In case there was any doubt about our current predicament, Dr Ronan Glynn, the acting chief medical officer, declared it officially this week: Ireland has entered a second wave of Covid-19. We’re moving into the second chapter,” he said. “It’s a particularly difficult time for the country because everyone is sick and tired of this… Read More »
Demand for coronavirus tests has almost trebled among young children in England this month – but only 1% were found to have the virus, figures show. In the first two weeks of September, more than 200,000 under-nines were tested, according to government’s test-and-trace programme. That is nearly three times as many as in the previous… Read More »
“Those who are vaccine hesitant have had their hesitancy enhanced by a variety of things that are happening right now, particularly the unfortunate mix of science and politics,” Collins said at an event hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. A recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that more than… Read More »
By Michael Le Page Venice Carnival in February before festivities were cut short due to coronavirusReuters/Manuel Silvestri WHEN did the coronavirus first reach Europe and the US? No cases were reported outside China until January 2020, but a study published on 10 September claims that cases in the US began to rise by 22 December.… Read More »
At this point, the Food and Drug Administration could grant emergency-use authorization. In other words, the two vaccines could hinge on the combined results of 64 people. Haseltine concludes: If — or perhaps when — positive early results from these trials are announced, keep my warnings in mind. These protocols seem designed to get a… Read More »
Dive Brief: After months of contentious negotiations and a week-long strike, nurses at University of Illinois hospital in Chicago reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract Wednesday. Under the new agreement, UIC will hire 160 nurses to alleviate staffing concerns, a key issue that led to the strike. The new contract also includes guarantees… Read More »