Concerns about side effects and whether vaccines have been through enough testing are holding people back from getting vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new report. Data from an international survey of 15 countries which ran between March and May this year showed that these were the most commonly cited reasons for not having had […]
A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could be possible, with University of Queensland scientists successfully protecting mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine candidate with a ‘patch’. The University of Texas Hexapro vaccine candidate – delivered via the UQ-developed and Vaxxas-commercialised high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) – provided protection against COVID-19 disease with a single, pain-free ‘click’ from a pocket-sized applicator. […]
Digital event: “Baby Bust”: The Impact of COVID-19 on Declining Fertility Rates: Thursday June 10, 2021 9:00am – 10:30am ET RSVP U.S. and global fertility rates have been in decline for years and the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified this trend—possibly with lasting consequences, particularly for women. Decreasing fertility rates and lower desire to have children can have serious […]
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Don’t be that person. Would vaccines have saved Melbourne from this very concerning outbreak? Quite possibly. So don’t be that person who says they’re going to ‘just wait and see what happens’ By Professor Nathan Grills, University of Melbourne. (This article was published in Pursuit). Victoria is back in lockdown. Would vaccines have saved Melbourne from […]
How Medical Detection Dogs can sniff out the virus and help in the pandemic by Emma Hammett of First Aid For Life. “Exciting medical news shows dogs are proving their worth yet again, this time at the frontline of the war against disease. Specially trained dogs can already sniff out cancer, diabetes sugar changes and […]
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Results of the COLCORONA study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine – Colchicine could be considered as a treatment for non-hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19 by PCR test and at risk of complications: The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) announces that the COLCORONA study results are published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. The article, which is […]
COVID-19 screening tool can detect the virus from a cough: Scientists have created a rapid primary screening tool for COVID-19 which can accurately diagnose people with the virus just by the sound of their cough. This research, led by the University of Essex and published in the IEEE Transactions on Service Computing, could herald a quicker, […]
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Inequalities in disability between richest and poorest in the UK more than tripled in past decades, new report finds A new report published today by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC), drawing on a research project led by Newcastle University, finds that ill health and disability have been on the rise in recent decades, while […]
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Next week the House of Lords COVID-19 Select Committee will hear from witnesses on the potential long-term impact the pandemic has had on parents’ employment and what action is needed from the Government and others to tackle any identified issues. This session continues the Committee’s exploration into the overall long-term impact of the pandemic on […]
How Covid-19 restrictions may be necessary for years to come: Covid-19 could continue to cause recurrent waves and deaths despite frequent vaccinations according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied how the vaccination programme in England could impact Covid-19 transmission. They found that under optimistic scenarios, mass immunisation using effective vaccines […]