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Joe Davies - Health Reporter

Joe Davies is a Health Reporter at MailOnline. He joined in March 2020 as a trainee and had spells on the News and Foreign desks before joining Health. Previously, he has worked at the Evening Standard and Hertfordshire Mercury.

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Men who smoked before hitting puberty are more likely to have fat granddaughters, study claims

21/01/22 12:27

University of Bristol researchers investigated the effects of ancestral smoking on bodyweight in descendants. In previous research they boys whose fathers smoked regularly before the age of 13 are more likely to have excess bodyfat. They did not find the same effect in girls. But the new study suggests their maternal great-grandfathers' smoking at that age could cause them to carry at least 11.8lb (5.35kg) more fat when they are 17 and 13.4lb (6.1kg) more when they turn 24....read

Daily dose of peanut powder may help up to THREE QUARTERS of children overcome their allergy, study claims
20/01/22 11:30
US researchers found nearly three quarters of children with the allergy given immunotherapy avoided a reaction when given the equivalent of 16 peanuts after two-and-a-half years.
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Black-Caribbean Britons are ethnic group least likely to be triple-jabbed against Covid while just 40 per cent of Muslims have had their booster in England, latest figures show
20/01/22 06:01
Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show just a third of black-Caribbean Britons had received a third Covid vaccine in England by New Year's Eve, the latest date data is available for.
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Covid outbreaks receded in ALL of England's 150 local authorities last week, official figures show as Omicron wave continues to collapse - but top expert urges nation to remain 'sensible' because virus is still so prevalent
20/01/22 11:43
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed infections fell by at least 12 per cent in all areas of the country during the week up to January 16. The sharpest drop off was in Wigan.
Using cannabis can worsen memory, concentration and decision-making, another study claims
20/01/22 05:00
University of Montreal researchers found cannabis also damages memory and makes it harder for adults and adolescents to react properly to instructions.
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Boris tells civil servants to get back to their desks to 'show the lead' as WFH guidance is axed: PM launches bonfire of Covid rules and pledges to scrap ALL controls by March - including quarantine - as cases fall by 17% in a week
20/01/22 02:02
The Prime Minister yesterday announced plans to scrap all Covid restrictions by the spring as the Omicron wave continued to recede.
Common blood thinner that costs just £16.50 can spare Covid patients from severe lung damage and boost oxygen levels by 70%, study suggests
19/01/22 01:00
Researchers from King's College London and the Australian National University found heparin - which costs around £33 per dose - improves oxygen levels by 70 per cent in virus patients.
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Boris's bonfire of the Covid rules: Prime Minister pledges to scrap all controls by March - including quarantine - and WFH from TODAY as cases fall by 17% in a week while hospital admissions and deaths also drop
19/01/22 09:34
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data showed there were 108,069 new cases over the last 24 hours, down 16.6 per cent on last Wednesday's figure of 129,587.
'The modelling has manipulated fear... it is pretty despicable': Furious Tory MPs say No10's use of SAGE projections is a 'national scandal' as they accuse 'Professor Lockdown' of seeking publicity for 'hysterical forecasts'
18/01/22 07:15
Conservative Bob Seely called for a debate on scientific modelling during the pandemic in which he accused forecasters of wildly inaccurate predictions leading to lockdowns.
Even mild cases of Covid can lead to 'brain fog' that lasts for up to NINE MONTHS, study claims
18/01/22 06:32
Oxford University researchers suggested mild coronavirus patients that did not report long Covid symptoms still had worse attention and memory for up to six to nine months.
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Ex-chief of banking giant TSB and incoming chair of NHS England reveals he uses private healthcare
18/01/22 04:17
Former banker Richard Medding, 63 - who is Sajid Javid's pick to chair the NHS - revealed he chose to use private health care 'late last year' when being treated for deep vein thrombosis.
NHS's boss warned Sajid Javid that a £90million per month deal to keep private hospitals on standby in case Omicron spiralled may be a waste of taxpayers' money
12/01/22 06:25
In a letter to the Health Secretary last Wednesday, Ms Pritchard warned the deal to use private beds and staff when necessary would cost far more than increasing NHS capacity.
Will YOU live until you're 100? Online calculator works out your average life expectancy and your chances of becoming a centenarian
12/01/22 01:48
Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures predicted the chance of becoming a centenarian for men and women at all ages in the UK. One in five girls born in 2020 are expected to live to 100.
