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Fall COVID-19 update: Will there be a new surge? Who should get the new mRNA vaccines? Are they safe and effective?

It’s been almost four years since the first human cases of COVID-19 infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 were reported.

The Conversation

State lockdowns and border closures will be examined by federal Covid inquiry, panel member insists

Prof Catherine Bennett and federal health minister say outcomes to be probed despite terms of reference excluding unilateral state and territory decisions

The Guardian - AU

Crumbling courts, missing prisoners, and a lack of chairs: Volunteers sign up to watch London’s courts

Courts Correspondent Tristan Kirk joins a Courts Watch volunteer who signed up to monitor the inner workings of London’s largely-unseen criminal justice system

Evening Standard

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London hospital trials drug to protect immunocompromised patients against Covid

SUPERNOVA study will assess whether monoclonal antibody therapy could prevent serious illness

Evening Standard

The 'Zoom effect' and the possible link between videochatting and appearance dissatisfaction

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of digital connection: In the absence of in-person gatherings, many people instead found themselves face-to-face with their co-workers and loved ones on a screen.

The Conversation

UK construction dives amid housebuilding slump and HS2 pause

Scrapping of second HS2 leg likely to concern contractors after data shows sector’s biggest contraction in September since pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Covid victim’s daughter tells inquiry of disgust over Downing Street parties

The second stage of the public inquiry is examining key decisions made by the UK Government between January 2020 and February 2022.

The Independent UK

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Lack of safety nets hurt Ghana’s most vulnerable as economic woes deepen

Ghana’s low-income households and working class are feeling the effects as the country grapples with an economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

OPINION - Partygate still matters: how the Tories made morality an issue

After 13 years of power and five prime ministers, the Conservatives increasingly appear to be held together by string. The consensus is that the party faces either significant decline or catastrophe at the next general election. Amid the talk of sleaze, incompetence and chaos, what is often missed about post-Covid…

Evening Standard

Labour eyeing ‘seismic’ byelection win in Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Voters head to the polls in Scotland’s first-ever recall byelection after Covid rule-breaker Margaret Ferrier was ousted

The Guardian - UK

New malaria vaccine: no silver bullet but an important step towards eradication

In what was very big news for global health, this week the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended a new vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children, called R21/Matrix-M.

The Conversation

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved

Vaccine uses different technology than Moderna and Pfizer's mRNA targeting strategy

Salon

Voters go to the polls in Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election

It comes after Margaret Ferrier was removed from the seat for breaching Covid laws.

The Independent UK

Disadvantaged pupils remain months behind peers in reading and maths – study

But the research suggests that the learning gap suffered by young pupils as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic is starting to narrow.

The Independent UK

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English rugby ‘on the cusp of something spectacular’ despite year of turmoil, claims RFU CEO Bill Sweeney

Under-fire Bill Sweeney suggested that brighter times are ahead for the sport despite a year that has seen the demise of four professional clubs and an under-performing men’s national team

The Independent UK

Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them

The once-critical white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out

The Independent UK

Conspiracy theorists fear Emergency Alert System test will turn the vaccinated into ‘zombies’

The test might also be in preparation for global nuclear war, according to Glenn Beck

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out was ‘confusing’ and put lives at risk, inquiry told

Eat Out to Help Out ‘encouraged social mixing’ and ‘confused public health messaging’, inquiry hears

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The Independent UK

Covid triaging ‘abysmal’ as some denied treatment while ill, inquiry told

Alan Wightman said young people, disabled people and the elderly deserved better treatment during the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Children were failed by pandemic policies, Covid inquiry told

Young people’s needs were forgotten, with no one made responsible by UK government for ensuring their rights were met, says legal expert

The Independent UK

Covid-19 inquiry: Bereaved were ‘demoralised to see mistakes being repeated’

People who lost relatives early on became concerned about decisions bring taken as the pandemic progressed.

The Independent UK

Community spirit dwindles after reaching new highs during Covid-19 lockdown

A poll of 2,000 adults found that people are having fewer interactions with neighbours than they did during the pandemic

Evening Standard

Anti-vax conspiracists believe a phone alert will trigger zombie apocalypse

QAnon is behind the rumour, with UK conspiracy theorists also worried about 5G and vaccines

The Independent UK

Scientists insist they did not make Government policy during Covid pandemic

The Covid inquiry is currently hearing evidence related to the Government’s decisions in the early days of the pandemic.

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Hospitalizations for eating disorders increased during COVID-19: Study

New research found that emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for eating disorders increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents aged 10-17 years, as did ED visits among young adults and older adults. Read further on Dynamite News:

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