The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

'It's a potentially fatal dose': The superstrong ecstasy pills taking over London right now

MDMA pills tested in London recently were found to be double an adult dose, on average. Maddy Mussen asks the experts how they flooded the market

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

XEC Covid variant makes up around a fifth of new UK cases, data shows

UKHSA data shows 21.1 per cent of cases belonged to the strain

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

Super-strength drugs warning after 'several hospitalisations across multiple London clubs'

Bosses at Fabric nightclub in Farringdon said some revellers had “become very unwell and had seizures”

Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024

Covid hospitalisations surge as new variant XEC spreads across UK

The North East has seen the highest hospital admission rates at 8.12 per 100,000, UKHSA says

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2024

More adult vaccines could unlock $1.1bn for economy

By raising its level of adult immunisation to the same rate for children, Australia could unlock huge economic benefits, researchers say.

AAP · Oct 11, 2024

XEC Covid variant: Hospitalisations on the rise in London amid spread of new strain

UK Health Security Agency officials have urged anyone eligible to come forward for a booster vaccine

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2024

More than 1,200 patients at Sydney GP clinic given less effective vaccines due to storage issues

The Holy Family Medical Centre in Dulwich Hill is contacting people regarding vaccinations over a four-and-a-half-year period – including children

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2024

COVID shots during pregnancy are crucial

Vaccinating pregnant women so they pass antibodies on to their newborns is an effective way of protecting babies

Salon · Oct 10, 2024

What you need to know as study reveals what long Covid does to your brain

Long Covid can cause extreme tiredness, shortness of breath, brain fog, dizziness, heart palpitations and muscle aches

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024

Severe Covid infections can inflame brain’s ‘control centre’, research says

Scans of people hospitalised with Covid may explain the long-term breathlessness and fatigue some patients experience

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024