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Top SAGE adviser admitted lab leak theory was 'most likely' origin of Covid in February 2020 but debate was shut down because it could 'cause harm to China', bombshell emails reveal
12/01/22 12:22
Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Welcome Trust, told Dr Anthony Fauci in an email in February 2020 that a 'likely explanation' for the virus' origins is that it evolved in human tissue in a lab.
Just 58% of patients who attended A&E over Christmas week were seen within NHS target of four hours, 'unacceptable' figures show
11/01/22 05:53
Data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) shows hospitals in the UK failed to meet the target for 42.1 per cent of patients during the week ending December 31.
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Intensive care doctor reveals EVERY critically ill Covid patient being treated at his hospital is unvaccinated - as data shows 60% of ICU admissions are for those who have not had a jab
11/01/22 03:22
Dr David Hepburn said there are now no vaccinated Covid patients in critical care at Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, South Wales. All patients are unvaccinated, he said.
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Proportion of Covid patients who may have caught virus in hospital has DOUBLED since Omicron took off, NHS data shows... and HALF of all 'admissions' could be down to infection spreading on wards in worst-hit trusts
11/01/22 01:53
EXCLUSIVE: 24 per cent of Covid cases in English hospitals are likely to have occurred on wards in the week up to January 3. It is more than double the proportion in early December (10 per cent).
Britain's daily Covid cases fall by almost TWENTY PER CENT on last week and London hospitalisations are 31% lower amid hopes South African cases plunge will be replicated here
08/01/22 05:01
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) figures show there were 146,390 new positive Covid tests over the last 24 hours, down 18.5 per cent on the previous week's figure of 179,637
You'll never take our freedom! Thousands of defiant protesters stage largest anti-lockdown rally in recent months as they march through Glasgow against Nicola Sturgeon's draconian Covid restrictions
08/01/22 04:50
Thousands of protesters gathered at Glasgow Green at 1pm on Saturday as public anger boiled over at First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's latest Covid curbs.
Stampede to book holidays as Covid travel rules change TOMORROW: EasyJet reports 400% jump in bookings and Virgin Atlantic searches up 150% as MPs scrap isolation, PCRs and Covid tests before departure to the UK
08/01/22 01:43
Fully vaccinated travellers and under-18s arriving in the UK will be able to take a lateral flow test rather than the more expensive PCR version for their post-arrival test from 4am on Sunday.
Football club whose stadium straddles border being driven out of business by Welsh Covid zealots who are trying to stop crowds at games even though its entrance is in England and it's always been policed by English
08/01/22 09:47
Chester football club was warned they may have breached Welsh coronavirus regulations when the English club hosted crowds at two matches over Christmas and new year.
As many as one in FIVE people in London's worst-hit boroughs may have had Covid on New Year's Eve - but capital's crisis WAS slowing and R rate may have dipped BELOW one before Xmas, data reveals (so, how many people were infected in YOUR area?)
07/01/22 01:13
Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis estimated 3.3million people were infected on any given day during the week to December 31, up more than 60 per cent on the previous spell.
Nearly 40% of NHS Covid 'patients' in England are NOT being treated for virus as milder Omicron variant causes share of 'incidental' admissions to jump again, official data shows
07/01/22 12:33
NHS figures released today show there were 13,045 NHS England beds occupied by coronavirus sufferers on January 4, of which 4,845 were not mainly sick with the disease.
'They were my family, my life': First man in Britain to catch deadly strain of bird flu is bereft after the 20 Muscovy ducks he kept INSIDE his home are killed by officials in bid to stop new pandemic
06/01/22 06:47
Britain's 'patient zero' Alan Gosling caught the bird flu after looking after 160 Muscovy ducks at his home in Buckfastleigh, Devon.
Will COVID deaths stay low during the Omicron surge? Data show that current US death rate is HALF that of January 2021 - and experts say ultra-infectious variant 'should be welcomed' because it's driven out deadlier rival strains
06/01/22 05:38
While Omicron drives record COVID-19 case increases in the US, deaths have stayed relatively low so far in this wave - about half the number of deaths per day as January 2021.
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Is soaring Omicron the reason UK's death rate is FLAT? Experts say ultra-infectious variant 'should be welcomed' because it's driven out deadlier rival strains - as data suggests mortality rate is now 21 TIMES lower than during devastating second wave
06/01/22 02:06
EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline analysis shows the UK's case fatality rate - the proportion of infections that end in a death - was dropping even before the Omciron variant took off in the country.
