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@bbchealth shared
On Apr 4, 2022
Covid-19: Six Covid-related deaths and 480 in hospital https://t.co/vNj7gi0Bwh
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Covid-19: Six Covid-related deaths and 480 in hospital

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.

@bmj_latest shared
On Mar 31, 2022
If a pandemic is not the time for governments to waive intellectual property rules, then when, asks @MohgaKamalYanni. Yet @ThomasCueni argues debates about prices are straw men to the real question of why the world failed to provide vaccine equity https://t.co/CX4x5dKxMk
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Should covid-19 vaccines and drugs be “not for profit”?

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 ...

@WHO_Europe shared
On Mar 31, 2022
RT @hans_kluge: Across the European Region, there is no room for complacency on #COVID19. To exit this public health emergency, we must: 🔵Protect vulnerable people 🔵Strengthen surveillance 🔵Keep health systems agile 🔵Tackle long-term impacts My article in @wef 👉 https://t.co/ZdfVSLUmyg
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How Europe can exit the COVID-19 public health emergency

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.

@Eurosurveillanc shared
On Apr 3, 2022
@Folkehelseinst @ECDC_EU @SantePubliqueFr @Iris_Finci Research article: Immediate side effects of Comirnaty #COVID19vaccine: A nationwide survey of vaccinated people in 🇮🇱 - December 2020 to March 2021 ⬇️ https://t.co/0Vfo8xCzm9 #COVID19 #vaccination #publichealth https://t.co/jsgG799lNY
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Immediate side effects of Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine: A nationwide survey of vaccinated people in Israel, December 2020 to March 2021

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. ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Apr 4, 2022
The UK’s official list of covid-19 symptoms has been updated to include sore throat, fatigue, headache, and six other symptoms which are now commonly associated with the virus https://t.co/L5yw6SFblv
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Covid-19: UK adds sore throat, headache, fatigue, and six other symptoms to official list

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. ...

@WHO_Europe shared
On Apr 1, 2022
“It is really encouraging to see how countries across the WHO European Region used their experience and @WHO recommendations to overcome #COVID19 in places of detention,” said WHO/Europe's @DrCarina_FB Read the report here 👉 https://t.co/tPa92eVGBe 6/6
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Fighting COVID-19 in prisons: WHO report presents best practices from countries

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 ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Mar 30, 2022
Billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money are still at risk from contracts for personal protective equipment that were hurriedly signed in 2020 to respond to the covid pandemic, the government’s public spending watchdog has concluded https://t.co/HUbhdg9elK
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Covid-19: Taxpayers are still liable for £2.7bn risk from government PPE contracts, say auditors

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 ...

@WSJ shared
On Mar 31, 2022
H&M said store closures in Russia, surging expenses and new Covid-19 disruptions were all hurting its business, posing a challenge to the fashion retailer’s expansion plans https://t.co/EFj2eIMngZ
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H&M Struggles With Russian Closures, Surging Costs and New Covid-19 Disruptions

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 ...