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Too many children are being tested for coronavirus because of an ‘understandable’ but ‘misplaced’ fear over outbreaks in schools, a leading paediatrician has claimed. Professor Russell Viner, from University College London, demanded schools should instead remain fully open in the face of a second wave and cease their ‘flip-flopping’ between closures and openings which are ‘harming’ … Read more
Britain’s most senior paediatrician claims children are at a greater risk of contracting measles than coronavirus. President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Professor Russell Viner advised parents to send their children back to school, claiming he’s ‘far more worried about the risk to children of measles than of Covid’. Later today, Boris Johnson will tell … Read more
NHS workers share the shocking racism they’ve experienced at work, including being told ‘shouldn’t you work in a curry house?’ and ‘where are you REALLY from?’ NHS medical professionals have been sharing their experiences of racism while at work, including being asked ‘where are you really from?’ Thread on Twitter posted by London-based paediatrician Dr … Read more
Great Ormond Street paediatrician who nearly died from coronavirus is found to have antibody levels FORTY times higher than normal amid hopes his blood could help others recover as well Alessandro Giardini, 46, spent seven days on a ventilator after catching Covid-19 Doctors discover his antibody level is around 40 times that of the typical … Read more
NHS paediatrician caught injecting stolen drugs from hospital while on duty to ‘give her energy’ is suspended for 12 months after blaming theft on needing to clean her FISH TANK Dr Suzy Ling took supplies from her ward at Salisbury District Hospital, Wiltshire Claimed she was using an unnamed drug to ‘clean her aquarium’ at … Read more
Doctor Nelu Simonsz (pictured) An Australian paediatric doctor has explained how parents can help their children stop the spread of COVID-19 by avoiding their grandparents, coughing into a tissue and keeping kids at home when they’re feeling unwell. Doctor Nelu Simonsz has answered some of the common questions parents have had about their family’s safety … Read more