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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1?

COVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet it hasn’t gone away.

The Conversation

As flu cases spike, is it time to start wearing masks again?

With flu season arriving early and NHS leaders encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, a question arises: do masks actually work against the flu?

The Conversation

Not all jobs could be saved in Covid but ‘mass unemployment’ prevented – Sunak

Mr Sunak was the UK’s chancellor during the height of the pandemic.

Evening Standard

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Court Refuses to Block Medical Journal's Retraction of COVID Vaccine Study That Had ~150K Views

The court concluded that a retraction likely wouldn't breach any publication contract, and that under the circumstances a temporary restraining order would be especially unjustified given the publisher's First Amendment rights.

Reason

Don’t call it a ‘super flu’ – but the NHS is right to be worried this winter

An early flu season, a new variant and poor takeup of vaccines leave the already vulnerable health service in a dangerous position, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re back at stage one’: Trump cuts rock Louisiana town plagued by gun violence

Federal funds helped Bogalusa address the deep roots of crime – but with the grant pulled, has momentum been lost for ever?

The Guardian - US

People vaccinated against COVID-19 have lower risk of death – regardless of the cause, study

Adults who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have a lower risk of death regardless of the cause, a new study has found.

Euronews

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Watch live: Rishi Sunak gives evidence to Covid-19 inquiry

Watch live as Rishi Sunak gives evidence at the Covid-19 inquiry on Monday, 15 December, as the probe investigates the government’s response to the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: Rishi Sunak says the government was advised against moving ‘too early’ on Covid decisions – as it happened

Former chancellor and PM faces questions on the economic response to the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Starmer hits out at ‘completely unacceptable’ leaks against ministers - latest

The prime minister said he had a ‘level of assurance’ briefings against him had not taken place

The Independent UK

He makes you feel like you are the only one in the world’: NYC woman dates 2 Hinge men. When it’s time to pick one, she chooses the guy who takes the news better

Online dating can feel like running a one-man HR department. You’re sifting through profiles, managing multiple conversations, and trying to figure out who’s actually serious about a real relationship. For those who want something long-term, there’s another layer: how honest can you be about seeing more than one person, and…

The Mary Sue

Dr Dolphin, call off these strikes

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the NHS under pressures not seen since the once-in-a-century Covid pandemic, the BMA’s refusal to reconsider the timing of its industrial action is dangerous and wrong

The Independent UK

Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to come

It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S. New government data posted Friday shows that as of last week, flu activity was high in four states — Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey and New York…

The Independent UK

Trump’s FDA plans to put a ‘black box’ warning on COVID vaccines: report

Black boxes are the FDA’s most serious warning sign and are usually placed on opioid products

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Maria Balshaw to step down as director of Tate after nine years

Balshaw, who joined in 2017, helped steer organisation through Covid-19 and fluctuating attendance

The Independent UK

landmark inquiry into death of oil rig worker with Covid

Donald Singer was removed from the platform by helicopter after his Covid symptoms worsened

International Business Times UK

Liam Neeson Responds to Backlash, Insists He Isn't Anti-Vax After Voiceover Role in Covid Film With RFK Jr.

Liam Neeson is fighting claims he's anti-vax after narrating the controversial COVID documentary Plague of Corruption alongside RFK Jr., which features debunked scientific claims.

Evening Standard

Inquiry into death of worker with Covid to consider safety measures on oil rig

Donald Singer, 66, died in hospital a month after being airlifted from the Ninian Southern Platform off Shetland in April 2020.

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Govt declares Delhi has had the lowest AQI in 8 years. Rahul Gandhi urges for a debate on pollution

Responding to the Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose's questions about the action that the Union government has taken to address the worsening air quality in the national capital, they claimed that "Delhi has observed the lowest average AQI in the past 8 years, i.e., from 2018 to 2025 (barring 2020…

Evening Standard

'Worst crisis since Covid': Super flu tearing through London as Streeting urges doctors to call off strike

The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380 in a week

Evening Standard

Nationwide fined £44 million by watchdog after missing Covid fraud ‘red flags’

The building society had inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls between October 2016 and July 2021, according to the FCA.

The Guardian - UK

Nationwide fined £44m by watchdog for financial crime control failings

Ineffective systems culminated in serious case of Covid fraud that cost UK taxpayers £800,000

Evening Standard

Liam Neeson denies being anti-vax following role in Covid vaccine documentary

The Taken actor narrates a documentary that casts doubt on vaccines and features an interview with RFK Jr

The Guardian - UK

Strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting

Health secretary urges resident doctors, who are to strike from 17 December, to accept his offer to end dispute

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s hardly an inconvenience’: your views on wearing a mask to combat flu

With a record number of flu patients in hospital, Britons are weighing up the merits of face coverings

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