Lenio Capsakis, Head of Health Policy at Save the Children, said: “This pandemic could reverse many of the gains we’ve seen over the past decade in child and maternal survival. The health – and, in some cases, the lives – of millions of children are on the line. “Budgets are tightening, essential services including critical routine vaccinations […]
In terms of the long-term impact of the virus on the body, Prof Bolton said there is some awareness of longer-term scarring on the lungs. “We are aware that in a small proportion of patients there may have been some persistent scarring and that is different. There are...
AstraZeneca plans to ship its first deliveries of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine in September after it received more than $1bn (£820m) from a US government agency to boost development of the medicine. The drugs maker said it had reached agreements for at least 400...
Trevor phoned that same afternoon from hospital, struggling to speak through a mask, to say he was being admitted to intensive care, and was “terrified”. “I told him not to talk and to save his breath to get as much oxygen as possible,” Kelly says. The following day a...
The Home Office has reversed its block on granting indefinite leave to remain to the families of care workers and NHS support staff who die after contracting coronavirus. Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, announced last night (Wed) that she would extend the offer of...
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