
Democratic Reps. Karen Bass (Calif.) and Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) are joining the many activists and journalists of color drawing attention to how states reopening businesses too soon amid the coronavirus pandemic are likely placing workers of color at disproportionate risk. During a virtual town hall Monday on the need for more federal funding during the […]
The R-value or reproduction number is at the heart of Nicola Sturgeon’s decision not to take Scotland out of lockdown. What is the R number and why might it be higher in Scotland than the rest of the UK? On Thursday, the first minister said it would be “very, very risky” for Scotland to ease […]
Get the latest on coronavirus. Sign up to the Daily Brief for news, explainers, how-tos, opinion and more. The UK will have a much higher rate of “invisible children” when the country finally emerges from the coronavirus lockdown, health visitors have warned. In line with social-distancing guidelines, health visitors – who usually support families with babies and […]