Covid deaths rose for first time in five weeks before Xmas amid Omicron outbreak: England and Wales see 852 fatalities from virus in 12% weekly rise
05/01/22 05:56
Office for National Statistics data revealed the number of people dying with the virus climbed 13 per cent in the seven days up to Christmas Eve, from 755 to 852.
Covid cases in Omicron-hotspot London are now ONLY going up in over-60s, official figures show... but experts say rates should peak within a WEEK despite warnings that worst of capital's crisis may NOT be over
05/01/22 01:51
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) statistics showing that infections in the city began to fall before Christmas sparked hopes that the worst was over. Rates are tumbling in under-60s currently.
Asymptomatic English who test positive for Covid on a lateral flow will no longer be able to get confirmatory PCR from January 11 amid test shortage: Thousands face being quarantined with false positives
05/01/22 01:17
Previous guidance to back up positive rapid tests with more accurate lab results will be removed from January 11. The UKHSA announced the move amid sky-high case numbers across England.
Covid infections in England hit record 162,572 with another 154 deaths after revellers partied into 2022 without restrictions as Sajid Javid reveals tighter rules are unlikely - while Scots fear party-goers will bring virus back with them over the border
01/01/22 05:23
UK Health Security Agency data shows there were 162,572 new infections over the last 24 hours, an increase of 33 per cent on the number recorded on Christmas Day when there were 121,880.
Israel reports first case of 'flurona': Doctors say they have found rare double infection of influenza and Covid in young pregnant woman
01/01/22 05:00
The woman tested positive for both viruses in Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikva city, Israel, on Thursday. She is suffering mild symptoms and Israeli health officials are studying her case.
Omicron leads to less severe disease than other COVID variants because it does not cause as much damage to the lungs, studies suggest
01/01/22 04:15
A study by US and Japanese scientists on hamsters and mice found those with Omicron had less lung damage, lost less weight and were less likely to die than those with other strains.
WHO chief says the pandemic could be defeated this year if countries work together to contain its spread and vaccines are equally distributed across the globe
01/01/22 02:08
WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the 'acute' stage of the global Covid pandemic should finish this year, provided countries share vaccines and work together.
Twelve people are crushed to death and 17 people are injured in New Year's Eve stampede at shrine in India 'after argument broke out in crowd'
01/01/22 09:08
An investigation has been ordered into what caused the stampede at 2.40am this morning at the Mata Vaishnav Devi shrine in Kashmir. Thousands of Hindu devotees had gathered.
China ends 2021 with its highest tally of Covid cases for nearly two years as it records 1,151 infections in a week
01/01/22 03:05
China has recorded some 1,151 new coronavirus infections over the last seven days, subduing business despite the country being under some of the world's toughest Covid measures.
Thousands gather on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro to watch fireworks light up the sky as world welcomes in the New Year with dazzling displays across Europe and Australia's Sydney Harbour
31/12/21 10:00
Rio's usual celebrations that attract hundreds of thousands were toned down slightly - with just a 16 minute fireworks display to entertain crowds - although huge crowds still turned up at the beach.
Ministers 'will NOT impose regional restrictions to fight Omicron': ALL of Britain could see return to Rule of Six after NYE as UK infections hit daily record of 130,000
29/12/21 01:37
The move could result in regulations being imposed on parts of the UK with comparatively low hospital admissions to areas such as London, where 374 people were admitted on Boxing Day.
UK's Covid cases hit pandemic high with nearly 130,000 in single day even WITHOUT data from Scotland and Wales but hospitalisation rate stays BELOW key lockdown threshold in London... as minister urges NYE revellers to 'enjoy yourselves cautiously'
28/12/21 04:21
NHS England data reveals another 1,374 coronavirus-infected patients were admitted onto wards on Boxing Day, up nearly 50 per cent in a week. It marks the highest daily toll since February.
Up to 40% of Omicron hospital admissions are in UNVACCINATED adults, officials finally reveal after data transparency row (but they STILL won't say how many have had a booster)
28/12/21 03:30
There have now been 668 hospital admissions among patients in England who have either swabbed positive for Omicron or are heavily suspected of having it, according to the UKHSA.
Omicron-fuelled staffing shortages in the NHS are a 'bigger problem' than rising Covid admissions, health bosses warn
28/12/21 02:20
Dr David Nicholls, of the Doctors' Association, said staffing shortages over the coming weeks would be a bigger strain on the NHS than the number of coronavirus patients in beds.
