A new strain of swine flu virus identified in pigs in China has the potential to spread to humans and cause another pandemic like COVID-19, researchers claim. Experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say pigs are a ‘key intermediate host’ or ‘mixing vessel’ for viruses spreading from wild animals into humans. The Chinese research team … Read more
A strain of the swine flu virus has become prevalent in pigs in China and has the potential to spread to humans and become another pandemic, researchers claim. Experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say pigs are a ‘key intermediate host’ or ‘mixing vessel’ for viruses spreading from wild animals into humans. The Chinese … Read more
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen carried out a stunt in which he convinced US conservative festival goers to sing about injecting scientists, journalists and political figures with the ‘Wuhan flu’. The Borat and Ali G star infiltrated the right-wing rally in Olympia, Washington, where he took to the stage disguised as a country singer. Footage shows … Read more
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen carried out a stunt in which he convinced US conservative festival goers to sing about injecting scientists, journalists and political figures with the ‘Wuhan flu’. The Borat and Ali G star infiltrated the right-wing rally in Olympia, Washington, where he took to the stage disguised as a country singer. Footage shows … Read more
All over-50s in Britain could get the flu jab on the NHS this winter, under plans reportedly being considered by ministers to cope with a second wave of Covid-19. Government advisers have already recommended that Number 10 contemplate vaccinating the ‘entire population’ against flu in an effort to free up hospital beds. Insiders now say … Read more
President Donald Trump went back to referring to the coronavirus as the ‘kung flu’ at a campaign rally inside a church in Phoenix Tuesday after the White House rejected complaints about the racist phrase. Trump trolled his critics by running through the long list of names for the virus that has killed 120,000 Americans, including … Read more
President Donald Trump went back to referring to the coronavirus as the ‘kung flu’ at a campaign rally inside a church in Phoenix Tuesday after the White House rejected complaints about the racist phrase. Trump trolled his critics by running through the long list of names for the virus that has killed 120,000 Americans, including … Read more
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday defended President Donald Trump’s use of the racist term ‘Kung flu’ to describe the coronavirus, arguing he was merely point to its origins in China. The president has referred to COVID-19 as the ‘China virus’ and the ‘Wuhan virus,’ to describe the disease first detected in China’s … Read more
Everyone in the UK could be offered a flu jab to avoid a surge in serious cases this winter, when there might be a second wave of the coronavirus. Scientists fear that Covid-19 could return in winter when lockdown restrictions have been eased and viral illnesses in general are more common. If that happens and … Read more
Flu researchers say we should make a NEW antiviral to prevent coronavirus from replicating throughout the body and stop focusing on repurposing old drugs Researchers looked an older treatment for the flu, Tamiflu, and a newer treatment, Xofluza, the first new type of flu drug in 20 years Xofluza limited the amount of time a … Read more