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Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine is recruiting volunteers to take part in a new study aimed at assessing the efficacy of the Moderna bivalent Covid-19 vaccine in protecting against new sub-variants of the Omicron virus and whether or not it should be recommended as an alternative booster shot in Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Long Covid causing ‘debilitating impact’ on doctors

Many are still unable to work.

The Independent UK

Belief In Conspiracy Theories Linked To Insecurity And Paranoia, New Study Suggests

People who believe in conspiracy theories are not all mentally unstable, but can be emotionally volatile and impulsive, according to certain psychologists.

Zenger

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Health experts issue urgent warning after 'flesh-rotting' chemical found in UK vapes

A tranquiliser known as Xylazine, which is used on large mammals like horses and cows, has caused a widespread epidemic in America due to its potential to cause skin and muscle to erode when mixed with narcotics

Chronicle Live

Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after speaking with their doctor, CDC says

Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney to be quizzed at UK Covid inquiry

FORMER first minister Nicola Sturgeon and ex former deputy first minister John Swinney will give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

No plan could have helped Scotland tackle Covid pandemic, inquiry hears

Scotland’s former health secretary Jeane Freeman also told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that problems with distribution led to PPE shortages.

The Independent UK

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Supply of medicines to NZ threatened after vaccine disclosure – Ombudsman

After the Government mistakenly released confidential information about Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry says it was 'made clear' this could have implications for broader pharmaceutical and therapeutic supply.

Newsroom.co.nz

Last days for Ayrshire residents to take up Covid-19 vaccine before offer ends on Friday

Under 50s with no risk factors are encouraged to get jabbed over the coming days.

Daily Record

Matt Hancock ‘profoundly sorry’ for every death caused by Covid-19

The former health secretary told the Covid inquiry he took his role as ‘principle responder’ to a pandemic ‘very seriously’.

Evening Standard

A new regime: On the Emergency Use Authorisation regime in India and clinical trials

Mistrust, arbitrary decree and lax regulations have historically plagued clinical trials in India

The Hindu

US intelligence split on Covid-19 origins, but has no evidence it was created in Chinese lab

The head of US intelligence said Friday that there was no evidence that the Covid-19 virus was created in the Chinese government's Wuhan research lab.

France 24

Covid-19 origins remain a mystery, US declassified report shows

WASHINGTON: US intelligence agencies weren’t able to determine whether researchers at laboratory in Wuhan, China, who fell sick in the fall of 2019 were infected with Covid-19, which soon spread around the world, according to a declassified report released Friday.

The Times of India

Worst of Westminster: Labour Lords U-turn and interest rates hike

Good evening and welcome to the latest edition of The Worst of Westminster! The week kicked off with MPs voting overwhelmingly to approve the…

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More people died in UK during Covid than in many other countries in world

Between March 2020 and February 2023, the number of people dying from all causes was 5% higher than in the years before the Covid crisis struck, with ONS figures showing176,083 more people died than normal in England and Wales

Bangkok Post

Germany donates bivalent Covid-19 jabs

The Ministry of Public Health has received almost one million doses of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine from Germany, which it plans to distribute to hospitals across the country in the next few weeks.

Bangkok Post

More boosters are not needed, US study shows

People in good health who have already had three Covid-19 boosters may not benefit from administering any more as they appear unlikely to guard against new strains of the virus, according to a local medical expert who cited the results of a recent US study.

Newsroom.co.nz

What Covid has in store for winter

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer say forewarned is forearmed when it comes to potentially spiking Covid numbers in the winter months

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The Guardian - UK

Dame Sally Davies apologises to Covid bereaved in emotional hearing

Former CMO for England was previously told coronavirus ‘won’t come here’ after asking for preparedness review

The Hindu

COVID-19 almost endemic but we are on high alert for each new variant: Health Minister Mandaviya

Only 36 new cases were reported on Tuesday, the lowest since March 2020

AAP

Wife's painkiller addiction leads to doctor's downfall

A doctor has been disqualified after admitting to overprescribing his addicted wife painkillers as well as using those medications himself.

Chronicle Live

NHS clinics in Newcastle where you can get your Spring booster Covid vaccine

If you're eligible, you've not got long left to get a Spring Booster Covid jab to protect yourself.

Wales Online

How much it cost to rent buildings as mass vaccination centres in Swansea Bay

The £640,000 bill could have been higher

Tribune News Service

A new CDC report says the latest COVID-19 booster shots are safe for young kids

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided more data that the bivalent booster shots to protect against COVID-19 are safe for children ages 6 months to 5 years.

Tribune News Service

COVID boosters should be updated to target XBB strain, US health advisers say

COVID-19 shots should be reformulated to target an XBB subvariant of the highly infectious omicron strain to provide the best protection during the U.S. fall and winter season, health regulators said.

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