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The Latest Breaking News on Should We Be Masking Up? What To Know About Australia’s New Covid Wave

New COVID mutant EG.5 driving up cases

Experts say the variant nicknamed Eris is thriving due to waning immunity and shifting baselines

Salon

What is ‘Disease X’? UK launches vaccine centre to help tackle new pandemic

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats

The Independent UK

There’s a mini ‘summer surge’ of Covid underway, but experts don’t yet know how bad it is

Public health officials say rise in cases is modest and not due to new variant

The Independent UK

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COVID: here's why cases have seen a small spike this summer

Since the beginning of July all there have been indications that COVID infections are increasing again in the UK.

The Conversation

The new Covid variant Eris behind a rise in cases this summer

There has been a slight rise in the number of Covid cases in the UK, with more people being admitted to hospital including those requiring intensive care.

The Week

What is Disease X? WHO boss warns planet is 'unprepared'

Scientists worry about the threat of a virus that could turn into another pandemic

Evening Standard

Huge vaccine centre opened at Porton Down to bolster UK’s pandemic preparedness

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats.

Evening Standard

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UK’s newly launched vaccine centre to help tackle ‘Disease X’ through pandemic preparedness

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats

The Independent UK

Huge vaccine centre launched to bolster UK’s pandemic preparedness

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats.

The Independent UK

Experts warn UK is ‘flying blind’ with Covid cases expected to surge in autumn

Experts have warned that the UK is “flying blind” with Covid-19 cases expected to surge this autumn.

Evening Standard

Is Barbenheimer really to blame? Covid experts on reasons behind jump in cases

UK has seen increase in Covid cases and a new variant called Eris accounting for one in seven new infections

The Independent UK

UK almost ‘flying blind’ on Covid this autumn, experts say

As cases rise, scientists say country is mostly in the dark about how infections could play out in coming months

The Guardian - UK

Is the U.S. headed for another 'tripledemic' this fall? As COVID cases and hospitalizations rise, experts warn it could happen again

Should the country brace itself for wave upon wave of respiratory illness again this fall? It’s too soon to say—but "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," experts say.

Fortune

COVID vaccinations, boosters slowing to a trickle in eastern Kentucky

By now, most Kentuckians know COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. Most have received at least one booster shot. And many have been infected – and recovered. Whatever the reason, the number of shots administered has slowed to a trickle ...

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The Independent UK

Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms are the focus of new small treatment studies

The National Institutes of Health is starting some studies to test possible treatments for long COVID

The Independent UK

Covid test sales have increased by a third, says Boots

Case numbers and hospital admissions have also increased slightly in July, the UK Health Security Agency said.

The Independent UK

Fears over Covid spike as sales of tests shoot up

Slight increase in cases of virus as well as hospital admission rates seen by surveillance systems

WEKU

The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave

In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up. Recent summers have seen a bump in COVID-19. This year's rise looks modest so far.

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Inverse

Is Covid-19 Creeping Back? Here’s What You Should Know About This Summer’s Uptick in Cases

Hospitalizations from Covid-19 are at their highest point since last December, which may be due to the extreme heat driving people indoors.

The Guardian - AU

Why are Australian children dying from the flu and what can we do to prevent it?

Medical experts say influenza A and B viruses circulating have greater impact on children and urge more vaccinations after second child dies

Newcastle Herald

COVID may increase flu susceptibility, expert says

'This year's flu season is looking just as bad as what it did last year.'

Inverse

Super Nose: This Indoor Device Can Sniff Out Coronaviruses In Minutes

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis unveil a proof-of-concept device that can detect Covid-19 and its variants from circulating air in minutes.

Wales Online

Research shows children from deprived areas much more likely to be hospitalised with covid

New research found that children with obesity were also more likely to need hospital treatment

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: vaccine child ‘deaths’ revealed as hoaxes, Meta acts on voice disinformation, England win Ashes thriller

Australia’s drug regulator received two hoax reports of children dying from Covid vaccines, and England keeps Ashes hopes alive with test three win

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s drug regulator received two hoax reports of children dying from Covid vaccines

Exclusive: Therapeutic Goods Administration documents reveal separate reports made in 2022 about two boys, aged six and seven, were false

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