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UK MPs press for wider Covid vaccine access amid concern over new variant

Government faces calls to consider extending booster programme this autumn to include 50-64 age group

The Guardian - UK

Why are those lost to COVID not formally memorialised? How politics shapes what we remember

Every Friday, volunteers gather on the Albert Embankment at the River Thames in London to lovingly retouch thousands of red hearts inscribed on a Portland stone wall directly opposite the Houses of Parliament. Each heart is dedicated to a British victim of COVID. It is a deeply social space –…

The Conversation

Fears over how easily new Covid variant spreads after UK care home outbreak

Some 22 residents at a single care home were found to have BA.2.86 variant.

The Independent UK

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NHS to begin autumn Covid jabs next week as new variant spreads

Pirola variant has prompted concern among scientists because of high number of mutations it carries

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner who took own life given just 96-second health check due to Covid fears

Exclusive: Family say they hope Luke Clarke’s death was ‘not in vain’ and prison care will improve

The Independent UK

Don't Make the Same COVID Mistakes Again

It's vital to recognize the many unforeseen consequences of school closures, business lockdowns, and mask mandates.

Reason

Latest Covid variant spreading in UK, health data suggests

BA.2.86, nicknamed Pirola, causing concern among scientists because of fear it could be more transmissible

The Guardian - UK

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‘Reintroducing the culture’: the return of grassroots rugby union

After lockdown and the focus on professionals with early onset dementia, there are signs the sport is coming through a difficult period

The Guardian - UK

Kentuckians are dealing with respiratory illnesses year round

An uptick in coronavirus cases is being seen in many counties across the Commonwealth. A health official in southeast Kentucky says COVID is not the only disease drawing attention.

WEKU

US school bus drivers strike amid low pay and staff shortages

Driver shortages and lagging compensation have incited several strikes as huge school bus driver strike in New York City looms

The Guardian - US

Care home outbreak suggests Covid variant has impact in close-contact settings

Some 22 residents at a single care home were found to have BA.2.86 variant.

The Independent UK

COVID mutates rapidly in white-tailed deer, but here's why we don't need to worry – for now

At some point during the pandemic, Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, spread from humans to white-tailed deer in the US.

The Conversation

New Covid BA.2.86 variant with many mutations spreads into community hospitalising five people

28 out of 34 detected cases of BA.2.86 in England are in a care home outbreak

Evening Standard

Why aren’t we all being offered an autumn Covid booster? We can’t let cost prevent us keeping Britain healthy

The UK’s limited vaccine offer ignores the serious threat of long Covid – and the knock-on effects on the economy, says immunologist Sheena Cruickshank

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The Independent UK

Rise in unruly pupils after Covid lockdown prompts fears concrete crisis could make it worse

Raac emergency highlights ‘deep-seated concerns held by governors and trustees’ about the state of schools

The Independent UK

FDA approves updated Moderna and Pfizer Covid boosters set to arrive soon as cases rise: Latest

An updated Coronavirus booster that targets a new variant is expected to be made available in September

The Guardian - US

Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress – as it happened

Former White House official ignored subpoena from January 6 panel

The Independent UK

Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage

When SAG-AFTRA announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, dusted off his COVID-19 playbook

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The Independent UK

New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says

A scathing federal report has found New Jersey's two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody

Newcastle Herald

Give credit and blame where it's due over the big Qantas handouts

'It wasn't the Albanese government that gave billions'

The Independent UK

Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is criticizing efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking

The Independent UK

Should we wear masks again? Covid guidelines experts recommend

Many health experts stress that people should remain vigilant

The Independent UK

New ‘Pirola’ Covid variant is rapidly spreading, leaving doctors across North America worried

The highly mutated Omicron subvariant has been detected in four US states

The Independent UK

What is the new Covid variant dubbed as ‘Pirola’ and how many cases are there across US and Canada

The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list

The Conversation

The UK economy's COVID bounceback was stronger than we thought – but here's why people are still feeling financial pain

The UK has been transformed from the laggard of developed economy COVID recoveries, after a recent data revision by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed its growth was stronger than previously thought after the pandemic-era lockdowns. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of national income that was…

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