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People may suffer ‘long colds’ more than four weeks after infection, study shows

Results in the Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine journal found a ‘similar risk’ of long-term symptoms as those with Covid

The Guardian - UK

Synthetic opioids and sedative may be behind rise of fatal overdoses in West Midlands

Exclusive: About 30 deaths in two months being examined for involvement of heroin substitute nitazenes and tranquilliser xylazine

The Guardian - UK

Chicagoans looking for new COVID-19 shot face supply issues, insurance hiccups

Some large hospital systems in Chicago don’t have vaccines available yet, despite the doses being approved weeks ago.

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Drugs regime at hospital unit ‘open to abuse by any member of staff so minded’

Nurse Catherine Hudson, 54, was convicted of drugging patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s stroke unit to ‘keep them quiet and compliant’.

The Independent UK

What’s the state of Covid in the UK – and how is it being tracked?

The UK Health Security Agency has stepped up infection monitoring in the run-up to winter

The Guardian - UK

Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them

The once-critical white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out was ‘confusing’ and put lives at risk, inquiry told

Eat Out to Help Out ‘encouraged social mixing’ and ‘confused public health messaging’, inquiry hears

The Independent UK

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Covid-19 inquiry: Bereaved were ‘demoralised to see mistakes being repeated’

People who lost relatives early on became concerned about decisions bring taken as the pandemic progressed.

The Independent UK

‘Kids whose insides are destroyed’: The return of drug abuse to Mauritius

Mauritius grapples with a drug epidemic of unprecedented proportions, years after use and peddling peaked in the ’90s.

Al Jazeera

Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme ‘confused the public’, Covid inquiry hears

A submission from the British Medical Association said the UK Government failed to ‘provide clear, consistent and visible public health messaging’

Evening Standard

Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme ‘confused the public’, Covid inquiry hears

A submission from the British Medical Association said the UK Government failed to ‘provide clear, consistent and visible public health messaging’.

The Independent UK

Covid-19 infection levels in UK to be monitored this winter

As many as 200,000 members of the public will be invited to take part.

The Independent UK

France begins early vaccine programme as Covid-19 cases rise

A new vaccination drive against Covid-19 gets underway this Monday, with the French government having decided to bring the campaign forward to deal with a resurgence of the disease.

Radio France Internationale

People urged to get flu jabs to reduce NHS pressure this winter

The vaccine programme for flu and Covid-19 started earlier this year.

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Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison

Authorities in one province of Pakistan are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison

The Guardian - UK

Living with long Covid, I’m terrified of being reinfected with one of the new variants

After 1,284 days, I’m only just recovering from the coronavirus but there’s no vaccine for the likes of me

Salon

The miracle molecule no one can get

Making addiction medications low-barrier is key to beating back the tide of death caused by prohibition

The Independent UK

What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway

Fall vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone

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Hiccups reported in COVID vax rollout

New shots for COVID and RSV are available, if people can actually get them, let alone want them

The Independent UK

Covid-19 hospital admissions in England stabilise after recent rise

The rate is still well below figures seen during the first year of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Parents urged to get children vaccinated after ‘worrying’ drop in jab uptake

Experts warned a failure to ensure children are fully protected could lead to a spread of contagious diseases.

The Hindu

ICMR to find out if flu vaccines can reduce respiratory infections in the elderly

ICMR seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccines for flu and pneumonia in reducing infections and subsequent antimicrobial use in elderly.

AAP

Bid to ease access to meds for women 'looming disaster'

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended women with urinary tract infections be allowed to access medication without seeing a GP, saving them time and money.

The Independent UK

Smoking during pregnancy doubles premature birth risk, study finds

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age.

The Independent UK

Covid bereaved granted more time to investigate legal claims

Thirty deaths near the start of the virus outbreak are the focus of High Court challenges being brought by relatives.

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