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As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining, particularly for children and 65+ adults

In February 2025, flu rates spiked to the highest levels seen in at least 15 years, with flu outpacing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified this flu season as having “high” severity…

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A former Polish prime minister is charged with exceeding his powers over a 2020 election call

A former Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has been charged with exceeding his powers when he ordered a presidential election to be carried out solely with postal votes during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

European carmaker shares hit by US tariff threat, as jobless claims rise – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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Drax power plant to cut carbon capture investment despite record £1bn profit

Move comes after government said it would halve subsidies that allowed firm to make ‘unacceptably large profits’

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South Korea birthrate rises for the first time in nine years

The rise reflects an increase in marriages after the COVID pandemic as well as government policies taking effect.

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Trump Admin Preparing To Reject Migrants Over Claims They Could Spread Diseases: Report

The Trump administration is planning to invoke Title 42, which labels migrants trying to enter the U.S. a public risk and was used during the Covid pandemic.

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5 years on, COVID remains NZ’s most important infectious disease – it still demands a strong response

This Friday, February 28, marks five years since COVID-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. At a population level, it remains our most harmful infectious disease, with thousands of hospitalisations and 664 deaths last year.

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Is new bat coronavirus a concern to public health? What CDC has said

A new coronavirus HKU5-CoV-2 capable of entering human cells through the same pathway as Covid-19 has been discovered by scientists at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology. While the discovery may spark pandemic concerns, experts assure that the virus has only been found in laboratory studies and that the risk of…

The Times of India

The ‘lab-leak origin’ of Covid-19. Fact or fiction?

In a January 24 interview with the far-right-wing outlet Breitbart News, newly appointed CIA director John Ratcliffe stated that assessing intelligence on a potential Wuhan lab leak was a top priority. The following day, The New York Times reported that the agency had shifted from an undecided stance to favoring a…

The Conversation

Book Review: 'Air-borne' transforms scientific history into detective story

Carl Zimmer writes a history of aerobiology in “Air-borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe.”

The Independent UK

How is the new Wuhan coronavirus different from the old? Key differences between SARS-CoV-2 and HKU5-CoV-2

Five years after SARS-CoV-2 triggered a worldwide pandemic, leading to widespread devastation, another bat-borne coronavirus HKU5-CoV-2 - a distant cousin of Covid-19 has been discovered in China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology. It has caused concern as the new bat coronavirus is capable of binding to the ACE2 reception in human…

The Times of India

Police may have been pandemic ‘super-spreaders’ according to union – inquiry

Scottish Government decisions to deprioritise frontline police during the vaccine rollout were branded ‘perverse’ and a ‘betrayal’, the inquiry heard.

Evening Standard

‘Crisis of school absenteeism’ affecting poorer pupils the most, new data suggests

Secondary school students still dealing with the impacts of the pandemic, charities warn

The Independent UK

New Bat Coronavirus HKU5-Cov-2 Raises Pandemic Concerns

New bat coronavirus HKU5-CoV-2 discovered in China shares similarities with SARS-CoV-2, highlighting zoonotic risks and the need for global preparedness.

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The Guardian - UK

If road deaths were a virus, we’d call it a pandemic. Safer transport helps us all – and we need it urgently

Deaths on the road costs countries up to 5% of GDP. Centring transport around people, not cars, can propel development

The Times of India

Is another pandemic just around the corner? Chinese scientists discover a new bat coronavirus that can infect humans

A team of Chinese researchers have discovered a new bat coronavirus, named HKU5-CoV-2, that has the potential to infect humans, according to reports. This virus binds to the same receptor as SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

International Business Times

'History Will Not Forgive' Failure To Seal Pandemic Deal: WHO Chief

The head of the UN's health agency warned Friday that history would not forgive countries if they failed to strike a pandemic treaty at the last hurdle World Health Organization leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the comments with progress slow and time running out for the talks.

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Problem behaviors in ‘pandemic puppies’ are impacting the relationship between owner and dog, new research suggests

Puppies who found homes over the COVID-19 pandemic faced unique challenges that could still be having an impact

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Private sector employment falling at fastest rate since the pandemic

Business survey points to very slow growth in output in February

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Haley Joel Osment thinks fire was a 'message' not to settle down

Haley Joel Osment thinks his house burning down in the Los Angeles wildfires last month was a sign not to settle down.

The Independent UK

North Korea reopens to foreign tourists for first time since pandemic

Foreign visitors set to return to Rason Special Economic Zone this week as Pyongyang cautiously reopens borders

The Independent UK

Judge restricts defendants after witness tampering allegations surface in Minnesota food fraud case

A federal judge has ordered defendants in all upcoming cases stemming from a pandemic fraud case in Minnesota to stay away from her courtroom

The Independent UK

No increased risk to child of Covid-19 infection or vaccination in pregnancy

The study examined data from 25,000 children born during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

US Postal Service head DeJoy to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, losses and cost cuts

The head of the U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, says he intends to step down

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Over 50s are happier now than before the pandemic, new study suggests

While depression is more common today than before the pandemic, researchers found people were 'happier' now

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