Top news of the week: 27.12.2022.
Spain gears up for the holiday season – influenza and COVID-19 vaccination underway
Nestled on Spain’s western Mediterranean coastline, on the Costa del Sol (the “Sun Coast”), Málaga boasts sunny weather, many museums (including 2 dedicated to Pablo Picasso, who was born ...
Covid-19: What can China learn from Hong Kong and Singapore about exiting zero covid?
China’s “zero covid” strategy was successful in protecting the Chinese population throughout the first phase of the covid-19 pandemic. However, following widespread recent protests in ...
Covid-19: Molnupiravir does not cut hospital admissions or deaths in vaccinated people at high risk, trial finds
The antiviral drug molnupiravir does not reduce hospital admissions or deaths among vaccinated high risk patients with covid-19 infection, show the results of a landmark trial that included ...
UK Covid modelling data to stop being published
The UK Health Security Agency says it will halt publishing the figures from early January.
China Covid: Five deaths under country's new counting method
China has been experiencing a surge in Covid cases after restrictions were eased earlier this month.
Nobel-nominated vaccine expert warns of Covid complacency: ‘We’re still losing too many lives’
Dr Peter Hotez says Joe Biden was wrong to say pandemic is over and warns US risks another deadly coronavirus wave soon
Flu and Covid: People told to avoid mixing at Christmas if unwell
Health officials warn people with flu or Covid symptoms to avoid mixing with vulnerable relatives.
Trade in services in 2021 up following COVID slump
In 2021, the EU Member States exported services worth €1 067 billion to countries outside of the EU (+16% compared with 2020). Extra-EU imports stood at €945 billion (+4% compared with ...