How swiftly a person’s immune system responds following infection with the coronavirus plays a crucial role in determining disease severity, a study shows. Cambridge researchers studied 207 people who tested positive for Covid-19 over a three-month period and found those with no symptoms or mild cases mounted a robust immune response soon after getting infected. But … Read more
Chloe Bennet revealed she tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, after waking up on Christmas morning with a ‘a high fever, and unable to breath.’ As the 28-year-old Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star announced her diagnosis via Instagram Story, she noted that several of her relatives are also battling the virus. ‘I got tested, and I’m positive for … Read more
Parents of 15-year-old girl who died from a severe allergic reaction are ‘humbled’ to receive OBEs Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse set up allergy research foundation in memory of daughter Natasha, who died after eating Pret A Manger baguette Natasha collapsed on flight to Nice with her father in 2016 after she ate sandwich without knowing it … Read more
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh experienced an allergic reaction after receiving the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Boston Medical Center on Christmas Eve A doctor from Boston with an allergy to shellfish suffered a serious reaction after receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who works as geriatric oncologist at Boston Medical Center, became dizzy and experienced an … Read more
Five genes have been identified which increase the likelihood of a Covid-19 patient being admitted to intensive care and dying. A landmark study from the University of Edinburgh gathered DNA from 2,700 Covid-19 patients in 208 intensive care units across the UK. These are the most severe cases of Covid and 22 per cent of … Read more
Coronavirus infections could surge in January if we ‘take our foot off the pedal’ over December and the five-day festive break, one of the Government’s scientific advisers has warned. Professor Andrew Hayward, an epidemiologist at University College London (UCL) and member of SAGE, today called on Britons to stick to the rules to avoid a ‘severe … Read more
Volunteers who were the first in the world to be given Pfizer’s Covid vaccine — which Britain today approved for mass roll-out — have compared the jab’s side effects to a ‘severe hangover’. One 45-year-old volunteer said the first dose left her suffering side effects similar to the flu jab but that her symptoms were … Read more
Volunteers on the Pfizer vaccine trial have compared the jabs side effects to a ‘severe hangover’ and said it left them with headaches, fever and muscle aches similar to the flu vaccine. One 45-year-old volunteer said the first jab left her suffering side effects similar to the flu jab, but after the second the symptoms … Read more
Britain’s terrorism threat level has been raised to ‘severe’, Home Secretary Priti Patel said today, meaning an attack is now seen as ‘highly likely’. The change comes after a gunman in Vienna identified as a convicted jihadist killed four people in a rampage overnight. ‘This is a precautionary measure and is not based on any … Read more
The UK’s terrorism threat is being raised to severe meaning an attack is highly likely. The level is being raised from ‘substantial’ which mean an attack was ‘likely’ and the decision was made by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre. The decision comes after a wave of terror attacks by Islamist militants in France and Austria … Read more