After the government planned to make vaccines against coronavirus mandatory for all NHS staff in England, it has been announced in reports that Number 10 may do a U-turn on the jab or dismiss mandate. Government ministers are set to meet to discuss scrapping the proposed plans that would see NHS staff in England be … Read more
The next phase of the easing of Plan B measures in England comes into effect from today (Monday 31 January) for all adult care homes across Birmingham and the West Midlands. Work-from-home guidance and mandatory mask-wearing in shops and public transport have already been scrapped. Large venues, which are required by law to check the … Read more
The Health Secretary Sajid Javid is to give a statement to MPs on Monday (January 31) amid reports the Government is to scrap mandatory Covid-19 vaccines for frontline health and social care workers. Ministers have been facing pressure to put back the requirement for staff in England to be double jabbed by April amid fears … Read more
The number of new COVID-19 cases in New York has fallen by more than half in a week, the latest state numbers show. There were 12,332 positive test results reported statewide Friday, down from 27,643 a week earlier, according to stats released Saturday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The statewide positivity rate dropped to 5.73 percent … Read more
A Washington State Patrol officer who defied a statewide vaccine mandate and signed off for the last time by telling Democratic Government Jay Inslee to “kis my a-” passed away from COVID-19. Former Trooper Robert LaMay, 51, who served with the State Patrol for 22 years and retired last October, died on Friday. LaMay drew … Read more
sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced on Friday evening. The 74-year-old lawmaker, who has been fully vaccinated and boosted, does not have symptoms, his office said. Romney is “currently asymptomatic and will be isolating and working remotely for the recommended period of time,” his office said in a statement. … Read more
Samsung has decided to temporarily suspend its activities on its chip factory in Xian, China. The decision, announced Wednesday (29), was prompted by new outbreaks of Covid-19 cases in that region of the country, associated with the Ômicron variant of Sars-CoV-2. Located in the central region of the Chinese territory, the capital of Shaanxi province … Read more
COVID-19: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has cleared the start of Phase 3 clinical trials with the monoclonal antibody leronlimab against COVID-19. The authorization was announced this Monday (22) by Biomm, the company responsible for marketing the substance in Brazil. The study will be led by the Academic Research Organization (ARO) of Hospital Israelita … Read more