Covid outbreaks SEXTUPLED in size in week before Christmas in England's worst-hit neighbourhoods as fascinating time-lapse maps show how Omicron has torn through country in less than a month
28/12/21 02:00
EXCLUSIVE: Cases in Lower Penwortham North, a district of Preston, jumped from 196 to 1,192 per 100,000 in the week leading up to December 22, the latest date regional data is available for.
Experts criticise Boris Johnson for holding his nerve by NOT cancelling New Year's Eve and say England's decision to go it alone 'speaks volumes'... but Tories back PM for making 'right decision'
28/12/21 09:59
Professor Danny Altmann, an immunologist at Imperial College London, said the move seems to show the 'greatest divergence between expert clinical/scientific advice and legislation'.
Record 1.7MILLION Brits had Covid last week as it's revealed 10 postcodes with highest rates in England are within three square miles of south London and one in 20 people in capital was infected - as daily cases hit new record of 122,000
24/12/21 12:58
London is being battered hardest by the new variant, with ten of the worst hit postcodes in England located within a mile between Wandsworth and Lambeth.
'We need to know how many people are in hospital WITH or FROM Covid!': Tory fury as Covid NHS transparency row deepens - and now SAGE suggests positive tests in mental health wards are added to daily admissions tally
24/12/21 10:32
Dr Zudin Puthucheary, a member of the Intensive Care Society and doctor in London, said the number of patients coming into hospital who 'happen to be Covid positive' is skewing hospitalisation statistics.
Millions set for early FOURTH jab after it emerges booster effect starts wearing off after just 10 weeks: But major study finds Omicron is 70% less likely to cause hospitalisation as daily cases hit record 119,789
23/12/21 04:41
Those who received two AstraZeneca doses, plus a Pfizer or Moderna booster, have 60 per cent protection against Omicron for two to weeks after the third jab.
Record 1.4MILLION people had Covid in UK last week - up just 25% in a week - official data shows as symptom study claims half of everyone with a cold has Omicron - but 95% of adults now have antibodies
23/12/21 11:42
The ONS estimates 1.37million people were carrying the virus on any given day during the week up to December 16. But the figure only marks a 24.9 per cent increase on the previous week.
SAGE says Omicron needs to be 90% milder than Delta to avoid major NHS pressure in blow to hopes that UK will avoid further restrictions after studies showed strain is at least 45% weaker
23/12/21 09:54
In minutes published today, No10's top scientists predicted hospitalisations this winter were set to hit the peak recorded last winter when they surged to 4,000 a day.
Boris Johnson will wait until AFTER December 25 to announce any post-Christmas Covid changes as studies show Omicron IS milder and reduces hospital admission by 40% - but hospitality bosses plead for clarity on whether they can open for New Year
22/12/21 06:56
SAGE member Professor Ferguson and his team at Imperial College London found Omicron sufferers are between 15 and 20 per cent less likely to be admitted than those who catch Delta.
London Covid hospitalisations rise by 50% in a week to 301 and approach 'No10's threshold for action of 400 admissions a day' - despite hopes that capital's outbreak has ALREADY peaked
22/12/21 03:41
Ministers are said to be watching admission rates in the capital before pulling the trigger on more curbs because London is a few weeks ahead of the rest of the country in its Omicron outbreak.
Vulnerable children aged 5-11 to get Pfizer's Covid jab: JCVI recommends vaccine for 330,000 youngsters who are immunosuppressed or live with someone who is high risk - and 16/17-year-olds can now get a booster
22/12/21 02:54
The MHRA made the approval following a robust review of safety data that shows a positive benefit-risk profile for jabs to be used in the age group.
Omicron-infected Brits are THREE TIMES more likely to give virus to people they live with than with Delta - as data shows 6% of all UK's confirmed cases are reinfections
17/12/21 07:01
The UK Health Security Agency said Omicron, which today officially became dominant in the UK, has a 'transmission advantage' on its predecessor.
Covid hospital admissions jump by a THIRD in a week in Omicron hotspot London - with one trust seeing HALF of its critical care beds already taken up by virus patients, official data shows
17/12/21 03:15
EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline analysis of NHS England statistics shows eight of London's worst hit hospitals have seen their number of Covid admissions double over the past week.
Around 936,000 people in England had Covid last week - one in 60 - as infections rose by 5%, according to official data showing 'early impact of Omicron'
17/12/21 01:10
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Covid infection survey - based on random swabs of 100,000 people - estimates around 936,000 had the virus on any given day last week.
