Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cut the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 by 94%

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cut the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 by 94%, the largest real-world CDC study confirms – and just one dose reduces the odds of illness by 82% CDC compared vaccination status of 623 health care workers who tested positive for COVID-19 to the status of 1,220 who tested negative  People … Read more

Matt Hancock warns rise of new Covid variants poses ‘biggest risk’ to ending lockdown on June 21

A new coronavirus variant that bypasses vaccines would pose the ‘biggest risk’ to lockdown-ending plans next month, Matt Hancock warned today.  The health secretary said the only thing that would prevent Britain from returning to normal on June 21 would be the emergence of a mutant strain that makes vaccinated people severely ill.  The Indian variant … Read more

Matt Hancock warns rise of new Covid variants poses ‘biggest risk’ to ending lockdown on June 21

Matt Hancock warns rise of new Covid variants poses ‘biggest risk’ to ending lockdown on June 21 – but says there is NO evidence vaccines don’t work against Indian and other troubling strains spreading in Britain Cases of the Indian variant – B.1.617.2 – in Britain have risen tenfold in a month PHE has classed it … Read more

Data from UK’s roll-out shows first dose of AstraZeneca’s jab cuts risk of dying from virus by 80%

Britain’s vaccination drive was given another boost today as yet more real-world data revealed the jabs are saving thousands of lives. Public Health England analysis suggested one dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine cuts the risk of death by around 80 per cent. Two doses of Pfizer’s jab slashes the odds by around 97 per cent, academics … Read more

Data from UK’s roll-out shows first dose of AstraZeneca’s jab cuts risk of dying from virus by 80%

Britain’s vaccination drive was given another boost today as yet more real-world data revealed the jabs are saving thousands of lives. Public Health England analysis suggested one dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine cuts the risk of death by around 80 per cent. Two doses of Pfizer’s jab slashes the odds by around 97 per cent, academics … Read more

Children who grow up living near green spaces may have lower risk of developing ADHD, study finds 

Children who grow up living near green spaces may have lower risk of developing ADHD, study finds Children who grow up near green spaces are less likely to develop ADHD Team at Aarhus University, Denmark, analysed data from 800,000 children ADHD is behavioural condition which is usually first diagnosed in childhood By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline … Read more

Children who grow up living near green spaces may have lower risk of developing ADHD, study finds 

Children who grow up living near green spaces may have lower risk of developing ADHD, study finds Children who grow up near green spaces are less likely to develop ADHD Team at Aarhus University, Denmark, analysed data from 800,000 children ADHD is behavioural condition which is usually first diagnosed in childhood By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline … Read more

Health: Getting too much OR too little sleep can increase your risk of heart disease

People who get six to seven hours of sleep per night are less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than those who get more or less shut-eye, a study has concluded. Researchers from the US studied data on the sleep habits and cardiovascular health of more than 14,000 people, looking to see who … Read more

Risk of blood clots after AstraZeneca Covid jab is ‘small’

Risk of blood clots after AstraZeneca Covid jab is ‘small’ and people are three times more likely to die if they aren’t vaccinated Researchers in Denmark and Norway looked at nationwide rates of blood clots  Found slightly increased rates of vein clots and brain clots in AZ-jabbed people  But stressed the unvaccinated were almost three … Read more

Health: Getting too much OR too little sleep can increase your risk of heart disease

People who get six to seven hours of sleep per night are less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than those who get more or less shut-eye, a study has concluded. Researchers from the US studied data on the sleep habits and cardiovascular health of more than 14,000 people, looking to see who … Read more