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The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

CIA Now Believes COVID-19 Originated in a Lab, But Has 'Low Confidence' in Theory

The CIA now considers a lab leak the most likely origin of COVID-19 but holds "low confidence" in the theory.

Latin Times

Former vaccines tsar describes ‘open warfare’ within UK government during Covid pandemic

Dame Kate Bingham, who led the vaccine taskforce in 2020, said the clinically vulnerable were deprioritised and goals were not followed

The Guardian - UK

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental rows slammed by vaccine tsar

Dame Kate Bingham was commissioned by the previous government to help the UK secure vaccines during the pandemic.

Evening Standard

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‘Volunteer spirit’ drove Covid vaccination campaign success, says Whitty

England’s chief medical officer was appearing before the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry on Monday.

The Independent UK

Vaccine Misinformation: A Lasting Side Effect From Covid

A fringe anti-vaccine movement took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to bring conspiracy theories to a much wider audience, propelling dangerous misinformation about life-saving jabs that still endures five years later, experts warn.

International Business Times

RFK Jr reportedly sought to block Covid-19 vaccinations at height of pandemic

Trump’s pick to lead US health policy lobbied to rescind 2021 authorization and to deny any future vaccine

The Guardian - US

Reporting of vaccine side-effects should be mandatory – Tory former minister

Esther McVey said there was a ‘gross underreporting’ of unintended impacts of vaccines to the medicines regulator.

The Independent UK

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Britain must build own vaccine manufacturing capability, says Matt Hancock

Former health secretary told Covid inquiry an onshore facility was ‘critical’ in preparation for future pandemic

The Guardian - UK

The FDA's Plan To Fight Cigarette Addiction Is A Bold, But Obvious, Next Step

The Biden administration's proposal aims to cap nicotine levels in cigarettes as part of an effort to reduce addiction and improve public health.

Mic

People with Covid vaccine injuries not getting help they need, inquiry hears

Vaccine damage payment scheme ‘inadequate and inefficient,’ says Vaccine Injured spokesperson

The Guardian - UK

Bereaved families criticise Covid-19 vaccine rollout at public inquiry

Family members of those who died after contracting Covid-19 gave evidence to the public inquiry on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic

The Independent UK

Antidepressant Sertraline taken by Thomas Kingston before suicide flagged ‘40 times by coroners’

Thomas Kingston, husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, took his own life in February last year

The Independent UK

I found a pill that’s like Ozempic for smokers. Within a week, I’d quit

Will Hosie has been smoking since he was 14. With the new anti-smoking pill, he’s finally kicked the habit

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‘Rare’ Covid jab side-effects must not undermine vaccine role, inquiry told

Public hearings for the fourth module of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry started in London on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Hancock to give evidence as Covid inquiry explores vaccine issues

The former health secretary is set to appear as the inquiry looks at the rollout of vaccines across the UK.

The Guardian - US

The people fighting to get through to anti-science Americans: ‘It’s just talking to each other’

As science misinformation takes hold in the White House, those seeking to set the record straight need to meet people where they are

International Business Times UK

'Pfizer Boob Job': Several UK Women Say Their Breasts 'Quadrupled In Size' After COVID Shots

UK women report significant breast enlargement after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Possible link to rare condition PASH, but requires further research.

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HMPV Outbreak In India Feared As Health Ministry Urges Caution - Where Has The Virus Spread?

Following the identification of these cases, the Ministry urged states and union territories to increase monitoring for Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)

The Guardian - UK

Coroner issues warning about antidepressants after suicide of royal’s husband

Thomas Kingston, son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, had been prescribed SSRIs

Evening Standard

'I was taking 3 grams a night': Why men are using ketamine to treat their depression

Elon Musk is a fan of it, Matthew Perry attempted it before he died. Ketamine has become the buzzy new drug for treating depression, and recreational use in the UK has never been higher. But the lines between medical and recreational can quickly blur

Latin Times

Matt Gaetz Pitches Discount Code For Ivermectin On TV Show, Claims It 'Helped So Many During Covid'

The FDA reiterated in April that it hasn't "authorized nor approved the use of ivermectin to prevent or treat Covid-19 in humans or animals"

The Independent UK

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

The number of flu patients in hospital in England is nearly five times the figure at the start of last month.

International Business Times

What You Need To Know About HMPV

Reports that cases of a flu-like virus called HMPV are rising in China have sparked concern, but experts have dismissed fears that the situation is comparable to the beginnings of Covid-19 five years ago.

The Guardian - UK

Two charged in Luton over sale of fake Covid-19 vaccination records

Unvaccinated people reportedly paid for fake vaccine passports so they could travel during pandemic

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