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Long Covid symptoms persist for up to 18 months

October 16, 2022

British Reporter — One in 20 people are still feeling the effects of Covid-19 between six and 18 months after infection with coronavirus, a study shows.The ongoing study, called Long-CISS (Covid in Scotland Study), found that almost six per cent of people who caught Covid-19 had not recovered, while 42 per cent reported feeling only partially better according to University

Distress before COVID-19 infection increases risk of long COVID by 45%

Psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness, before COVID-19

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September 11, 2022

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More than 10 million children were affected by COVID-19-associated parental and caregiver deaths

British Reporter — According to a new modelling study, published in JAMA

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September 8, 2022

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Higher rate of COVID-19 death before vaccination linked to certain common inflammatory immune conditions

British Reporter– People with certain inflammatory immune conditions affecting the joints, bowel and

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June 13, 2022

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90% of countries have published vaccine plans: Oxford Covid policy tracker

British Reporter — More than nine in ten countries, studied as part of the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (167 out of 187), have published an official vaccination plan, with the top three priority categories internationally being older people, frontline healthcare workers,

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December 11, 2021

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Spike protein encounters determine protection against variants

British Reporter — New research shows that the first SARS-CoV-2 spike protein a person encounters shapes their subsequent immune response against current and future variants. This encounter could be by vaccination or infection. The spike protein imparts different properties that have an

by British Reporter

December 6, 2021

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Coronavirus

Understanding omicron, the new COVID-19 variant

Countries around the world are making preparations against omicron, a new variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. On Wednesday, Dec. 1, omicron’s presence in California was confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

by British Reporter

December 3, 2021

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Two-metre COVID-19 rule is ‘arbitrary measurement’ of safety

A new study has shown that the airborne transmission of COVID-19 is highly random and suggests that the two-metre rule was a number chosen from a risk ‘continuum’, rather than any concrete measurement of safety.

by British Reporter

November 27, 2021

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Do you need a COVID-19 booster shot?

Lower antibody level doesn’t mean less protection from the coronavirus. If you got the COVID-19 shots back in early spring, your antibodies are likely waning. But it’s not something you need to be worried about, according to a new study from the University

by British Reporter

November 22, 2021

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Long COVID sufferers face physical pain, physician skepticism

Dismissive doctors, inconclusive tests, and an array of debilitating symptoms all too often explained away as signs of mental, rather than physical, distress. That’s been the experience for many patients suffering long COVID, a poorly-defined, long-lasting suite of symptoms affecting millions of

by British Reporter

November 22, 2021

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Air filter significantly reduces presence of airborne SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 wards

British Reporter — When a team of doctors, scientists and engineers at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the University of Cambridge placed an air filtration machine in COVID-19 wards, they found that it removed almost all traces of airborne SARS-CoV-2.

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November 18, 2021

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Health&Beauty

Pills could prove COVID game changer

Harvard experts in medical therapeutics say the recent development of pills to treat COVID-19 may turn out to be a pandemic game changer for a simple reason: When it comes to treating the ailment, the earlier the better.

by British Reporter

November 15, 2021

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Health&Beauty

Pills could prove COVID game changer

Med School specialists say they may cut hospitalizations, deaths and offer big boost to nations struggling with low vaccination rates. Harvard experts in medical therapeutics say the recent development of pills to treat COVID-19 may turn out to be a pandemic game changer

by British Reporter

November 11, 2021

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Researchers uncover gene that doubles risk of death from COVID-19

British Reporter — Scientists at Oxford University have identified the gene responsible for doubling the risk of respiratory failure from COVID-19. Sixty percent of people with South Asian ancestry carry the high-risk genetic signal, partly explaining the excess deaths seen in some

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November 7, 2021

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