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Covid boosters are a gamechanger – if they are free for everyone

Only private jabs are available to most, but annual shots could reduce healthcare costs and prevent deaths

The Guardian - UK

Antiviral Covid drug linked to virus mutations, study suggests

Researchers say their findings are helpful in the ongoing assessment of the risks and benefits of molnupiravir treatment.

The Independent UK

‘Lessons have been forgotten’: is the UK ready for a new Covid variant?

With worrying mutations, limited vaccine rollout, vastly reduced testing and a creaking health service, experts are predicting a tough few months ahead

The Guardian - UK

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New allegations against Ken Paxton raise stakes for early votes in impeachment trial

Before 30 senators take on their role as impeachment trial jurors, they face a series of momentous decisions on whether to dismiss the charges as requested by the attorney general.

The Texas Tribune

Arcturus Covid: People urged to wear masks and begin to test again due to new strain

Health chiefs have said that it is up to individuals to help stop the spread of the virus, as a new Coronavirus strain has appeared in Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Edinburgh Live

Arcturus: Public should wear masks on public transport as new Covid variant spreads, expert warns

Britons have been urged to wear face masks on public transport amid the rapid spread of the Arcturus variant of Covid.

Evening Standard

Experts urge Brits to wear face masks as Arcturus Covid variant spreads in UK

Professor Stephen Griffin, chair of Independent SAGE, said people in the UK should wear masks on public transport and go back to regular testing.

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People urged to start wearing masks and testing thanks to new Covid strain

Experts say it is up to individuals to help stop the spread of the disease

Wales Online

Mapped: Worst areas in UK for Covid cases amid fears over new Arcturus variant

Variant has seen cases in India soar in past month, as virologists warn UK ‘not yet out of the woods’

The Independent UK

Expert answers questions about new Arcturus Covid variant as fresh symptom emerges

The new variant has seen officials in India reintroduced mask rules

Wales Online

Three key questions about deadly new Arcturus Covid variant - and horrific new symptom

The Covid subvariant Arcturus is leading to skyrocketing infections in India and has prompted health officials to reintroduce mandatory mask-wearing among other measures as a new symptom has emerged

Daily Mirror

Mapped: Worst areas in UK for Covid cases amid fears over new Arcturus variant

Variant has seen cases in India soar in past month, as virologists warn UK ‘not yet out of the woods’

The Independent UK

Fears new ‘Arcturus’ Covid variant could become dominant in UK and spark new wave of infections

Experts fear a lack of testing and genomic sequencing is leaving the UK ‘in the dark’ to the threat of the new variant

The Independent UK

Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics, until a Christian father objected

AMARILLO, Texas — On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.

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Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics — until a dad sued

Trump-appointed federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that free birth control for teens from a federal program violates Texas law and parental rights. For now, it's still available in other states.

The Conversation

COVID vaccines: why the UK needs to rethink its decision to stop boosters for young and healthy people

The UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recently recommended that the current autumn booster campaign, offering additional COVID vaccine doses to higher-risk groups, including people with certain medical conditions and those aged over 50, will end on February 12.

The Guardian - UK

Immune system-evading hybrid virus observed for first time

Researchers found the RSV and influenza viruses fused together to form a new type of virus pathogen

The Guardian - UK

‘Centaurus’: virologists express concern at new Covid subvariant

Omicron variant BA.2.75 has been detected in India, UK, US, Australia, Germany and Canada

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The Independent UK

Government set to throw away 40 million expired Covid tests as rates surge

Exclusive: Health officials accused of ‘scandalous’ waste for allowing 40,742,096 rapid tests to expire, rather than redistributing to nations with poor diagnostic regimes

The Guardian - UK

Coronavirus and summer travel: how to stay safe on holiday

With infection rates rising again in the UK, should you test before you fly – and do you need a mask?

The Guardian - UK

Covid infections on the rise in England and Northern Ireland

UK could be entering third Covid wave this year but trend represents ‘small increase’ in positive tests

Daily Record

Pervert spotted watching porn in public on buses in front of female passengers

The man allegedly sits in front of women, positioning his phone so they have to see the explicit content.

Manchester Evening News

'Predatory' and 'insidious': Multiple women report 'sinister' man watching porn publicly on bus

Greater Manchester Police and TfGM are actively investigating incidents, which took place between November 2021 and last week

Manchester Evening News

My five-year-old is now eligible for a Covid vaccine – an expert's view on what you should do

'I am among the unlucky few to experience a child becoming seriously unwell, my son being admitted to hospital at just 14 weeks' - one viral oncology professor shares his story

Daily Record

UK faces 'very damaging' Covid wave as expert warns the pandemic is 'not over'

A huge 4.9million people across the UK currently have the virus, according to the latest ONS data.

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