COVID-19 Related News
Health Europa partners with ‘Empowering & Mobilizing PAGs on COVID-19’ event
Health Europa is proud to announce its role as a media partner for the upcoming 'Empowering & Mobilizing PAGs on COVID-19' event.
This important event...
NIH-sponsored trial of nasal COVID-19 vaccine opens
A Phase 1 trial testing the safety of an experimental nasal vaccine that may provide enhanced breadth of protection against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2,...
Pandemic preparedness in 2024: Lessons learned and future directions
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of pandemic preparedness and shaping more resilient healthcare systems.
52% of England’s care home residents get spring COVID-19 vaccine
NHS England confirms that over half of England’s care home residents have received their spring COVID-19 vaccine.
In April 2024, the NHS booking system for...
Discover B Medical Systems’ medical refrigerators, freezers, and transport boxes
B Medical Systems S.a r.l (formely Dometic/Electrolux) is a global manufacturer and distributor of innovative vaccine storage solutions, including vaccine cold chain and medical...
Study reveals the mechanism behind COVID brain fog
A team of US researchers has potentially uncovered the cause of COVID brain fog and may help identify treatments.
Disease X: Researchers analyse virus ancestry to predict next global pandemic
In the fight against infectious diseases, scientists are digging into the family trees of viruses to predict which one might cause the next big...
Advanced MRI technology detects brain changes after COVID-19
Researchers used advanced MRI technology to examine the brains of 16 patients previously hospitalised for COVID-19 with persisting symptoms.
NHS extends COVID-19 OpenSAFELY research platform to develop new disease treatments
The NHS is embarking on a pioneering initiative to expand the groundbreaking OpenSAFELY research platform to propel advancements to combat other significant diseases.
Collaborating with...
NHS winter vaccination programme breaks flu and COVID-19 jab records
The NHS winter vaccination programme in England has accomplished an extraordinary milestone by delivering more than ten million flu vaccinations and over seven million...
Over one million NHS Covid vaccines administered in one week
The NHS has delivered more than one million Covid vaccines over the last week. Find out if you're eligible for a vaccine.
Zentek and McMaster announce positive results for the aptamer platform
Zentek has announced that its aptamer platform, under global license from McMaster University, has been successfully tested as a therapeutic for SARS-CoV-2 in pre-clinical...
Respiratory viruses and infection control
Lorna Rothery spoke to Dr Albert Osterhaus, expert virologist and Chairman of the European Scientific Working group on Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses about...
Improving health literacy in mitigating COVID
Mariano Votta, responsible for EU Affairs at Cittadinanzattiva & Director at Active Citizenship Network discusses the important role of health literacy during COVID-19.
Evidence collected...
Informal carers suffered mentally during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people were forced to become informal carers; according to new research, many of these people experienced a decline in...
NHS COVID-19 app saved 10,000 lives in the first year
Experts from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick have estimated the NHS COVID-19 app prevented around one million cases, 44,000 hospitalisations...
NICE recommends three treatments for COVID-19
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended three treatments for COVID-19 that are cost-effective.
Everyone with COVID-19 at the highest risk...
59% of long COVID patients had organ damage a year later
A new study has shown that organ damage persisted in 59% of long COVID patients a year after symptoms, even in those with mild...
Evusheld not recommended for vulnerable adults with COVID-19
NICE has not recommended Evusheld for vulnerable adults in England with COVID-19 due to a lack of evidence of its effectiveness.
Evusheld is used to...
The TB vaccine does not protect elderly patients from COVID-19
The TB vaccine does not protect the elderly against disease symptoms caused by COVID-19, according to researchers in the Netherlands.
These findings come from a...