Top news of the week: 05.04.2022.
Coronavirus
Covid-19: Six Covid-related deaths and 480 in hospital
The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in NI since the start of the pandemic is 3,342.
Should covid-19 vaccines and drugs be “not for profit”?
HIV, Ebola, and now covid-19: if a pandemic is not the time for governments to retain control by sharing knowledge and waiving intellectual property rules, then when, asks Mohga Kamal-Yanni ...
How Europe can exit the COVID-19 public health emergency
To exit the current pandemic situation, countries need to adopt measures to control transmission, regardless of emerging variants, without imposing severe restrictions.
Immediate side effects of Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine: A nationwide survey of vaccinated people in Israel, December 2020 to March 2021
Background COVID-19 vaccine safety is of major interest worldwide, since there is no prior experience with it. Israel was one of the first countries to widely use the Comirnaty vaccine. ...
Covid-19: UK adds sore throat, headache, fatigue, and six other symptoms to official list
The UK’s official list of covid-19 symptoms1 has been updated to include sore throat, fatigue, headache, and six other symptoms which are now commonly associated with the virus. ...
Fighting COVID-19 in prisons: WHO report presents best practices from countries
People living in prisons are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection than those living in the outside community, but there are many ways to protect them. A new WHO report “Good practices in ...
Covid-19: Taxpayers are still liable for £2.7bn risk from government PPE contracts, say auditors
Billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money are still at risk from contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) that were hurriedly signed in 2020 to respond to the covid pandemic, the ...
H&M Struggles With Russian Closures, Surging Costs and New Covid-19 Disruptions
The Swedish fashion giant said new waves of Covid-19 had resulted in store closures in China and hurt footfall in Germany and Austria, while its decision to stop sales in Russia after the ...