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When? September. By who? Cordoba University in Spain. What did scientists study? 50 Covid-19 hospital patients with Covid-19 were given vitamin D. Their health outcomes were compared with 26 volunteers in a control group who were not given the tablets. What did they find? Only one of the 50 patients needed intensive care and none died. … Read more
Test & Trace fails to reach 40% of at-risk contacts in another record-worst performance as bungling system continues to struggle Contact tracers failed to get hold of 40% of people who might have had Covid This was the worst performance since the system was set up in May Coincided with the programme’s busiest ever week … Read more
A surge in reports of healthy young coronavirus patients suffering deadly strokes has sparked fears the killer illness may cause blood clots in the brain. Doctors at hospitals in New York City and Philadelphia say they have ‘never seen so many’ young people suffer large vessel occlusions, the deadliest type of stroke. A study in … Read more