Covid UK: Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca vaccine as a nasal spray

Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca Covid vaccine as a nasal spray with the hope it will trigger a better and faster immune response in the lungs Oxford university is looking for 30 adults to receive vaccine through nasal spray Trials could begin next week and are expected to last four months  Trial follows announcements that … Read more

Sean Ward shares angry rant telling people not to have Covid vaccine days after anti-lockdown march

Actor Sean Ward has shared an angry rant telling fans not to have a Covid vaccine, claiming it’ll turn them into ‘super-spreaders’.  The Our Girl star, 32, posted his nonsensical argument to Instagram Stories on Thursday, just days after he was slammed for joining thousands of mask-free protesters for an anti-lockdown march through London. Sean … Read more

Covid England: NHS alert level downgraded from highest level of four to three

NHS England today downgraded its coronavirus alert level because so few patients are in hospital with the virus.  Chief executive Sir Simon Stevens recommended the health service was moved from the highest level of four to level three due to ‘much reduced acute pressures on the health service’. He cited the fact there are currently … Read more

Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca Covid vaccine as a nasal spray

Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca Covid vaccine as a nasal spray with the hope it will trigger a better and faster immune response in the lungs Oxford university is looking for 30 adults to receive vaccine through nasal spray Trials could begin next week and are expected to last four months  Trial follows announcements that … Read more

Mom who had ‘mild’ COVID last May is STILL suffering crippling health complications a year later

A formerly healthy Delaware mother-of-two who suffered a mild case of COVID-19 in May of 2020 says she is still experiencing crippling health conditions nearly a year later, which leave her sleeping 14 to 16 hours a day and unable to work or care for her kids. Michaelene Carlton, 47, suffered mild sinus pain and headaches … Read more

Covid UK: Daily death toll falls another third to 63, though cases rise 1.5% to 6,397

Britain’s daily Covid death toll fell by a third week-on-week today, as official data showed cases were only rising because of a testing blitz in schools.  Department of Health data showed a further 63 deaths from the virus were recorded in the past 24 hours, down 33 per cent on the 95 announced at the … Read more

Doctor warns patients with serious illnesses are avoiding going to the hospital due to fear of COVID

Dr Joseph Alpert (pictured), a professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, wrote that, last year, one-third of non-COVID patients were being consulted about hospice care compared to the usual one patient A doctor is warning that Americans with serious illnesses are dying due to fear of contracting COVID-19. Dr Joseph … Read more

Britain’s daily Covid deaths plunge by another third to 63, while cases creep up by 1.5% to 6,397

Britain’s daily Covid death toll fell by a third week-on-week today – as official figures suggested cases were continuing to rise amid a testing blitz in schools. Department of Health data showed a further 63 deaths from the virus were recorded, down 33 per cent on the 95 announced at the same time last week. … Read more

NHS trust forecasts June surge in covid patients that will be on a par with April 2020 peak

Kent NHS trust fears Covid surge in JUNE that could see it treat as many infected patients as it did during last April’s peak Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS fears a June surge in Covid hospitalisations Meeting minutes warn up to 100 beds could be occupied in a ‘optimistic’ case But this could rise to … Read more

Fury at US watchdogs who accused AstraZeneca of cherry-picking Covid jab data

British scientists today slammed US medical regulators for causing ‘serious damage to public confidence’ in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, as they waded into the row over the jab’s efficacy.  The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant was accused by US watchdogs of cherry-picking data to make it seem more effective than it actually was in the American arm of … Read more