Moderna combi flu and Covid jab gives better protection, study finds Clinical trials show two-in-one jab may bring about higher immune responses than separate inoculations The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
The UK’s ‘bravest cat’ cost a family £25,000 – and their summer holiday Billie the cat was attacked by dogs believed to be ‘bullies’ and caught coronavirus The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
Combined Covid and flu vaccine could be approved for use on NHS by next year New vaccine could cut need for separate Covid and flu jabs The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
Could RFK swing enough votes from Trump and Biden to decide the election? Despite polling at just 10% and lacking his family’s backing, Kennedy could have enough traction to be a spoiler in the presidential race The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2024
America's "social safety net": Women Sociologist Jessica Calarco on how our "DIY society" punishes women — and how changing that will help all of us Salon · Jun 9, 2024
King's Birthday 2024 Meritorious Honours List The King's Birthday Honours List includes 162 meritorious awards in the areas of emergency service, public sector, intelligence and corrections. AAP · Jun 9, 2024
The Ferret: Far-right figures garnering likes from Reform candidates GENERAL election candidates in Scotland for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party have been slammed for “liking” and engaging with social media posts… The National (Scotland) · Jun 9, 2024
The ‘vehicle vultures’ terrorising residential streets and city car parks as demand for parts surges A car parts shortage with its roots in the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine has fuelled a criminal craze of stripping vehicles in the street The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2024
‘I think Sunak’s walked out of No 10’: Tory garrison town reacts to D-Day gaffe For some in Aldershot, long a Conservative bastion, the prime minister’s early exit from France is the final straw The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024
The Left's Attack on the Secret Ballot and on Same Day Voting Mail in voting over a period of weeks with drop boxes eliminates the secret ballot, and the need for everyone to vote on the same day, with the same headlines in mind, and not over the period of a month. Reason · Jun 8, 2024
Free money? South Africa floats universal basic income for all The ruling ANC is on a pioneering path to transform the Covid grant into a scheme that aims to combat poverty The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024
Cities are cracking down on delivery drivers and dangerous driving In New York City, authorities have seized 13,000 scooters and mopeds so far this year The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2024
Minnesota COVID-19 Relief Fraud Trial Ends In Split Verdict Seven individuals in Minnesota convicted of stealing over million meant for feeding children during COVID-19, part of a larger trend of fraudsters siph... Top News · Jun 8, 2024
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long COVID treatment? Few things to know Long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), refers to the prolonged symptoms experienced by some individuals after recovering from the acute phase of COVID-19. Symptoms can include fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, and joint pain, among others. As health experts seek effective treatments, Hyperbaric Oxygen… The Times of India · Jun 7, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024 Has the shadow of Covid finally departed for travel? The Man Who Pays His Way: The last Cathay Pacific plane to seek sanctuary in the desert has left storage in Alice Springs – the end of a dismal era
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024 Rosie Eccles taking inspiration from hero Andy Murray in pursuit of Olympic boxing gold Eccles has bounced back from a horrific battle with Covid and will now try to claim gold for Team GB at Paris 2024 – with a little help from the tennis great
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 Emotive insight into impact of long Covid Letters: Rose Brown, Phil Turner and Linda Mills respond to Sam Wollaston’s article on a woman living with the devastating condition
The Conversation · Jun 7, 2024 Chinese journalist who raised alarm over COVID is in hiding: is the world noticing? China has finally “freed” citizen journalist Zhang Zhan who was jailed in 2020 for filming and writing about the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan.
AAP · Jun 7, 2024 Community confidence in police falls post-pandemic Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski says he is concerned that public confidence in the law is "sharply down" since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2024 Morning Mail: Covid and flu cases surge, Costello denies assaulting reporter, Women’s Origin thriller Doctors fear coronavirus cases are spreading along with other respiratory diseases; former treasurer involved in incident at Canberra airport
The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024 Who’s better off and who’s worse off four years on from the outbreak of COVID? The financial picture might surprise you A lot has happened to the economy since COVID struck, and reading the economic tea leaves has become more difficult.
The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024 COVID vaccines saved millions of lives – linking them to excess deaths is a mistake A recent study has sparked another round of headlines claiming that COVID vaccines caused excess deaths. This was accompanied by a predictable outpouring of I-told-you-sos on social media.
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024 Jaap van Zweden ending tenure as New York Philharmonic music director after 6 seasons Jaap van Zweden is ending his tenure as the New York Philharmonic music director after six seasons, the orchestra’s shortest since Pierre Boulez from 1971-77
The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024 The disproportionate toll that COVID-19 took on people with diabetes continues today At the start of the pandemic, many people living with diabetes were wondering what COVID-19 meant for them. Diabetes was already known to put people at higher risks from other infectious diseases, including flu. Would it be the same with COVID-19? At the time, all scientists could do was make…
The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2024 Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu Experts say both are at ‘critical point’ of escalation and that people should ensure they are up to date with vaccinations