Vaccination
Vax appeal: Dating apps help UK vaccine drive
Popular dating apps on Monday launched a campaign encouraging British users to post "I got my shot" on their profiles as the UK rollout reaches young adults.
Jun 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases
When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19: Held before a live, indoor ...
May 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rise in UK coronavirus cases stoke concerns over 3rd wave
The number of new coronavirus infections in the U.K. hit a near two-month high Friday as British regulators authorized the use of the single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
May 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Johnson 'anxious' over rise of Indian virus variant in UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced anxiety Thursday about a rise in the U.K. of the coronavirus variant first identified in India, after a closely-monitored study of infections in England found it becoming more prevalent—just ...
May 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantines
Britain announced a "first tentative step" Friday toward resuming international travel, saying U.K. citizens will be able to travel to countries including Portugal, Iceland and Israel later this month without having to quarantine ...
May 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK to ease lockdown next week, will test vaccine passports
Britain's slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he confirmed that businesses from barbers ...
Apr 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK bans travel from 4 more nations over virus; 39 in all
The British government is gearing up to ban international arrivals from four more countries—Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and the Philippines—amid concerns over new virus variants but opted against including France and ...
Apr 2, 2021
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Medical research
Genome sequencing shows coronavirus variation drives pandemic surges
Genome sequencing of thousands of SARS-CoV-2 samples shows that surges of COVID-19 cases are driven by the appearance of new coronavirus variants, according to new research from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University ...
Apr 1, 2021
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Vaccination
GSK to produce 60 million Novavax doses for Britain
GlaxoSmithKline is to manufacture 60 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US biotech company Novavax for UK distribution, the British pharmaceutical giant said in a statement Monday.
Mar 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK vaccine drive 'huge success' after jabbing half of all adults
The British government on Saturday hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as "a huge success" after announcing half of the adult population had now received a jab.
Mar 20, 2021
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