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Coronavirus
Mysterious Hepatitis in Children Spurs a Hunt for Answers
Stomach bugs, Covid-19 and a normally harmless virus are among the suspects researchers have identified as possible drivers of a mysterious rash of hepatitis cases among children.
Covid-19: Doctors’ wellbeing must be “critical priority” after pandemic mistakes, says BMA
The BMA’s review into the UK’s management of the pandemic found that the government failed in its duty of care to protect doctors and other healthcare staff from avoidable harm. Matthew ...
Covid-19: Government failed to protect doctors during pandemic, BMA inquiry finds
The UK government failed in its duty of care to protect doctors and other healthcare staff from avoidable harm and suffering in its management of the covid-19 pandemic, a major review by ...
Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID‐19
Symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient setting has COVID‐19 Symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital …
Covid-19—How Europe’s vaccine donations went tragically wrong
Covid vaccine equity remains out of reach, as wealthy nations drag their feet on donations, and vaccine stocks pass their use-by dates, write Lucien Hordijk and Priti Patnaik On 21 ...
Spain eases Covid entry rules for UK travellers
UK holidaymakers without a jab will be allowed entry with a negative test or proof of recovery.
Hospitalised patients with breakthrough COVID-19 following vaccination during two distinct waves in Israel, January to August 2021: a multicentre comparative cohort study
Background Changing patterns of vaccine breakthrough can clarify vaccine effectiveness. Aim To compare breakthrough infections during a SARS-CoV-2 Delta wave vs unvaccinated inpatients, and ...
Trajectory of long covid symptoms after covid-19 vaccination: community based cohort study
Objective To estimate associations between covid-19 vaccination and long covid symptoms in adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection before vaccination. Design Observational cohort study. Setting ...