Lancet editor who published letter slamming Covid lab leak theory as 'conspiracy' admits he knew about lead author's links to Chinese lab at centre of cover-up for a YEAR before acknowledging conflict of interests
17/12/21 10:42
Dr Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, said it took 16 months to publish a conflict of interest statement in which he revealed Peter Daszack had links to the Wuhan laboratory.
Europe's odd men out: How Covid cases are FALLING in locked-down Austria, Belgium and Holland after they imposed tough restrictions to beat Delta - as Omicron sweeps across rest of Europe
16/12/21 04:06
The Netherlands, Austria and Belgium all imposed lockdowns for the unvaccinated, curfews and limits on public gatherings because of spiralling infections during their Delta waves.
Omicron isolation is on course to paralyse Britain: Covid cases could hit 460,000 a day by Christmas Eve and put 3% of the population in isolation - in 'very fast' surge that could overwhelm testing capacity and peak BEFORE New Year
16/12/21 02:37
The head of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital trust in London - which looks after two of the largest hospitals in the country - this morning said 10 per cent of staff are currently off due to Covid.
Omicron may NOT be milder: Chris Whitty calls for 'caution' over promising Covid hospitalisation data in South Africa as nation's daily infections jump to ANOTHER high... but outbreak may have PEAKED in worst-hit province
15/12/21 06:52
Professor Chris Whitty told a Downing Street press briefing this afternoon that lower hospitalisations seen in South Africa this wave would be expected, because its population have greater immunity.
Wuhan lab leak 'is now the most likely origin of Covid because Beijing tried to cover it up' and it is 'reasonable to believe virus was engineered in China', Harvard scientist tells MPs
15/12/21 06:25
Dr Alina Chan, a specialist in cell engineering at Harvard and MIT, said said the idea that the virus may have been genetically engineered at the Wuhan Institute of Virology is 'reasonable'.
UKHSA boss admits agency WASN'T consulted on vaccine passports after being asked NINE times in grilling from MPs ahead of crunch vote in Commons
14/12/21 07:28
Dr Susan Hopkins (pictured), the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) chief medical adviser, refused to confirm being consulted on the scheme nine times in a grilling with MPs today.
Pfizer's jab does not increase the risk of myocarditis for adults and young people despite fears over rare side-effect, 'reassuring' real-world data in England shows
14/12/21 06:23
Researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford found there were no cases myocarditis per million second doses of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca's Covid vaccines.
Care bosses warn homes won't have space to deal with NHS kicking out 'as many patients as possible' and demand health chiefs test EVERYONE discharged to avoid devastating repeat of first wave
14/12/21 11:56
In a letter to healthcare providers published late last night, NHS England said all patients in hospital beds should be discharged if it is safe to do so. Hotels and care homes will be used for care instead.
Christmas shoppers brush off Omicron fears as they hit the high streets - ahead of mask clampdown in shops set to be imposed from Monday
11/12/21 03:38
Shoppers swarmed the streets of Leeds, Bristol and Newcastle this afternoon with some cautious to avoid catching Covid amid concerns surrounding the rampant spread of Omicron.
China is building a 12,000mph hypersonic plane that can transport 10 passengers to anywhere in the world within an hour
11/12/21 12:20
The 148ft long plane is nearly a third larger than a Boeing 737 and features delta wings similar to Concorde. Chinese officials aim to have a fleet of the aircrafts by 2035
UK Omicron cases rise 41% in 24 hours and overall Covid cases rise 26% on last week as scientists warn variant could lead to MORE hospitalisations than last winter unless tougher restrictions are brought in such as banning pubs from serving indoors
11/12/21 10:54
Modelling by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine suggests Omicron could cause anywhere between 25,000 to 75,000 deaths in England over the next five months.
Booster jab drive chaos continues as NHS booking site won't let eligible over-40s get their top-up jabs until Christmas Eve
10/12/21 07:13
People in their 40s have been left unable to secure a vital Covid booster vaccine dose via the NHS website for at least another two weeks. The rollout was extended to the age group yesterday.
England's Covid outbreak did NOT grow in week Omicron was detected but almost 900,000 people were still infected on any day, official data shows
10/12/21 01:02
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data - based on random swabs of 100,000 people - shows 891,500 people per day had Covid during the week ending December 1 in England.
Omicron 'tsunami' is about to hit UK: Super-mutant cases jump 54% in a day and EVERY Covid case in Scotland is predicted to be variant within 10 days - as overall infections start to spike north of border and rise by 15% across UK to highest since January
10/12/21 09:56
Nicola Sturgeon today announced entire families in Scotland will have to self-isolate for 10 days if one member of the household tests positive for coronavirus.
