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Study Shows Covid “Shaming” Distracted From UK Government Shortcomings

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Covid ‘shaming’ shifted focus from UK government failures, study says, according a Guardian news source.

Covid pandemic was a “cynical” tactic

Creating an environment in which individuals and marginalised groups were shamed during the Covid pandemic was a“cynical” tactic to steer attention away from the UK government’s errors, an academic study has concluded.

The research by medical humanities scholars at the University of Exeter said people from ethnic minority...

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Free Covid Boosters For Under-50s In England

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People in England aged under 50 urged to get free Covid booster, states a Guardian news source.

Free Covid booster

People in England aged 49 and younger are being urged to come forward for their free Covid booster if they have not yet received a full set of injections.

The NHS has said Sunday 12 February will be the last day people in this age group can attend a vaccination site for their primary doses, while hundreds of thousands of appointments will be available for booster...

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‘Orthrus’: How To Protect Yourself From The New Covid Variant?

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  • One of the UK’s largest surveillance sites that analyses strains circulating in the UK, shared that Orthrus was behind 36.1 percent of all Covid tests.
  • Fortunately, being able to identify the “early” symptoms of Orthrus could help you spot the variant promptly.
  • If you are exhibiting symptoms, avoid contact with other people, especially those most vulnerable to the virus.

Covid variant Orthrus is now behind over a third of all reported cases in England, according...

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Coughing Up Sputum Is A “Top” Covid Symptom As Instances Rise

Sputum in your cough is considered a ‘top’ Covid symptom as cases continue to rise, states an Express news source.

The most prevalent Covid symptom

While dry cough has been considered one of the most prevalent Covid symptoms, a different type of cough could also signal an ongoing infection.

Just like many other viruses, Covid has been mutating since the beginning of the pandemic. This as well as the vaccine roll-out has redefined the common symptoms the virus causes. While many are aware of the...

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House Passes Resolution For Ending COVID-19 National Emergency

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  • The Republican-controlled House on Wednesday passed a resolution that would immediately end the COVID-19 national emergency.
  • The joint resolution cleared the House in a 229-197 vote.
  • Eleven Democrats voted with Republicans in supporting the measure.

The measure, which spans just over one page, would terminate the COVID-19 national emergency once enacted. It is not, however, expected to move in the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats. The Biden...

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‘Antiviral Rampage’: Hong Kong People Chasing Covid Antivirals

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  • The Medical Association says it is suspicious how some patients go from doctor to doctor asking for drugs.
  • Doctors noticed ‘strange’ requests after quarantine-free travel with mainland China resumed this month.
  • To prevent the illegal resale of the drugs, public hospital pharmacies began removing the medicines from their packaging before dispensing them to patients.

Some people in Hong Kong have been acting suspiciously to get their hands on Covid-19...

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WHO Says COVID-19 Still an International Emergency

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said that COVID-19 continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, its highest form of alert, reports the Straits Times.

Public health emergency of international concern

The pandemic was likely in a “transition point” that continues to need careful management to “mitigate the potential negative consequences”, the agency added in a statement.

It is three years since the WHO first declared that COVID...

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Is China’s Claim Of Rapid Decline Of COVID Cases Questionable?

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  • China’s health authorities have said the Covid wave is past its peak.
  • Rapid decline in both severe cases and deaths in hospitals, but experts remain wary of the government’s official data.
  • According to China’s Center for Disease Control (CDC), the number of critically ill patients in hospitals peaked in the first week of January.

Prof Chi Chun-huei, director of the center for global health at Oregon University, said local officials were incentivised – via...

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The Wildcard Omicron Strain “Orthrus” Has A Worrying Delta Mutation

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A recent news article published in the Yahoo Finance states that What’s CH.1.1? Meet ‘Orthrus,’ a new wildcard Omicron strain with a concerning Delta mutation.

Kraken

Omicron spawn XBB.1.5, also known as “Kraken,” now dominates the U.S. COVID variant scene, comprising an estimated 61% of cases, according to federal health data released Friday.

But there’s now a new player being tracked by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that could give Kraken a run for its...

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The World’s 1st Intranasal Vaccine For Covid Launched

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  • India has approved its first nasal Covid vaccine produced domestically in an effort to push for booster doses following an increase in cases in China.
  • The iNCOVACC vaccine was introduced on Thursday by Indian health minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.
  • The science and technology minister, Jitendra Singh, who called it the first intranasal Covid vaccine.

A recent news article published in the Independent states that India approves its first nasal Covid vaccine.

Launch of Incovacc

“P...

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