Johnson has been at the center of political controversy this month after it was alleged by multiple sources that a Christmas party with dozens of attendees was held at Downing Street last year, while millions of Brits were told by the government to stay at home and away from their …
Read More »Regulator estimates ‘safe & effective’ period for Covid boosters
In a press briefing on Thursday, the EMA announced that new data supports a swifter delivery of booster Covid vaccines, potentially clearing the way for EU states to ramp up administering third jabs. However, despite giving the green light for countries to reduce the gap to three months, the EMA …
Read More »Could Omicron save us from COVID?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is not known for a tendency to understate the risks of COVID-19, has said the Omicron variant may not be all that bad: “Though it’s too early to really make any definitive statements about it, thus far it does not look like there’s a great degree …
Read More »Vaccine ‘side-effects’ might actually be Covid, study warns
The findings, published last week in the eClinical Medicine journal, show there is no way to tell if the symptoms are from the disease or an adverse reaction to the shot unless a screening test is taken. Researchers at King’s College London have raised concerns that the recently vaccinated could …
Read More »Citizens asked to test for Covid every time they leave home
“We are asking everyone to do a lateral flow test before mixing with people from other households and on every occasion that you intend on doing so,” Sturgeon said during a Tuesday address to Parliament. This testing should be done before a visit to another household or to a pub, …
Read More »5 more European tourist hotspots now on Covid ‘stop list’
France, which was the world’s top tourist destination in the times before the pandemic, has just landed on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “stop list”. That’s after the European nation that once hosted tens of millions of tourists a year was assigned the highest Covid-19 risk …
Read More »WHO warns against ‘initially promising’ Covid therapy
In an advisory published by the BMJ on Monday night, WHO experts warned that “a transfusion of blood plasma from someone who has recovered from covid-19” – known as convalescent plasma therapy – “is not recommended for patients with covid-19.” The organization issued a particularly “strong recommendation” against the therapy …
Read More »UK condemned for Covid ‘travel apartheid’
Speaking to the BBC on Monday, Nigeria’s representative in the UK, Sarafa Tunji Isola, said that the targeted approach taken by the British government has created a “travel apartheid” by limiting travel to and from some African nations. Nigeria became the latest country to be added to the UK’s travel …
Read More »Suspected ‘incubator’ of new Covid-19 strains identified
The “extreme vaccine discrimination” leaves the 1.3 billion people living in Africa lagging behind in the global race to protect humanity against Covid-19. While wealthier nations are administering booster shots to their populations, in Africa, the full vaccination rate remains at less than 7%. Unless vaccine aid for the continent …
Read More »Covid jab creator explains why next pandemic could be more fatal
Speaking at the 44th Richard Dimbleby Lecture broadcast by the BBC on December 6, Dame Sarah declared that “this will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods,” urging governments to ensure they learn the lessons from the Covid pandemic. The truth is, the next …
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