covid-19

Latest data on immune response to COVID-19 reinforces need for vaccination

June 19, 2021

British Reporter — A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that previous infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, does not necessarily protect you long-term from COVID-19, particularly against new Variants of Concern.

Delta May Raise Hospitalisation but Vaccine Still Protects

British Reporter — The Delta variant of COVID-19 is associated with approximately

by British Reporter

June 16, 2021

2 mins read

High Antibiotic Use in COVID-19 Treatment Could be Reduced

British Reporter — Antibiotic use was very high in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

by British Reporter

June 5, 2021

3 mins read

American Airlines is Ready to Connect Leisure Travelers with Spain on June 7

British Reporter — Spain opens its borders to fully vaccinated visitors beginning

by British Reporter

May 29, 2021

1 min read

Finance

Goods Barometer Reveals Strength of Trade Recovery, Depth of COVID-19 Shock

British Reporter — Global merchandise trade is continuing to recover in 2021 following a steep but brief pandemic-induced drop in the second quarter of last year, according to the latest WTO Goods Trade Barometer released on 28 May, WTO notes.

by British Reporter

May 29, 2021

1 min read

Coronavirus

World Bank Financing for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Reaches $2 Billion

British Reporter — The World Bank announced today that it has reached $2 billion in approved financing for the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for 17 developing countries. This financing is part of the $12 billion envelope over 24 months for

by British Reporter

May 22, 2021

2 mins read

Coronavirus

Rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test delivers accurate results within 4 minutes

British Reporter — The low-cost biosensor test developed by Penn Medicine could extend COVID-19 testing with 90% accuracy to remote and disadvantaged areas, according to University of Pennsylvania.

by British Reporter

May 18, 2021

1 min read

Energy

Energy Chiefs Tell EBRD How They See Sector Recovering Post-Covid-19

The FINANCIAL — Energy leaders responding to a survey conducted by the EBRD and summarised in a Covid-19 policy note investigating how the sector will deal with the 5 per cent fall in energy demand worldwide brought by Covid-19 in 2020, have

by British Reporter

May 9, 2021

1 min read

Coronavirus

£5m to Understand COVID-19 Severity in India and the UK

British Reporter — Four research partnerships have been funded to provide a deeper understanding of COVID-19 severity in South Asian populations located in India and the UK.

by British Reporter

May 7, 2021

1 min read

Coronavirus

Why Some Die, Some Survive When Equally ill from COVID-19

British Reporter — Researchers at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified the protein “signature” of severe COVID-19, which they describe in a new study published in Cell Reports Medicine. “We were interested in asking whether we could identify mechanisms that might

by British Reporter

May 6, 2021

3 mins read

Coronavirus

Human challenge trial launches to study immune response to COVID-19

British Reporter — Though the COVID-19 pandemic has now been active for a year, not much is known about what happens when people who have already had COVID-19 are infected for a second time, Oxford University notes.

by British Reporter

April 21, 2021

3 mins read

Coronavirus

World Bank Financing for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Reaches $2 Billion

British Reporter — World Bank announced today that it has reached $2 billion in approved financing for the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for 17 developing countries. This financing is part of the $12 billion envelope over 24 months for developing

by British Reporter

April 20, 2021

2 mins read

Coronavirus

Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine: What you need to know

British Reporter — WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has issued its policy recommendations for the rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

by British Reporter

April 20, 2021

3 mins read

Coronavirus

Altered immune signature linked to Long-Covid

British Reporter — University of Manchester scientists have discovered a persistent alteration in the immune system of patients, six months after they have been hospitalised for Covid-19, which could be associated with poorer health outcomes.

by British Reporter

April 17, 2021

2 mins read