Category: UK Health

Some five million children in the country are now eligible to have the low-dose vaccine. Source link

Researchers estimate the UK’s lateral flow testing programme has produced enough plastic waste to fill 200,000 bathtubs or 19 Olympic swimming pools. Scientists at the Energy and Environment

More than 451,000 people – about one in 12 – had Covid last week, according to official estimates. Source link

Dr Phillipy said: “Because these regions are so dynamic and changing so rapidly, there’s some hope that any of the clues to what makes humans uniquely human in

The latest data from the ONS suggests some 4.9 million people in the UK are infected with the virus. Source link

Immensa Labs, in Wolverhampton, is estimated to have sent out 43,000 false negative test results. Source link

Speaking at a Covid death memorial service held last week for NHS frontline workers, Rev Paul Nash, chaplain at Birmingham and Women’s Children Hospital, said staff and carers

It can eliminate the need for finger prick tests and prevent life-threatening attacks, say experts. Source link

Anne’s Law, which aims to prevent people being cut off from their families, will become a national standard. Source link

The government says it will instead look at how to use existing law and “non-legislative measures”. Source link