Leslie Odom Jr. reveals he contracted swine flu during 2010 outbreak: ‘It felt synthetic’

Leslie Odom Jr. reveals he contracted swine flu during 2010 outbreak and says symptoms did not feel natural: ‘It felt synthetic’ The 39-year-old actor recalled the experience from 2010 in the latest episode of podcast Hypochondriactor which is hosted by Sean Hayes and Dr. Priyanka Wali  The Hamilton star said it was a ‘very strange’ … Read more

New ‘hypersensitive’ rapid test can tell whether patients have Covid or flu

A new test developed by researchers at UC Santa Cruz looks for both the coronavirus and the flu, with an accuracy level comparable to gold-standard COVID tests. The test uses a fluorescent probe to search for antigens – proteins on the surface of a virus molecule – which may belong to either disease. Since COVID … Read more

More people in England and Wales are now dying of flu and pneumonia than Covid

More people are now dying from flu and pneumonia than coronavirus for the first time since the second wave took off as virus fatalities tumbled by 30 per cent in a week, official figures revealed today. Office for National Statistics analysis showed the illness was listed as the underlying cause of death for 278 victims … Read more

More people in England and Wales are now dying of flu and pneumonia than Covid

More people are now dying from flu and pneumonia than coronavirus for the first time since the second wave took off as virus fatalities tumbled by 30 per cent in a week, official figures revealed today. Office for National Statistics analysis showed the illness was listed as the underlying cause of death for 278 victims … Read more

THIRD jab for ALL over-50s before winter: Covid boosters will be given alongside flu vaccinations

Everyone aged over 50 in Britain will be offered a third COVID-19 vaccination jab in the autumn in an attempt to eradicate the threat from the infection entirely by Christmas. Trials of two options are under way, supervised by Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England. The first involves vaccines specifically modified to tackle … Read more

Covid England and Wales: Flu and pneumonia now killing almost as many, ONS data shows

Flu and pneumonia are now killing almost as many people as coronavirus, official figures revealed today as the outbreak continues to fade away. Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis showed the illnesses were listed as the underlying cause of death for 265 victims in England and Wales in the week ending April 16. For comparison, … Read more

Flu and pneumonia are now killing almost as many people as Covid

Flu and pneumonia are now killing almost as many people as coronavirus, official figures revealed today as the outbreak continues to fade away. Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis showed the illnesses were listed as the underlying cause of death for 265 victims in England and Wales in the week ending April 16. For comparison, … Read more

Duke researchers are working on developing flu shot using new coronavirus technology

Duke researchers are developing a flu shot using coronavirus vaccines’ new mRNA technology that could offer protection for up to FIVE YEARS Currently, flu shots are made by researchers guessing which strains will be the most prevalent The new version, being developed by Duke University, would be able to target all influenza strains It uses new … Read more

Why the next flu season may be worse than ever: Experts fear this year will leave us exposed… 

There have been few silver linings during the pandemic, but the latest data on flu infections is one of them. While Covid has been running amok over the past year — infecting four million people in the UK and taking the lives of more than 120,000 — flu has been virtually eradicated. Latest figures from … Read more

Britain WON’T have to live with Covid like flu because it will become like measles, top expert says

Sage member Professor Devi Sridhar has said Britain will not have to live with Covid like flu because its prominence in society will be more like measles Britain might not have to live with coronavirus in the future because the current crop of vaccines are so effective, a top Government scientist expert has claimed. Most scientists … Read more