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Ministers to release papers relating to firm recommended by Michelle Mone

Labour force move to release material about awarding of contract to PPE Medpro through humble address in Commons

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022

China Approves Second Non-injectable Covid-19 Vaccine

Beijing Wantai Biological gets green light to join CanSino Biologics in offering non-injectable version of coronavirus inoculation

Caixin Global · Dec 6, 2022

Climate crisis also a health threat

The latest Lancet Countdown report, which monitors the health consequences of climate change, highlights the need to prepare for future calamities. Even as Covid-19 continues to spread, a recent study suggests that the likelihood of another pandemic increases by 2% each year. In the coming decades, the interplay between the…

Bangkok Post · Dec 6, 2022

Strep A concerns create ‘carnage’ and ‘eyewatering demand’ for the NHS

‘We don’t know where this wave is going to end up. So we have to take it seriously,’ said Dr Shamez Ladhani

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

LA County facing full-blown coronavirus surge as cases spike 75%, deaths rise

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County appears in the midst of another full-blown coronavirus surge, with cases rising by 75% over the last week.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 6, 2022

Monkeypox gets a rebrand as mpox

The thorny cultural politics of naming a virus loomed large for the global public health agency

Salon · Dec 6, 2022

Nottinghamshire NHS tell parents to 'trust their instincts' over Strep A illness

Cases of Strep A have been rising across the country. Nottinghamshire's NHS board has now issued advice to parents on the key symptoms to look out for.

Nottingham Post · Dec 6, 2022

UK approves Covid vaccines for babies as young as six months could soon get Pfizer jab

Britain's health regulator has today authorised the Pfizer vaccine for infants as young as six months, as the decision opens the door for advisers to choose whether the jab should be given to under-fives

Daily Mirror · Dec 6, 2022

The Leader podcast: Strep A explained

As a ninth child has died with a Strep A bacterial infection in the UK, the schools minister Nick Gibb has suggested that preventative antibiotics could be given to children at affected schools.

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

OK for antibiotics to be given to groups of children during Strep A outbreaks

Lack of mixing due to the Covid pandemic plus susceptibility in children probably 'bringing forward the normal scarlet fever season'

Wales Online · Dec 6, 2022