Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
Here is Tuesday’s update of Covid-19 case rates for every local authority area in the UK.
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September 7, 2021 Spread of Delta variant driven by immune escape and greater infectivity – study
The coronavirus Delta variant, which has become dominant in a number of countries including the UK, most likely spreads through its ability to evade antibodies and its increased infectivity, researchers have said.
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September 6, 2021 Brexit Britain victory as major health deal struck with Japan – 3.5m Brits could benefit
British company Healx, who use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to identify and develop drugs and treatments for over 7,000 rare diseases, has teamed up with Ono. Ono is one of Japan’s largest pharmaceutical companies and a global leader in the field of R&D-orientated drug discovery. The innovative technology, called Healnet, works by predicting starting points […]
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September 1, 2021 Get Covid jab: health chief Kevin Fenton’s plea to Londoners
The capital’s public health chief has made a plea to hesitant Londoners to get the coronavirus vaccine before the “challenge” of autumn and winter.
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August 28, 2021 Larger risk of hospitalisation in Delta variant sufferers, study suggests
People infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19 carry twice the risk of needing to be treated in hospital than those with the Alpha strain, a study has suggested.
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August 27, 2021 Teens aged 12 to 15 experienced ‘mild to moderate’ side effects to jab, study finds
Side effects from the Pfizer jab in children aged between 12 and 15 were mostly ‘mild or moderate’, a study has found.
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August 26, 2021 NHS bracing for perfect storm winter disaster amid ‘mass exodus’ of burnt-out staff
The NHS faces “disaster” this winter amid fears of a “mass exodus” of staff facing burnout from the Covid frontline.
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August 25, 2021 Protection from COVID-19 jabs wanes within six months, study suggests
COVID-19 protection from two doses of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines begins to wane within six months, new research suggests.
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August 24, 2021 Coronavirus breakthrough as AstraZeneca hails results of vaccine alternative treatment
The antibody therapy reduced the risk of participants developing COVID-19 symptoms by 77 percent, according to the drugmaker. It opens up the door to an alternative option for people who may not see the full protective benefits from the currently authorised vaccines. The PROVENT pre-exposure prophylaxis trial showed AZD7442 could potentially provide long-lasting protection with demonstrated clinical […]
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August 23, 2021 Flu jabs could fail this winter due to Covid emergency, experts warn
The flu jab may fail to protect people this winter, vaccine makers fear, because global Covid surveillance prevented laboratories gathering sufficient data on the dominant variants.