Now SAGE expert calls for children as young as five to be jabbed to fight off the impending Omicron wave
09/12/21 06:04
SAGE member Professor John Edmunds, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said jabs for children aged five to 11 should be brought in 'as soon as possible'.
Has Omicron outbreak already PEAKED in South Africa's 'ground zero'? Notoriously gloomy expert hails 'tentative good news' as cases in Gauteng flatten off - as scientists insist all signs show variant is milder than rival strains
09/12/21 03:54
Professor Christina Pagel, a mathematician at University College London, said infections in Guateng have dipped below the 25 per cent daily growth rate that had been seen since November 15.
Backlash over PM's 'irrational' Plan B that says NO to work but YES to work parties - as experts warn WFH and Covid passports WON'T stop spiralling Omicron cases, COULD spark another lockdown but WILL be a 'hammer blow' for business
08/12/21 08:06
Politicians, scientists and business leaders queued up to criticise Boris Johnson's Plan B Covid measures last night, branding them 'irrational' and warning they won't lead to a drop in cases.
NHS hits 100million vaccine mark on anniversary of when roll-out began as grandmother who became first in world to get inoculated urges sceptics to come forward
08/12/21 05:37
NHS England said the Covid vaccine rollout of more than 100million doses has prevented nearly 130,000 deaths and more than 24million infections since it started on December 8 last year.
Will Plan B be enough to save Xmas? Experts warn tougher curbs such as a crackdown on indoor mixing may be needed to contain Omicron
08/12/21 03:56
Professor Martin McKee, an expert in European public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, slammed No10 for its 'inexplicable' decision not to act earlier on Omicron.
England's Covid booster jab divide: Just a FIFTH of over-50s in inner-city areas have already had a top-up vaccine... but rates are almost 90% in other parts of the country, data shows as NHS opens its booking system early to speed up roll-out
08/12/21 11:25
EXCLUSIVE: Just 21 per cent of over-50s in Sparkhill North, Birmingham, received a third jab by November 28, with thirteen other areas jabbing less than a quarter.
UK's Covid cases spike again amid growing Omicron wave: Daily infections jump 15% in a week to 45,691 as Boris warns super-mutant variant IS 'more transmissible' with numbers doubling every two days
07/12/21 04:44
UK Health Security Agency figures showed there were 45,691 new positive tests today, up 15 per cent on last Tuesday's 39,716. It was the seventh time daily infections increased in a week.
Smoking rates continue to fall... even with the stress of the Covid pandemic: Fewer than 15% of over-16s were tobacco users in 2020, official data shows
07/12/21 12:56
An ONS report showed usage dropped from 15.8 per cent in 2019 to 14.5 per cent last year. This is the equivalent of 7.63million adults, down from around 27million in the 1970s.
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UK finds another 26 cases of Omicron Covid variant as daily infections rise by 8.3 per cent to 42,848 and hospitalisations increase 5.6 per cent - but deaths fall slightly to 127
04/12/21 04:47
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) figures show 127 people died with the virus today, down 3.1 per cent on last Saturday's total of 131. But 42,848 new infections were recorded in the country.
Omicron may spread more easily than other Covid variants because it contains piece of common cold virus - and surge in cases among under-nines in South Africa 'could mean its more infectious in young people'
04/12/21 04:01
A study led by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based firm Nference, shows Omicron strain contains a genetic sequence common in other viruses including those that cause the common cold.
WHO says no one has yet died from Omicron variant despite the new Covid strain being spotted in 38 countries
04/12/21 01:12
The US and Australia became the latest countries to confirm locally transmitted cases of the variant, as Omicron infections pushed South Africa's total cases past three million.
Matt Hancock's neighbour denies NHS cronyism claim saying 'I know I've done nothing wrong' over £40m NHS Test and Trace contract
04/12/21 11:48
Alex Bourne, a former pub landlord and army officer, denied he was given a £40million NHS Test and Trace contract after sending a WhatsApp to disgraced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
Party while you can: Drinkers enjoy Christmas festivities in boost for pubs after hospitality industry said Omicron warnings had led to parties being cancelled - as NHS reveals booster programme for under-40s won't begin for NINE days
04/12/21 10:10
In scenes reminiscent of pre-Covid times, Britons took to the streets of cities including Newcastle, London and Leeds to celebrate the run up to Christmas last night.

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