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Investigation continues by The UK Health Security Agency

A public health expert has said that steps have now been made for Scotland to begin moving forward from coronavirus, despite stating that the pandemic was not yet over.

Right now, we are at a manageable point in the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate of new U.S. cases has significantly slowed since the first omicron surge. Although omicron’s BA.2 variants have increased cases, particularly in the Northeast, hospitalizations and deaths have declined or leveled off. Vaccination and prior infection by…

The county council's health boss rejected claims public health funding would be cut

According to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health, “c

The country registered 129 more Covid-19 fatalities and 14,053 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced.

The state public health department has noted that severe cases ending in hospitalization or death have remained very low — though hospital figures are now on the rise.

One of the most important achievements of last year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was the Global Methane Pledge, a commitment by more than 100 countries to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030. Reducing methane emissions is not only among the quickest and most effective ways…

Karen McEvoy died after being rushed to Naas General Hospital with suspected sepsis on Christmas Day 2018

In the face of record high autumn deaths and the prospect of another surge in sickness, the Government appears to have no strategy for handling Covid-19.

FDA commissioner Robert Califf said these rules "are appropriate for the protection of public health."