Flu and pneumonia are now killing six times as many people as the coronavirus, official figures show as the UK continues to reap the rewards of its strict Covid-19 lockdown. Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the viral illnesses killed 1,013 people in England and Wales in the week up to August 7, … Read more
More Britons have been killed by flu and pneumonia than coronavirus for seven weeks in a row, new data reveals Influenza caused more deaths in UK than Covid-19 between June 19 and July 31 Flu and pneumonia killed 6,626 Britons compared to 2,992 coronavirus deaths Influenza killed almost five times as many people as Covid-19 … Read more
Jana Kramer breaks down in TEARS after coming down with pneumonia forcing her to take time off from her movie project By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 01:09 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 02:59 BST, 6 August 2020 Jana Kramer broke down in tears in an emotional video to her fans on social media, … Read more
Pneumonia vaccine may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by up to 40%, study finds – as evidence mounts that shots could boost the immune system to protect the brain Researchers looked at the medical records of more than 5,100 people aged 65 or older They found that receiving the pneumonia vaccine reduces the risk of … Read more
‘Unknown pneumonia’ said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan, Chinese embassy says More than 32,000 cases of the ‘unknown pneumonia’ have been reported in Kazakhstan from June 29 to July 5, along with 451 deaths The Chinese embassy says Kazakhstan saw 1,772 pneumonia deaths in the first half of the year, including 628 … Read more
‘Not being able to visit her is devastating’: Danny Dyer’s grandmother is taken to hospital with pneumonia but close-knit family aren’t allowed to see her due to coronavirus pandemic By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 20:39 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 20:39 BST, 9 June 2020 Danny Dyer’s grandmother has been taken to hospital … Read more
The leading Oxford University professor at the heart of the coronavirus vaccine trial has dismissed criticism of the treatment, stating it can prevent pneumonia. Earlier this week it emerged that all six of the monkeys that were used in the vaccine trial had gone on to catch the coronavirus. They were also found to have the … Read more
Paramedic Lucy Fitton, 22, has just returned to work after suffering from ‘severe’ coronavirus A paramedic who spent weeks recovering from a ‘severe’ bout of coronavirus has bravely returned to work on the frontline in the fight against the killer bug. Lucy Fitton, 22, from Birmingham, said she is ‘lucky to be alive’ after contracting … Read more