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Covid-19 infections in UK rise for third week in a row

An estimated 1.4 million people in private households in the UK were likely to have Covid-19 in the week to February 14, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Wales Online

London Covid infections rise for third week in a row

Levels continue to rise throughout England, Wales and Scotland

Evening Standard

Cases of Covid-19 in the UK have risen for the third week in a row

The surge is being blamed on Omicron variant BA.275, according to the Office for National Statistics

Manchester Evening News

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UK Covid-19 infections rise for third week in a row

Levels continue to rise in England, Wales and Scotland, though the trend is uncertain Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

Editorial: The risk of vaccine hesitancy

One of the lingering — and potentially disastrous — effects of the COVID pandemic is that more parents are reluctant to have their children vaccinated against what used to be common childhood diseases, as well as against flu and the mutating coronavirus strains.

Tribune News Service

Virus cases rise as mandatory reporting ends

There has been a small increase in the nation's daily average COVID-19 cases, according to the latest health department data.

AAP

RSV vaccines for babies, adults on the way. Here’s what could be coming.

Respiratory syncytial virus infects nearly everyone by age 2, usually causing nothing beyond cold symptoms. But it’s also the top cause of hospitalizations among kids under 5.

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COVID deaths top 100,000 in California

LOS ANGELES — It was three years ago this month that California documented its first known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Covid-19 hospital admissions in England continue to rise

Patient numbers have jumped 11% in the latest week.

The Independent UK

Minorities in UK no longer at much higher risk of dying from Covid

ONS numbers reveal rates of deaths now much lower for all ethnic groups compared with earlier in pandemic

The Guardian - UK

‘Horrific’ form of mpox found to be fatal to people with advanced HIV

‘It is also causing lung disease. It is horrific,’ study author Chloe Orkin says

The Independent UK

Pandemic to end 'this year' due to hybrid immunity

The Covid-19 pandemic will come to an end this year, according to virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University.

Bangkok Post

A new bivalent COVID-19 booster rolls out next month. Here's what you need to know about the vaccine

All Australian adults who haven't had a COVID-19 booster or a confirmed case in the past six months are now eligible for an additional shot.

ABC News

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at a new health hazard: online misinformation

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Bangkok Post

Seoul donates next-gen Covid jabs

The Republic of Korea has donated over 500,000 doses of the bivalent Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Thailand to mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Irish Mirror

Covid-19 vaccines being given to babies as young as six months from today as parents are issued with advice

“While serious illness from Covid-19 in this age group is rare, this vaccine offers further protection"

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The COVID ‘emergency’ is ending. Here’s who will be hurt most

In the State of the Union, President Joe Biden stated that “we have broken COVID’s grip on us.” Indeed, COVID-19 deaths are down about 75% since last year’s speech. Consistent with that progress, the Biden administration announced in January that it will end the public health emergency (and national emergency)…

Financial Times

Fentanyl: America’s struggle to contain a deadly drug

The potent synthetic opioid is claiming lives in the US at an alarming rate. Campaigners say it is time to call it what it is: a weapon of mass destruction

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Long COVID inquiry hears definition of disease means people may miss window for early treatment

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners tells an inquiry into long COVID the current definition of the illness means some patients are missing the opportunity to get early intervention.

AAP

More virus vaccines rolled out in South Australia

South Australia has rolled out more COVID-19 vaccine doses as the state begins another wave of increased infections.

AAP

Long COVID sufferers feel abandoned, expert tells probe

Greater support is needed for those living with long COVID, a virus expert has told a parliamentary inquiry.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Catching COVID gives you ‘durable’ protection from virus, study finds. For how long?

A past COVID-19 infection offers “durable,” temporary protection against getting severely sick with the coronavirus — no matter the variant, a new study has found.

The Independent UK

Long Covid causes erectile dysfunction and hair loss as symptoms list widens

A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK

Tribune News Service

Florida surgeon general, again questioning COVID vaccines, sends letter to CDC, FDA

Florida’s top health official sent a letter this week to the heads of the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines could be dangerous.

The Independent UK

Mapped: Covid cases on the rise as infections increase across all parts of UK

Most age groups in England have seen a jump in prevalence of Covid, with rates highest among secondary school-age children

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