Covid passports – the questions to ask
There are several theoretical reasons for implementing vaccine passports but now that none of these apply any longer in the UK it is difficult to see a rationale […]
There are several theoretical reasons for implementing vaccine passports but now that none of these apply any longer in the UK it is difficult to see a rationale […]
Many factors influence decisions about vaccine use including many ‘unknowns’ and this raises questions about the wisdom of targeting young people and recommending boosters for everyone, explains Allyson […]
There was no evidence that mass testing stopped or prevented the transmission of covid-19, according to Professor Allyson Pollock, Clinical Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University. “Mass testing […]
As the coronavirus pandemic appears to be running out of steam it is important to review the lessons learned and move forward to ‘living with the virus’. IMI […]
90% of respondents supported revocation of the vaccine mandate, in a public consultation exercise carried out in February 2022. The UK Government has today (March 1st) published its […]
The EU drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has a beefed-up budget for 2022 and plans to grow further in the years ahead. The watchdog’s Management Board […]
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorised several new therapies and vaccines for COVID-19 which offer fresh hope of containing the two-year old pandemic, the EU drug watchdog […]
Thirteen new medicines were given the green light at the December meeting of the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). This brings to […]
Countries without face mask mandates experienced significantly higher COVID-19 deaths per million than countries that enacted mask mandates, investigators report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. A […]
A global call to action issued by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) on 13th December 2021 sets out 18 urgent actions needed from academic institutions, professional organisations, policymakers […]
Vitamin D is essential for absorbing calcium and has a direct link to bone and immune health. Vitamin D deficiency has also been linked to certain cancers, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and […]
Recognise every miscarriage as a bereavement, UK government urged Stop treating those before 6 months as an illness and award statutory bereavement leave Miscarriage at any point during […]
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