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How seriously should we take the US DoE’s Covid lab leak theory?

Department of Energy’s updated report on origins of coronavirus pandemic jars with most scientists’ assessments

The Guardian - UK

CDC issues warning of drug-resistant stomach infection spreading across US

An increasingly common strain of the debilitating stomach illness Shigella cannot be treated with antibiotics, the CDC warns

The Independent UK

Addiction treatment may be coming to a pharmacy near you

Despite an overdose epidemic that killed 107,000 people last year, nearly 9 in 10 Americans who need medication to treat their addiction to deadly opioids aren’t receiving it.

Tribune News Service

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U.S. Energy Department Endorses Lab Leak Theory of COVID-19's Origins

The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.

Reason

Dept issues reassurance about mRNA jabs' safety

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.

Bangkok Post

'Accidental exposure' to Covid-19 from Wuhan lab likely source of the global pandemic, US report says

Officials had previously dismissed a leak from the virus lab in the Chinese city as the origin of coronavirus

Nottingham Post

Covid most likely DID leak from Wuhan virus lab causing pandemic, US report says

A US government agency has concluded that Covid-19 was likely leaked from a virus lab in Wuhan after the FBI previously came out in support of the once-widely dismissed theory

Daily Mirror

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NSW premier laments continuing COVID vaccine mandates

The premier of NSW says there is no evidence vaccines currently have any impact on COVID-19 transmission, and has called for the end of broad vaccine mandates.

AAP

FDA warns of Guillain-Barre syndrome as possible risk of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration has flagged Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological condition, as a potential risk for Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.

Tribune News Service

Reducing Long COVID symptoms via diet

If you're feeling particularly fatigued by Long COVID, there are some diet changes to implement that could help

Salon

FDA authorizes the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu

The at-home nasal swab kit simultaneously tests for COVID-19 and two strains of the flu.

WEKU

Legal high 'turning students into zombies'

New laws are set to ban the popular party drug

Liverpool Echo

Catching COVID may increase chances of developing an autoimmune disease, study says

A coronavirus infection may make it more likely for someone without an autoimmune disease to develop at least one in the months after the infection subsides, new research suggests.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

FDA authorises first ever flu-Covid home test

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease

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FDA authorizes combination flu-COVID test for home use

The Independent UK

Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs

The Biden administration is moving to require patients see a doctor in person before getting drugs to treat attention deficit disorders or addictive painkillers, toughening access amid a deepening opioid crisis

The Times of India

Another undertrial tests Covid positive in Ludhiana, second in two days

LUDHIANA: For the second consecutive day, an under-trial from Ludhiana tested positive for Covid even as there was no death due to disease on Friday.

Evening Standard

London parents urged to get children jabbed against MMR as vaccination rate falls

Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged London parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against MMR and polio as figures showed a low rate of immunisation among young children in the capital.

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Nottingham Post

Norovirus cases rise 34% in a fortnight – six signs you've been infected

Cases of the winter vomiting bug have shot up by more than a third in just two weeks, according to the UKHSA

Wales Online

Covid-19 infections in UK rise for third week in a row

An estimated 1.4 million people in private households in the UK were likely to have Covid-19 in the week to February 14, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Evening Standard

London Covid infections rise for third week in a row

Levels continue to rise throughout England, Wales and Scotland

Manchester Evening News

Cases of Covid-19 in the UK have risen for the third week in a row

The surge is being blamed on Omicron variant BA.275, according to the Office for National Statistics

The Independent UK

UK Covid-19 infections rise for third week in a row

Levels continue to rise in England, Wales and Scotland, though the trend is uncertain Northern Ireland.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The risk of vaccine hesitancy

One of the lingering — and potentially disastrous — effects of the COVID pandemic is that more parents are reluctant to have their children vaccinated against what used to be common childhood diseases, as well as against flu and the mutating coronavirus strains.

AAP

Virus cases rise as mandatory reporting ends

There has been a small increase in the nation's daily average COVID-19 cases, according to the latest health department data.

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