Top news of the week: 14.06.2022.
What does the monkeypox outbreak mean for people living with HIV?
The new monkeypox outbreak continues to spread in the UK and worldwide, mainly affecting men who have sex with men. Several of the men who developed monkeypox are living with HIV, but so ...
Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response
A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic
Ayelsbury theatre paintings capture effect of Covid-19
An artist’s commissions throughout the pandemic capture an"industry on its knees" but also "hope".
Covid-19: Unusable PPE worth £4bn will be burned, says spending watchdog
The parliamentary watchdog on public spending has accused the Department of Health and Social Care for England of wasting £4bn of taxpayers’ money on unusable personal protective equipment ...
Japan Has Fewest Covid-19 Deaths Per Capita in OECD, New Data Show
Widespread mask-wearing and a low obesity rate have been cited as possible reasons for the data, though public-health specialists are still trying to figure out whether the country’s ...
Higher rate of COVID-19 death before vaccination linked to certain common inflammatory immune conditions
People with certain inflammatory immune conditions affecting the joints, bowel and skin, such as rheumatoid arthritis, may have been more at risk of dying or needing hospital care if they ...
In conversation with Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer – COVID-19 and small businesses
Interactive Q+A session with Professor Chris Whitty and Dr Susan Hopkins (UK Health Security Agency) to take questions from the small business community on COVID-19 Event details …
Covid-19 vaccine in prison: a not-to-be-missed opportunity to promote access to vaccination in adolescents
Covid-19 vaccination campaigns for adolescents have been taking place in many countries for some months.12 The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunisation have called for ...