CORONAVIRUS NEWS
£19.6 million awarded to new research to help treat long COVID
People experiencing long COVID will benefit from a comprehensive package of new NIHR-funded research to help improve understanding of the condition, from diagnosis and treatment through to rehabilitation and recovery.
Model that predicts patient risk from COVID-19 wins award
The winner of the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Healthcare Data Analytics 2021, jointly awarded by the Health Foundation and the Royal Statistical Society, has been announced.
COVID-19 infection rates 3 times lower for double vaccinated people
Interim findings from the latest report of REACT-1, one of the country’s largest studies into COVID-19 infections in England, have been published by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI.
Abbott secures CE mark for COVID-19 test
Abbott has announced that it has received CE Mark for its Panbio COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test for use in the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in adults and children with or without symptoms.
Drop in staff COVID-19 infections after PPE upgrade
A Cambridge study has shown a significant drop in COVID-19 infections in frontline hospital staff after their face masks were upgraded.
Adult social care given over £250 million extra to tackle COVID-19
People in care homes or those being cared for at home will benefit from an extra £250 million to continue to protect them from COVID-19 transmission.
New data suggests a low risk of COVID-19 reinfection in the population
For the first time, Public Health England (PHE) has published population surveillance data on possible coronavirus (COVID-19) reinfections, to help monitor and understand the risk of people catching COVID-19 again.
4 in 5 adults receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
With 72,891,861 doses administered in total, 42,216,654 people across the UK have now been vaccinated with a first dose (80%), while 30,675,207 people have had both doses (58%).
COVID infections up by 50% since May
Findings from Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI show infections have increased by 50% since the last REACT-1 study in May, with 1 in 670 people infected.
Improving heart health may reduce the severity of COVID-19 disease
High blood pressure, smoking, obesity, heart disease and diabetes are associated with worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
Warmer temperatures lessen COVID-19 spread
New research shows transmission of the virus behind COVID-19 varies seasonally, but warmer conditions are not enough to prevent transmission.
BMA: guidance on use of enhanced PPE is ‘step in the right direction’
Public Health England has updated its guidance on infection prevention and control in healthcare settings and recommends the wider use of respiratory protective equipment for staff where a risk cannot otherwise be managed.
NICE updates guidance for COVID-19 therapeutics
NICE has updated its advice on two therapeutics for managing COVID-19 – remdesivir and colchicine.
RCOG responds to new COVID-19 and pregnancy study
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has welcomed a new study which sheds light on the association between COVID-19 and pregnancy outcomes.
Trained dogs identify COVID-19 with up to 94% accuracy
People infected with coronavirus have a distinct odour that can be detected by trained dogs with a high degree of accuracy, according to new research involving UCLH.
Over 20 million UK adults receive both doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Health services across the UK have now administered a total of 56,677,012 million vaccines between 8 December and 15 May, including 36,573,354 million people with their first dose (69.4%) and 20,103,658 million with their second (38.2%).
Exercise supports recovery of patients with long COVID
Patients with lasting symptoms of COVID-19 who completed a six week, supervised rehabilitation programme demonstrated significant improvements in exercise capacity, respiratory symptoms, fatigue and cognition.
Exercise can help support recovery of patients with long COVID
Patients with lasting symptoms of COVID-19 who completed a six week, supervised rehabilitation programme demonstrated significant improvements in exercise capacity, respiratory symptoms, fatigue and cognition.
Could COVID-19 and flu vaccines be administered at the same time?
Researchers at UCLH have begun a study which could set the foundations for how booster COVID-19 vaccinations are delivered in the future.
New testing centre to fast-track COVID-19 variant vaccines
Vaccines tailored to tackle COVID-19 variants are to be accelerated through new state-of-the-art labs, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
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