Immunity certificates to allow people who have recovered from coronavirus to be freed from lockdown

Immunity certificates for people to prove they are protected against coronavirus are being looked at by the Government in an effort to get people back to work. Matt Hancock announced contracts for 10 million antibody tests had been signed which would be given to NHS and care workers from next week. The Health Secretary told … Read more

NHS doctors told they DON’T need to list Covid-19 on death certificates of coronavirus patients

NHS doctors are being told they DON’T need to list Covid-19 on death certificates of coronavirus patients, leaked documents reveal Hospital guidance was obtained by not-for-profit organisation Good Law Project Tells medics ‘pneumonia or community-acquired pneumonia are acceptable’ Says Covid-19 may be mentioned in other areas of form ‘should the doctor wish’ Learn more about … Read more

Coronavirus UK: ‘Immunity certificates’ may ease lockdown

Britons who have already have fought off the coronavirus could be given ‘immunity certificates’, ministers today confirmed. Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted Number 10 was looking at the move at a Downing Street press conference tonight.  German scientists have already announced they will roll out the certificates, to try and ease the country out of … Read more

Germany to issue coronavirus ‘immunity certificates’

Germany to issue coronavirus ‘immunity certificates’ to people who have recovered in a bid to bring their lockdown to an end Researchers will use the data to decide where and when lockdowns will cease  Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig overseeing project Carrying out blood tests in order to detect antibodies associated with immunity  … Read more

Death toll from opioids may be 28% higher due to death certificates omitting the exact drug

The opioid crisis may be worse than previously thought. A new study has found that the death toll could be 28 percent higher than reported due to death certificates omitting the specific drug involved in an overdose. After analyzing overdoses from 1999 through 2016, a researcher discovered there were 99,160 additional deaths attributed to opioids … Read more