I was not responsible for blood products as minister, Lord Ken Clarke tells Infected Blood Inquiry

Ken Clarke has said he was ‘not responsible’ for blood products during his time as health minister in the early days of the infected blood scandal, an inquiry has heard. Lord Clarke said the emerging controversy surrounding the blood products was something that ‘hardly ever came across my desk’ as he was dealing with policies … Read more

Nearly three quarters of U.S. children infected with Covid NEVER develop worrisome symptoms

The majority of children infected with COVID-19 do not show typical symptoms of the disease, a new study suggests. Researchers found nearly 75 percent of children who test positive don’t experience fever, coughing or shortness of breath. Although, only about five percent of kids ended up hospitalized, they were up to five times likely to … Read more

Coronavirus India: Care home staff infected after vaccination ‘avoid severe illness’

AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine appears to be protecting people from the Indian variant of the virus, reports suggest. There are concerns the Indian variants, which have started spreading in the UK, could make jabs less effective and risk vaccinated people getting sick anyway. But in a case of 33 care home workers getting infected after vaccination … Read more

Fully vaccinated healthcare workers were up to 18 TIMES less likely to be infected, two studies find

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine is effective at preventing the disease in fully immunized people, two new studies find.  In one report, just 0.4 percent of healthcare workers in Israel who received both shots of the COVID-19 immunization later tested positive compared to 7.2 percent of unvaccinated employees. This means healthcare workers who … Read more

Alert after Sydney crew boarded a Covid-riddled ship full of infected sailors

Alert after Sydney crew boarded a Covid-riddled ship full of infected sailors including a man whose body mysteriously washed up on Vanuatu – but weren’t tested for three WEEKS Sydney workers boarded a ship which has 12 Covid-infected crew on board The ship later left for Vanuatu and one of the sailor’s bodies washed up … Read more

Rare variant infected 25% of vaccinated residents at one nursing home

More than a quarter of fully vaccinated residents at one Kentucky nursing home still contracted a rare variant of COVID-19,  one of two new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies reveal. The studies trace how coronavirus tore through skilled nursing facilities in Chicago and Kentucky. In Chicago, only about four percent of infections … Read more

England’s Covid outbreak shrinks: Cases fall by 30% in a week with just one in 500 people infected

Almost one in 500 people in England are infected with coronavirus, official figures revealed today as the outbreak continues to shrink. The Office for National Statistics estimated 112,600 people had the virus at any time over the seven-day spell to April 10, a 30 per cent drop from the previous week and far below the … Read more

England’s Covid outbreak shrinks: Cases fall by 30% in a week with just one in 500 people infected

Almost one in 500 people in England are infected with coronavirus, official figures revealed today as the outbreak shrinks yet again. The Office for National Statistics estimated 112,600 people had the virus in the seven-day spell to April 10, a 30 per cent drop from the previous week. Pubs and restaurants had not reopened for … Read more