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How worried should we be about China's mysterious 'pneumonia' surge?

Sharp rise in hospital admissions among children has been attributed to flu and other 'known' viruses - but experts say more information is needed

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock ‘knew lockdown tiers would not work’, Covid inquiry hears

Former health secretary’s evidence to the probe revealed he was “despair” about the measures which saw pubs, restaurants and bars closed

The Independent UK

Covid changed parents’ and pupils’ relationship with school

Letters: Andrea Dow thinks the bond with school needed to be broken and Dan Thompson says schools must acknowledge what’s happened to rebuild trust. Plus a letter from psychologist Dr Helen Care

The Guardian - UK

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What are fibre optic cables and how do they work? | Explained

Optical fibres, which are thin cylindrical strands of glass, carry info like text, images, voices, videos, etc. Charles Kao predicted their use in telecommunication, for which he won a Nobel Prize in 2009. Light is guided through fibre optic cables using total internal reflection. Transmitter encodes info into optical signals,…

The Hindu

UK Covid response was London-centric, Andy Burnham tells inquiry

Greater Manchester mayor says Boris Johnson seemed unaware his region had been under tougher rules

The Guardian - UK

Hancock ‘knew tiers wouldn’t work’, Covid inquiry hears

A key Covid committee said Manchester should face tougher restrictions because it had not been willing to ‘co-operate’ with the Government.

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry: Sadiq Khan made private plea to Boris Johnson for London to go into early lockdown

Mayor was set to issue own advice to Londoners in bid to save lives

Evening Standard

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Khan says ‘lives could have been saved’ if Government kept him informed on Covid

Sadiq Khan claimed Boris Johnson had been unaware that other countries had imposed lockdowns in March 2020.

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan says exclusion of London officials from Covid meetings cost lives

‘Bad faith’ on part of Boris Johnson’s government meant ministers missed out on vital knowledge early in crisis, mayor tells inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan: UK could’ve avoided second lockdown if Boris Johnson had listened to me

The mayor of London has told the Covid inquiry about his ‘disappointment’ that he was ‘kept in the dark’ by Downing Street about how the virus was spreading in London in 2020

The Independent UK

Why the Opioid Crisis Is Rooted in the Housing Crisis

A prevalent narrative asserts that the tents, the despair, the not waking up are about mental illness and addiction. That narrative crumbles after the first questions

The Walrus

New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the work habits of people around the world, with millions working from home, at least for part of their week

The Independent UK

Britain’s top civil servant won’t appear at Covid inquiry this year due to ill health

Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett formally excused the cabinet secretary from giving evidence in 2023 ‘due to ill health’

The Independent UK

Watch live as Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham give evidence to UK’s Covid Inquiry

Watch live as Sadiq Khan joins regional mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram in giving evidence at the Covid-19 inquiry on Monday 27 November.

The Independent UK

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Medical Daily

COVID-19 Booster Shot: Study Says Half Dose Of Pfizer Vaccine Produces Strong Immune Response

The team discovered that people who previously received AstraZeneca or Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines had a "non-inferior" immune response when given a half dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccine, comparable to those who received a full dose.

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry watch LIVE: Sadiq Khan says 'lives could have been saved' if he'd been invited to early Cobra meetings

Sadiq Khan said "lives could have been saved" if he had been invited to key Government meetings earlier on in the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham claims government note shows Covid tier 3 restrictions imposed on Manchester as ‘punishment beating’ – as it happened

Covid tier system introduced in October 2020 and imposed different restrictions on English regions in effort to contain spread of virus

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan set to give evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry

Mayor of London will join regional mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram in giving evidence at the Covid-19 inquiry later

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The Conversation

How worried should we be about the pneumonia outbreak in China?

Reports of a surge in pneumonia-like illness primarily affecting children in northern China have captured our attention. The last time we heard about a mysterious respiratory outbreak leading to overcrowding in hospitals was the beginning of the COVID pandemic, so it’s not entirely surprising this has caused some alarm.

AAP

More than 8000 WA patients to receive elective surgery

The Western Australian government will spend $40 million to slash the elective surgery waitlist that blew out during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry kicks off key week with Khan and Burnham giving evidence

Sadiq Khan will join regional mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram in giving evidence at the Covid-19 inquiry later.

The Conversation

Millions of high-risk Australians aren't getting vaccinated. A policy reset could save lives

Each year, vaccines prevent thousands of deaths and hospitalisations in Australia.

The Conversation

A major new childcare report glosses over the issues educators face at work and why they leave

The Productivity Commission has just released a major report as part of its inquiry into early childhood education and care.

The Guardian - UK

Putting a price on life during the pandemic

Letters:Peter Johnstone is grateful to the doctors and nurses who thought his was a life worth saving when he got Covid. Plus a letter from Roger Downie

The National (Scotland)

Michael Gove 'questioned by agents probing Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm'

MICHAEL Gove and Matt Hancock are among the Tory politicians quizzed by the National Crime Agency (NCA) amid an ongoing probe into a firm linked to…

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