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Covid response one of UK’s worst ever public health failures
Covid response one of UK’s worst ever public health failures
Britain’s early handling of the coronavirus pandemic was one of the worst public health failures in UK history, with ministers and scientists taking a “fatalistic” approach that exacerbated the death toll, a landmark inquiry has found. ...[Read more]
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Dangerous transmissions: anti-vax radio shows reach millions in US while stars die of Covid
Dangerous transmissions: anti-vax radio shows reach millions in US while stars die of Covid
Media watchdogs suggest that some basic level of responsibility to the public should be required to keep a broadcast license ...[Read more]
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COVID Has Now Claimed More Lives Than the 1918 Flu Pandemic in the US
COVID Has Now Claimed More Lives Than the 1918 Flu Pandemic in the US
Simple mitigation measures like wearing masks as recommended by the CDC could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. ...[Read more]
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‘An Atrocity’: Poor Go Without as Rich Nations Set to Let 100 Million Covid Vaccines Rot
‘An Atrocity’: Poor Go Without as Rich Nations Set to Let 100 Million Covid Vaccines Rot
"Poorer countries shouldn't have to wait until our doses are about to expire to vaccinate their populations." ...[Read more]
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Auckland to remain in strict lockdown as New Zealand battles mystery Covid cases
Auckland to remain in strict lockdown as New Zealand battles mystery Covid cases
New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, will remain under a strict lockdown for at least another week, prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced, as the country battles to stamp out an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant...While its overall ...[Read more]
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Global Poor ‘Facing Life or Death’ as Rich Nations Block Vaccine Patent Waiver
Global Poor ‘Facing Life or Death’ as Rich Nations Block Vaccine Patent Waiver
Poor nations "can no longer rely merely on charitable or voluntary measures dictated by only a small number of high-income countries and the pharmaceutical industry," said one public health campaigner. ...[Read more]
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There is an antibody treatment that stops every COVID-19 variant – and possibly all future variants
There is an antibody treatment that stops every COVID-19 variant – and possibly all future variants
As Fierce Pharma notes, sotrovimab had fairly spectacular results in Phase 2 and Phase 3 testing that showed 85% efficacy at preventing COVID-19 from becoming more severe. This level seemed unchanged against all variants, including against delta. And ther ...[Read more]
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UK workers on returning to the office: No point if I end up doing video calls
UK workers on returning to the office: No point if I end up doing video calls
Some welcome the routine, while others are concerned about how it will work without everyone in at the same time ...[Read more]
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Hospitalizations for children sharply increase as Delta surges, C.D.C. studies find.
Hospitalizations for children sharply increase as Delta surges, C.D.C. studies find.
Vaccinations, however, have made a difference. ...[Read more]
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The W.H.O. lists Mu as a ‘variant of interest.’
The W.H.O. lists Mu as a ‘variant of interest.’
The variant, first identified in Colombia, has characteristics that suggest it might be able to evade antibodies from vaccination or infection. ...[Read more]
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Joe Rogan reveals he contracted COVID in Florida
Joe Rogan reveals he contracted COVID in Florida
Joe Rogan says he contracted COVID-19 while doing his popular podcast show in Florida and immediately "threw the kitchen sink at it," using, among other treatments, monoclonal antibodies, which in some cases are an approved drug for the coronavirus. But a ...[Read more]
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