Public Health Related News
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provides protection from first dose
The first independent analysis in the UK of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has shown it is effective against COVID-19 from the first dose.
The data from...
Europe takes action in preparation for new variants of COVID-19
The European Commission is taking immediate action to prepare for the threat of new COVID-19 variants.
The European Commission has launched the HERA Incubator bio-defence...
COVID-19 variants confirmed in United Kingdom
A variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the UK which has now been designated as a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) referred to as...
COVID-19 and the fight against antimicrobial resistance
Arlene Brailey, Patient Support Officer at Antibiotic Research UK, discusses the burden of antimicrobial resistance, COVID-19 and the need for targeted research.
Government must be clear on vaccine information for BAME community
The government must be clear on information about vaccine creation to help vaccine uptake in the BAME community.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Simulations reveal how air conditioning spreads COVID-19
A group of researchers have used advanced simulations to reveal how air conditioning contributes to the spread of COVID-19.
Following a restaurant COVID-19 outbreak in...
World Cancer Day: new EU approach to prevention, treatment, and care
The European Commission has presented Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan which aims to take a new approach to the prevention, treatment, and care of cancer.
The...
UK life expectancy decreased after 2008 financial crisis
A new study has shown that life expectancy in the UK declined following the 2008 financial crisis, and that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected...
Huge ethnic minority health inequalities revealed in new UK study
The most extensive study to be carried out in England looking at ethnic minority health has revealed huge inequalities.
Carried out by the University of...
Study shows vitamins, steroids, and antivirals may combat COVID-19
A new study has indicated that some vitamins, steroids, and antivirals may effectively help to combat COVID-19 by binding to the spike protein and...
Combatting floor-based transmission of infectious particles and microorganisms
Combatting floor-based transmission of infectious particles and microorganisms through the implementation of a CC Polymer Mat system, which attracts, collects and retains 99.9% of harmful particulates and contaminants from the feet or wheels of trolleys.
Preventing COVID-19 transmission using ambient air disinfection
Envirolyte ECA UK Ltd explains how the transmission rate of COVID-19 can be prevented using hypochlorous acid for ambient air disinfection
Research suggests lateral flow tests could allow for lockdown relaxation
Lateral flow devices can detect the most infectious cases of COVID-19, meaning they could help with a safe relaxation of lockdown, say experts.
New research...
Reducing air pollution could prevent more than 50,000 deaths a year
A new study has shown that reducing air pollution to levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) would prevent more than 50,000 deaths...
Improving infection control with innovation in sheet technology
Hospital linens are a key vector in infection control: ASAP, Norway’s next-generation sheet technology, can protect both patients and staff
A prospective cohort study of the elderly population in Hong Kong
Professor Timothy Kwok of the Jockey Club Centre for osteoporosis care and control details the implications of treating a rapidly ageing population.
Population ageing is...
Major UK Mental Health Act reform to give patients more autonomy
Patients in the UK are set to have more control over their mental health treatment in a major overhaul of the country’s Mental Health...
UK to roll out asymptomatic testing this week
As the UK deals with the third wave of COVID-19 and the emergence of a new strain of the novel virus, the government will...
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine receives approval in UK
The British Government has now authorised the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use.
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has become the third in Britain to gain authorisation...
Second COVID-19 vaccine authorised by the European Commission
The European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine – the second one to be authorised in the EU.
The...