Likelihood of severe and long Covid may be established soon after infection

How swiftly a person’s immune system responds following infection with the coronavirus plays a crucial role in determining disease severity, a study shows. Cambridge researchers studied 207 people who tested positive for Covid-19 over a three-month period and found those with no symptoms or mild cases mounted a robust immune response soon after getting infected. But … Read more

Istanbul is set to run out of WATER in 45 days after severe droughts

Istanbul is set to run out of WATER in 45 days: Turkey’s severe droughts and sprawling urban development are blamed for emergency Turkey is in its worst drought in 10 years with dams drying up across the country Water levels in Istanbul’s Omerli dam are at their lowest in the last 15 years  Ankara mayor confirmed … Read more

UK Weather: Met Office issues severe weather warnings for ice

Britain is bracing itself for another big freeze today with severe weather warnings for ice issued across parts of northern England and Scotland as temperatures drop below zero for the coming week. A cold and dry day with strong winds is expected across most of the UK today, with gusts of 30 to 45 mph … Read more

Chloe Bennet reveals she tested positive for coronavirus and is battling severe symptoms

Chloe Bennet revealed she tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, after waking up on Christmas morning with a ‘a high fever, and unable to breath.’ As the 28-year-old Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star announced her diagnosis via Instagram Story, she noted that several of her relatives are also battling the virus.   ‘I got tested, and I’m positive for … Read more

OBEs for parents of 15-year-old girl who died from a severe allergic reaction

Parents of 15-year-old girl who died from a severe allergic reaction are ‘humbled’ to receive OBEs Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse set up allergy research foundation in memory of daughter Natasha, who died after eating Pret A Manger baguette Natasha collapsed on flight to Nice with her father in 2016 after she ate sandwich without knowing it … Read more

Boston cancer doctor allergy to shellfish suffers severe allergic reaction receiving Moderna jab

Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh experienced an allergic reaction after receiving the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Boston Medical Center on Christmas Eve A doctor from Boston with an allergy to shellfish suffered a serious reaction after receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who works as geriatric oncologist at Boston Medical Center, became dizzy and experienced an … Read more

‘Severe’ crackdowns on freedom of speech at a THIRD of universities, report claims 

‘Severe’ crackdowns on freedom of speech at a THIRD of universities: One in three colleges including Oxbridge and St Andrews are imposing strict restrictions, report claims More than 68 per cent of universities have had a free speech controversy since 2017 a new report from think-tank Civitas found  The lead researcher said the issues must … Read more

Five genes often found in severe cases of Covid-19

Five genes have been identified which increase the likelihood of a Covid-19 patient being admitted to intensive care and dying. A landmark study from the University of Edinburgh gathered DNA from 2,700 Covid-19 patients in 208 intensive care units across the UK. These are the most severe cases of Covid, and 22 per cent of … Read more

January could see a ‘severe peak’ of coronavirus infections if we ‘take our foot off the pedal’

Coronavirus infections could surge in January if we ‘take our foot off the pedal’ over December and the five-day festive break, one of the Government’s scientific advisers has warned.  Professor Andrew Hayward, an epidemiologist at University College London (UCL) and member of SAGE, today called on Britons to stick to the rules to avoid a ‘severe … Read more

Volunteers given Pfizer’s Covid vaccine reveal how side effects felt like a ‘severe hangover’

Volunteers who were the first in the world to be given Pfizer’s Covid vaccine — which Britain today approved for mass roll-out — have compared the jab’s side effects to a ‘severe hangover’.  One 45-year-old volunteer said the first dose left her suffering side effects similar to the flu jab but that her symptoms were … Read more