Top news of the week: 25.10.2022.
World Polio Day 2022: Joint statement by Commissioners Stella Kyriakides, Jutta Urpilainen, and Director of ECDC Dr Andrea Ammon
Read the ECDC/EC joint statement marking World Polio Day 2022, along with ECDC data and materials on polio.
Will there be a Covid winter wave in the UK? Here’s what the scientists think
Unlike previous waves fuelled by variants such as Alpha and Delta, the picture now is more complex
Health leaders from Asian and Pacific nations gather in Manila to address key health issues
MANILA, Philippines l 24 October 2022 – Health ministers and senior officials from 37 countries and areas across Asia and the Pacific are meeting this week to address key health issues and ...
COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world
Wealthy nations must step up support for Africa and vulnerable countries in addressing past, present, and future impacts of climate change The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on ...
How Black Death survivors gave their descendants an edge during pandemics
Up to 50% of Europeans died from the plague. Now a new study shows that those who lived had a protective gene mutation they passed on to bolster immunity — but it comes at a cost.
What next for covid-19 vaccines?
As omicron booster jabs are approved and rolled out for the first time, The BMJ asks how vaccines will evolve as we learn to live with the virus Eleanor Riley, professor of immunology at ...
Making the link: How a BSAC funded project is helping to unpick the impact of COVID-19 on AMR
Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been wide speculation that the increase of antibiotics being subscribed would likely impact antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Yet …
Covid: Infections in Wales at highest point for 11 weeks
One in 25 people is estimated to have had Covid, the Office for National Statistics says.