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Covid vaccine should be rolled out to everyone among fears of highly infectious variant, health boss says

The variant of the virus which causes Covid-19 is ‘highly infectious’, Devi Sridhar said

The Independent UK

Covid jabs ‘should be available for all’ – expert

The variant of the virus which causes Covid-19 is ‘highly infectious’, Devi Sridhar said.

The Independent UK

The Fatal Breath: Covid-19 and Society in Britain by David Vincent review – a moving account of the plague of our times

This bold and forensic history of the pandemic, drawing on previously unpublished diaries, underlines the sheer scale of suffering, with the poor and isolated particularly badly hit

The Guardian - UK

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Why your body needs time for "Recovery"

A doctor explains the power of "Recovery" and why there's far more to treatment than just drugs and prescriptions

Salon

Federal Government Improperly "Coerced" and "Significantly Encouraged" Certain Speech Restrictions by Social Media Platforms

In yesterday's decision in Missouri v. Biden, the Fifth Circuit (Judges Edith Clement, Jennifer Elrod, and Don Willett) held that the federal government violated the First Amendment by causing social media platforms to block posts on various topics (including "the COVID-19 lab-leak theory, pandemic lockdowns, vaccine side-effects, election fraud, and…

Reason

DeSantis backs Florida surgeon general in urging residents against new Covid vaccines

Democrats say deaths will follow false claim by Dr Joseph Ladapo that new boosters were not tested on humans

The Guardian - US

Unraveling long COVID: Here's what scientists who study the illness want to find out

At a recent medical gathering, researchers presented their latest hypotheses about what causes – and what could treat – the lingering disease.

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This weekend's G20 summit in India could be a COVID super-spreader event, experts caution

Spanish President Pedro Sánchez on Thursday announced that he had tested positive for COVID and would not attend the summit. U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in India on Friday, despite his wife testing positive earlier in the week.

Fortune

Why you have COVID symptoms and a negative test: You may not be doing it right, experts say

People are asking the wrong question of at-home COVID tests, one expert tells Fortune.

Fortune

Updated COVID shots are coming. They're part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses

Updated COVID-19 shots are coming soon, part of a trio of fall vaccines that doctors hope will help avoid another “tripledemic."

The Independent UK

New Jersey leaders agree with U.S. that veterans homes need to be fixed, but how isn't clear

New Jersey’s leaders appear to agree with Justice Department findings that state-run veterans homes failed residents during COVID-19 and continue to violate their constitutional rights, but there’s little clarity on how exactly they’ll address the issues

The Independent UK

This Biotech Stock Offers Innovative Growth at a Massive Discount

Moderna stock continues to sag, even as new COVID variants emerge. However, investors may be underestimating the potential of the mRNA pipeline.

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UK MPs press for wider Covid vaccine access amid concern over new variant

Government faces calls to consider extending booster programme this autumn to include 50-64 age group

The Guardian - UK

Why are those lost to COVID not formally memorialised? How politics shapes what we remember

Every Friday, volunteers gather on the Albert Embankment at the River Thames in London to lovingly retouch thousands of red hearts inscribed on a Portland stone wall directly opposite the Houses of Parliament. Each heart is dedicated to a British victim of COVID. It is a deeply social space –…

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Fears over how easily new Covid variant spreads after UK care home outbreak

Some 22 residents at a single care home were found to have BA.2.86 variant.

The Guardian - UK

NHS to begin autumn Covid jabs next week as new variant spreads

Pirola variant has prompted concern among scientists because of high number of mutations it carries

The Independent UK

Prisoner who took own life given just 96-second health check due to Covid fears

Exclusive: Family say they hope Luke Clarke’s death was ‘not in vain’ and prison care will improve

Reason

Don't Make the Same COVID Mistakes Again

It's vital to recognize the many unforeseen consequences of school closures, business lockdowns, and mask mandates.

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The Guardian - UK

Latest Covid variant spreading in UK, health data suggests

BA.2.86, nicknamed Pirola, causing concern among scientists because of fear it could be more transmissible

The Guardian - UK

‘Reintroducing the culture’: the return of grassroots rugby union

After lockdown and the focus on professionals with early onset dementia, there are signs the sport is coming through a difficult period

WEKU

Kentuckians are dealing with respiratory illnesses year round

An uptick in coronavirus cases is being seen in many counties across the Commonwealth. A health official in southeast Kentucky says COVID is not the only disease drawing attention.

The Guardian - US

US school bus drivers strike amid low pay and staff shortages

Driver shortages and lagging compensation have incited several strikes as huge school bus driver strike in New York City looms

The Independent UK

Care home outbreak suggests Covid variant has impact in close-contact settings

Some 22 residents at a single care home were found to have BA.2.86 variant.

The Conversation

COVID mutates rapidly in white-tailed deer, but here's why we don't need to worry – for now

At some point during the pandemic, Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, spread from humans to white-tailed deer in the US.

Evening Standard

New Covid BA.2.86 variant with many mutations spreads into community hospitalising five people

28 out of 34 detected cases of BA.2.86 in England are in a care home outbreak

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