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It is a perennial health question that has never seemed more relevant: just how can we boost our immune system and give ourselves the best fighting chance against infection? Thousands of books, articles and blogs have been written on the subject (unsurprisingly, more than ever in the past 12 months), making audacious claims about specific regimes, … Read more
A new antibody treatment with the potential to give people instant immunity after being exposed to Covid-19 and prevent illness is being trialled by British scientists in the UK. The drug would offer immediate and long-term protection to patients when it would be too late to offer a vaccine, potentially saving thousands of lives. It … Read more
Fauci says 85% of Americans will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the U.S. to reach ‘herd immunity’ Dr Anthony Fauci said 85% of Americans will need to get coronavirus vaccines for the U.S. to achieve ‘herd immunity’ This occurs when enough of the population is immunized or has recovered from the illness so … Read more
Vlad breathes easy: Russian politicians approve lifetime immunity from prosecution for presidents following reforms announced by Putin The draft legislation would expand Putin’s immunity to cover his whole lifetime It was part of a package of reforms approved in a referendum last summer The reforms would also allow Putin, 68, to run for two more … Read more
People are so unlikely to get Covid-19 a second time that they could be given ‘immunity certificates’ after a vaccine or confirmed illness, SAGE says By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 16:48 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 17:08 GMT, 4 December 2020 People are so unlikely to get Covid-19 a second … Read more
Michael Gove DENIES that Britons will need ‘immunity certificates’ to go to the pub – despite vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi suggesting they could be required Nadhim Zahawi suggested restaurants & bars might reject people without a jab Michael Gove insisted people would not need to show proof to be let into pubs Airlines have already … Read more
Britons who have been vaccinated against Covid could get an ‘immunity passport’ on the NHS app, the boss of Test and Trace has said. Baroness Dido Harding told NHS bosses that her team was looking at updating the contact tracing app to also display vaccination status. Immunity passports have been touted as a way to … Read more
De La Rue ‘in discussions with several governments’ about producing Covid immunity travel documents By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 25 November 2020 Banknote maker De La Rue is in discussions with several governments about Covid immunity certificates as it hopes to play a … Read more
Sweden has admitted it is seeing no signs of herd immunity slowing the spread of Covid-19 as the number of new infections soars. The Nordic country, whose approach to tackling the pandemic has garnered global attention, registered 17,265 new cases since Friday, according to its Health Agency on Tuesday. The increase compared with 15,084 new … Read more
Harry Dunn’s parents have today lost their High Court battle against the Foreign Office over whether their son’s alleged killer had diplomatic immunity. Mr Dunn, 19, died when his motorbike collided with a car being driven on the wrong side of the road by American Anne Sacoolas outside RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire, on August 27 last … Read more