The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

'Significant short supply' of monkeypox vaccine in Ireland as HSE rolls out jab to 600 people

The HSE says that 6,000 people are at heightened risk from the virus but the initial vaccine rollout will only be offered to 600 people

Dublin Live · Aug 18, 2022

Commentary: We aren’t prepared for monkeypox

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials urged frequent testing to contain and monitor the virus’s spread. Yet numerous barriers, like the lack of tests and long turnaround times for results, made consistent, widespread testing extremely difficult.

Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

Top Covid symptom is ‘sore throat’, says latest data

Infection rate now diminished after peaking during July heatwave but fears of new autumn wave persist

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

People vaccinated against Covid share common symptom after testing positive

Around one in five vaccinated Britons with Omicron or Delta strain experienced diarrhoea as a symptom

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

Long Covid is impacting men’s sex lives, warns GP

Long Covid has a much more extensive list of symptoms than originally thought, new research has revealed

Manchester Evening News · Aug 18, 2022

No new COVID-19 deaths as cases remain low

There were 384 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the territory.

The Canberra Times · Aug 18, 2022

2,143 new Covid inpatients, 29 more deaths

The country registered 29 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,143 new cases admitted to hospitals during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.

Bangkok Post · Aug 18, 2022

The latest COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each state and territory.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

Study suggests having a Covid-19 jab while pregnant ‘not linked to stillbirth’

Academics in Canada looked at data on 85,162 births where half of the mothers had received a coronavirus vaccine during pregnancy.

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Covid-19 rates falling in Greater Manchester - but the vaccine warning is ramping up

Adults over 50 and clinically vulnerable people will be offered the first Covid-19 jab to target two strains of the virus, as part of the UK’s autumn booster programme

Manchester Evening News · Aug 17, 2022