The South African variant of coronavirus, known as B.1.351, has mutations on its outer spike proteins that change the shape of the virus in a way that makes it look different to the body than older versions of the virus. Because the immune system’s antibodies are so specific, any change in the part of the … Read more
Covid will be with us long-term: Matt Hancock hopes ‘treatable’ virus will become a disease we can ‘live with, like we do flu’ within 12 months as he says all adults will likely be offered a vaccine ‘a bit before’ September Matt Hancock says he expects every adult to be offered vaccine by September The … Read more
The Pfizer and Oxford Covid jabs offer two-thirds protection against the virus after just one injection, new data is set to reveal. The Pfizer vaccine starts to immunise in as little as two weeks and is just as effective in the elderly as it is in the young, official findings will reveal in the coming … Read more
Coronavirus has divided society. A chasm of mutual misunderstanding and resentment has opened up. On one side are people who want to be allowed to make their own judgments about risk, in the light of their own vulnerabilities and those of the people around them. On the other side are people who think their safety … Read more
Love Island star Rachel Fenton confirmed she received the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday after previously contracting the virus twice. The Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialist, 27, shared a selfie receiving the injection to Instagram as she thanked the medical field and hoped that ‘it’s the beginning of the end’. She revealed she tested positive for the … Read more
Pregnant Covid conspiracy theorist, 28, admits virus IS ‘real’ after she tests positive and is left struggling to breathe Tori Howell adamantly believed pandemic was a hoax before getting symptoms She then tested positive and is now at home struggling to breathe due to virus Said: ‘I read so many things online about it and thought … Read more
Coughing Covid patients put frontline NHS staff at far higher risk of catching the virus than thought and PPE plans may need a complete rethink, study finds Researchers found that coughing produces 10 times more infectious ‘aerosol’ There are now calls for healthcare workers to be given FFP3 respirator masks Dr James Dodd’s research suggests … Read more
The family of a 91-year-old grandfather who is in hospital with Covid-19 fear he may have caught the deadly virus from a pen at a vaccination centre. Peter Short had not left his home in Bloxwich, Walsall, since last February before he was invited to have the Pfizer-BioNtech injection last month. The retired ITV engineer, who … Read more
Singer, 28, who documented intensive care battle with Covid on Facebook and issued heartbreaking plea for people to ‘stay safe’ dies from virus as family pay tribute Kyanna Sutton was just 28 years old when she died after short battle with Covid Singer had suffered with severe asthma since childhood and had been shielding Kyanna … Read more
World Health Organisation experts tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus toured a Wuhan propaganda exhibition celebrating China‘s recovery from the pandemic today. The group also had a meeting at the hospital where the first confirmed Covid-19 cases were treated over a year ago. Details of the trip have been scant so far, … Read more