Covid-19 has killed THREE TIMES as many people as flu and pneumonia this year

Coronavirus has killed three times as many people as influenza and pneumonia this year, official data reveals, as Donald Trump claims the infection is ‘less lethal’ than the common flu. Covid-19 was listed as the underlying cause of death in 48,168 fatalities between January and August this year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), … Read more

Covid-19 has killed THREE TIMES as many people as flu and pneumonia this year

Covid-19 has killed THREE TIMES as many people as flu and pneumonia this year, official figures show Covid-19 was listed as the underlying cause of death in 48,168 fatalities between January and August this year But influenza only caused 394 deaths in the same period, and pneumonia caused 13,619 fatalities Deaths from influenza and pneumonia … Read more

RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Chi Chi DeVayne dies after pneumonia fight

RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Chi Chi DeVayne dies, age 34, after being hospitalized with pneumonia By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 21:47 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 22:39 BST, 20 August 2020 RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Chi Chi DeVayne passed away, age 34, on Thursday after being hospitalized with pneumonia in her Shreveport hometown. … Read more

Coronavirus deaths fall to ANOTHER low: Flu and pneumonia is now killing six times more people

Flu and pneumonia are now killing six times as many people as the coronavirus, official figures show as the UK continues to reap the rewards of its strict Covid-19 lockdown. Latest data from the Office for National Statistics revealed the viral illnesses killed 1,013 people in England and Wales in the week up to August 7, compared … Read more

Coronavirus deaths fall to ANOTHER low: Flu and pneumonia is now killing six times more people

Coronavirus deaths fall to ANOTHER low: Flu and pneumonia are now killing six times more people as just 152 Covid-19 fatalities were recorded across England and Wales in most recent week – the fewest since before lockdown Flu and pneumonia killed 1,013 people in England and Wales in week up to August 7, according to … Read more

More Britons have been killed by flu and pneumonia than coronavirus for seven weeks

More Britons have been killed by flu and pneumonia than coronavirus for seven weeks in a row, new data reveals Influenza caused more deaths in UK than Covid-19 between June 19 and July 31  Flu and pneumonia killed 6,626 Britons compared to 2,992 coronavirus deaths  Influenza killed almost five times as many people as Covid-19 … Read more

Pneumonia vaccine may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by up to 40%, study finds

Pneumonia vaccine may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by up to 40%, study finds – as evidence mounts that shots could boost the immune system to protect the brain Researchers looked at the medical records of more than 5,100 people aged 65 or older They found that receiving the pneumonia vaccine reduces the risk of … Read more

‘Unknown pneumonia’ said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan

‘Unknown pneumonia’ said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan, Chinese embassy says More than 32,000 cases of the ‘unknown pneumonia’ have been reported in Kazakhstan from June 29 to July 5, along with 451 deaths The Chinese embassy says Kazakhstan saw 1,772 pneumonia deaths in the first half of the year, including 628 … Read more

‘Unknown pneumonia’ said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan

‘Unknown pneumonia’ said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan, Chinese embassy says More than 32,000 cases of the ‘unknown pneumonia’ have been reported in Kazakhstan from June 29 to July 5, along with 451 deaths The Chinese embassy says Kazakhstan saw 1,772 pneumonia deaths in the first half of the year, including 628 … Read more

‘It prevents pneumonia’: Oxford professor defences coronavirus vaccine

The leading Oxford University professor at the heart of the coronavirus vaccine trial has dismissed criticism of the treatment, stating it can prevent pneumonia. Earlier this week it emerged that all six of the monkeys that were used in the vaccine trial had gone on to catch the coronavirus. They were also found to have the … Read more