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‘Healthy’ doctor died after reaction to Covid vaccine, inquest rules

Widow of Dr Stephen Wright is planning on suing the pharmaceutical giant

The Independent UK

'Fit and healthy' doctor, 32, dies after rare severe reaction to AstraZenenca Covid jab

Dr Stephen Wright from Sevenoaks, Kent, was among the earliest groups of people to be given the vaccine during the pandemic - he died 10 days later

Daily Mirror

'Fit and healthy' doctor, 32, died after rare reaction to AstraZeneca Covid jab

Dr Stephen Wright's widow, Charlotte, is considering taking legal action

Wales Online

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‘Healthy’ doctor, 32, died after rare severe reaction to AstraZeneca Covid jab

The widow of Dr Stephen Wright, 32, who died 10 days after his Covid vaccination, is planning to sue the pharmaceutical giant.

The Independent UK

Renfrewshire covid cases stabilising after recent infections surge amid new variant

The health board says the vast majority of the population has good protection against the disease.

Daily Record

Editorial: A potential lifesaver

There is hope in the news that the leading version of naloxone, the No. 1 drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, will soon be available without a prescription. Making it easier to obtain the life-saving drug should save lives, but the devil, as they say, may be in the details.

Tribune News Service

FDA authorizes second omicron booster for older adults

U.S. regulators have authorized a second round of omicron-targeted boosters for individuals older than 65 and those with weakened immune systems.

Tribune News Service

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Arcturus - everything you need to know about the newest Covid strain

The latest Covid strain, said to be an Omicron sub-variant, Arcturus, may be up to 1.2 times more infectious that previous sub-variants, according to researchers.

Glasgow Live

Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans

Certain Americans at high risk from COVID-19 can get an extra vaccine booster this spring

The Independent UK

New Covid variant Arcturus - symptoms, vaccine efficacy, UK cases and what else we know so far

Health bosses have warned the new variant is 'one to watch'

Manchester Evening News

Boy, 13, dies from sick Benadryl TikTok challenge as dad shares tragic death bed image

Teenager Jacob Stevens, from Columbus in Ohio, US, spent six days on a ventilator after he overdosed on the over-the-counter medicine Benadryl in front of his friends during a dangerous viral TikTok challenge

Daily Mirror

Pollen bomb hay fever could see motorists fined £2,500 for sneezing at the wheel

Drivers who suffer from hay fever have been warned that they could be given a £2,500 fine and end up with potential points on their licence if their symptoms impact their ability to drive

Daily Mirror

Covid variant 'Arcturus' explained - everything you need to know as 50 cases in UK

'Arcturus' could potentially be 1.2 times more infectious than the most recent sub-variant of Omicron

Daily Record

Covid pandemic likely caused by Wuhan lab leak, US Senate report finds

A 300-page Senate report has concluded that the dominant theory that the virus jumped from animals to humans no longer deserves the ‘presumption of accuracy’

Evening Standard

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School closures should be pandemic 'last resort' - as Irish study reveals limited school spread of Covid-19

HSE study found that less than 3% of close contacts in school with people infected with the Sars-CoV2 virus during the 2020-21 school year had tested positive for Covid-19

Irish Mirror

Young mum almost dies after drink allegedly spiked with lethal dose of ketamine in Dublin

The 22-year-old was on a hen party in Dublin city centre when the alleged incident happened

The Independent UK

Top scientists warn ‘the next pandemic is coming and we’re not ready’

Sir John Bell and Sir David King among leading scientists to argue UK is no better prepared than it was in 2020, as new variant in India causes concern

The Independent UK

Why the world is unprepared if new Covid variant Arcturus proves deadly – in graphs

Arcturus has led to a spike in infections in India, and experts are worried it could soon become the dominant strain

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The Independent UK

Arcturus: What do we know about the new Covid variant?

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 22 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Conversation

From Trump to Winnie the Pooh: how we use diagnosis as a narrative tool to make sense of dysfunction and deviance

During these pandemic times, the importance of diagnosis is driven home forcefully. Being diagnosed with COVID makes sense of symptoms, determines what we should do about them, and shapes our collective responsibility to the community.

Wales Online

Covid vaccines 'save more than one million lives across Europe in two years'

World Health Organisation researchers analysed data on deaths and vaccinations and said the majority of lives saved were over 60

Nottingham Post

Ex-drug-dealing couple placed under house arrest after police busted enterprise

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Daily Mirror

Top scientists warn Brits ‘the next pandemic is coming and we’re not ready’

Experts say Britain is no more prepared for another pandemic as it was three years ago when Covid struck due to defunding of research and dismantling of key services

Evening Standard

Autumn Covid booster 2023: Who is eligible for another jab?

If invited, you will receive a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer, Moderna, or Sanofi

The Week

Sanofi: the new protein-based Covid vaccine to be used in the UK

The University of Edinburgh’s Neil Mabbott on the vaccine technology being used for Covid booster jabs from this month.

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