'Mixed messages' for those most at risk of Covid
A Holyrood committee has called on Scottish ministers to improve the public health messaging. BBC News Now retrieving an image
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Grace Victory reunites with doctor after Covid coma cardiac arrest
Grace Victory says it was an honour to talk to hospital staff about her time in intensive care. Read more
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4.4 million Americans have gotten updated COVID boosters
At least 4.4 million Americans have received the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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COVID infections rise in England and Wales
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has gone up in England and Wales for
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Government in court for no sign language at Covid briefings
Campaigners will find out if they are entitled to compensation for a lack of BSL provision at Covid briefings. Read
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Covid: First rise in infections in UK since July
The largest rise was in secondary school children as the new term started, according to the ONS. Read more BBC
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Covid: Hong Kong to end controversial hotel quarantine policy
Hong Kong has some of the world’s toughest rules as it follows China’s zero Covid policies. Read more BBC News
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Japan will ease its COVID-19 border control requirements and resume visa-free travel from next month. In a bid to foster
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More batches of Moderna COVID shots shipped amid reports of shortages
To keep up with demand for updated booster shots, U.S. health officials are shipping out more batches of the revamped
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Hong Kong Covid: Double-masked flautists in ad spark ridicule
The video was released a day after authorities had earlier announced extensions to Covid restrictions. Read more BBC News Now
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COVID pandemic created immunization gaps in Africa. More than a half-million children are at risk
Routine immunisation has resulted in diseases like measles being drastically reduced. Credit: Laszlo Mates/shutterstock The COVID pandemic exposed the fault
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Has social media discourse affected people’s hesitancy to get vaccinated against COVID?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Despite vaccine availability, vaccine hesitancy has inhibited public health officials’ efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic
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Long COVID patients show signs of autoimmune disease a year after infection
Portrait of researcher Dr Manali Mukherjee. Credit: Dr Manali Mukherjee / European Respiratory Society Blood samples drawn from patients with
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Emotional exhaustion among health care workers rose to 40% as a result of COVID
Credit: CC0 Public Domain COVID exacted a huge toll on the well-being of health care workers. Already struggling with high
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One million in NI offered flu and Covid vaccines
The Public Health Agency is rolling out its winter vaccination programme, starting this month. Read more BBC News Now retrieving
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Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka out of Germany’s Nations League games after positive Covid tests
Both Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka attended the Oktoberfest festival in Munich at the weekend and have trained with Germany
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Danish queen tests positive for Covid day after Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
Queen Margrethe II attended Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and is now Europe’s longest-serving head of state. Read more BBC News Now
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Common gene variant linked to COVID mortality
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It may be the most baffling quirk of COVID: What manifests as minor, flu-like symptoms in
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Covid: Oxford oncologist in plea to government over Evusheld
Dr Lennard Lee wants the government to reconsider rolling out Evusheld for people immunosuppressed. Read more BBC News Now retrieving
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Covid: Reserve Bank of Australia takes $30bn hit on bond purchases
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s deputy governor says the loss will not effect its normal operations. Read more BBC News
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