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@EU_Health shared
On Apr 6, 2022
RT @ECDC_EU: #JustPublished! #ECDC and @EMA_News issue advice on fourth doses of mRNA #COVID19 vaccines. Read the full joint statement: https://t.co/hBuOlrfKOD https://t.co/aO5vSyYvTk
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COVID-19: Joint statement from ECDC and EMA on the administration of a fourth dose of mRNA vaccines

COVID-19: Joint statement from ECDC and EMA on the administration of a fourth dose of mRNA vaccines

EMA and ECDC have reviewed currently available studies and epidemiological data to provide a common position for EU/EEA countries on the current need and potential benefit of a fourth dose ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Apr 8, 2022
In light of escalating rates of infection, hospital admissions, and rising sickness absence rates, the UK government should reconsider the end to free covid-19 testing, argues @pickersgill1 @TheBMA https://t.co/aOrZ5QRrRA
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Covid-19: Ending free testing is a mistake

Covid-19: Ending free testing is a mistake

In light of escalating rates of infection, hospital admissions, and rising sickness absence rates, the UK government should reconsider the end to free covid-19 testing Helpfully, in the ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Apr 11, 2022
Hospitals and ambulance services in England are facing “extreme pressures” and a high volume of staff absences, forcing some to declare critical incidents and others to warn of 12 hour waits for patients in hospital emergency departments https://t.co/WymshXDLbQ
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Covid-19: Hospital and ambulance services struggle with huge demand and staff illness

Covid-19: Hospital and ambulance services struggle with huge demand and staff illness

Hospitals and ambulance services in England are facing “extreme pressures” and a high volume of staff absences, forcing some to declare critical incidents and others to warn of 12 hour ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Apr 8, 2022
Vaccinated people infected with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 had symptoms for 6.87 days on average, compared with 8.89 days with the delta variant, data from the ZOE app have shown https://t.co/Y5vssIE1mC
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Covid-19: Symptomatic infection with omicron variant is milder and shorter than with delta, study reports

Covid-19: Symptomatic infection with omicron variant is milder and shorter than with delta, study reports

Vaccinated people infected with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 had symptoms for 6.87 days on average, compared with 8.89 days with the delta variant, data from the ZOE app have shown.1 ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Apr 6, 2022
Covid-19 infections in England reached an “unprecedented” level last month, with prevalence higher than at any other time during the pandemic, the React monitoring study reported. Covid-19 prevalence was 6.37% between 8 and 31 March 2022, based on samples https://t.co/LhCwNMiNDH
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Covid-19: Infections in England reached record high in March, finds React study

Covid-19: Infections in England reached record high in March, finds React study

Covid-19 infections in England reached an “unprecedented” level last month, with prevalence higher than at any other time during the pandemic, the Real Time Assessment of Community ...

@EU_Eurostat shared
On Apr 7, 2022
🛢️In 2020, consumption of gas and diesel oil fell particularly in 🇱🇺Luxembourg, 🇮🇹Italy, 🇪🇸Spain and 🇸🇮Slovenia. In 🇱🇺Luxembourg, 🇩🇪Germany, 🇳🇱the Netherlands and 🇬🇷Greece, consumption in 2021 compared to 2019 fell to lower levels than in 2020. 👉https://t.co/cvv1Kce7tU https://t.co/24QAEepn4c
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Fuels consumption still affected by COVID-19 in 2021

Fuels consumption still affected by COVID-19 in 2021

Since early 2020, EU Member States have been taking restrictive measures to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This didn’t stop in 2021, when different waves of COVID-19 ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Apr 11, 2022
The BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine was associated with a substantial reduction in the risk of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 among adolescents three months after the first dose, when the delta variant was dominant, finds this study https://t.co/EJiJJOlddi
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Risk of adverse events after covid-19 in Danish children and adolescents and effectiveness of BNT162b2 in adolescents: cohort study

Risk of adverse events after covid-19 in Danish children and adolescents and effectiveness of BNT162b2 in adolescents: cohort study

Objectives To assess the risk of acute and post-acute adverse events after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents in Denmark and to evaluate the real world effectiveness of the ...

@bbchealth shared
On Apr 6, 2022
Cornwall Council warns coronavirus is 'everywhere' https://t.co/QjIDf41F7s
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Cornwall Council warns coronavirus is 'everywhere'

Cornwall Council warns coronavirus is 'everywhere'

Public health bosses are urging residents to "act responsibly".