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At least 3.03 million children in the U.S. tested positive for coronavirus since the pandemic took holds in he county last year, a new report finds. In the past week nearly 100,000 kids were newly diagnosed with COVID-19, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) revealed. Pediatric cases make up 13 percent of all infections in the US, which … Read more
Nearly one in five adults in England – the equivalent of 8.3million people – had coronavirus antibodies at the beginning of February, a major surveillance study revealed today. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) took blood samples from 30,000 over-16s across the country and found 18.5 per cent tested positive for antibodies, up from 10 per … Read more
Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi reveals she is ‘hiding out’ in her bedroom after testing positive for COVID-19 In light of her diagnosis, the 33-year-old reality star told her fans she would be spending Valentine’s Day ‘isolated’ in her room from family and friends ‘My family & I have been super cautious & careful, so this is … Read more
Covid vaccines are set to be tested on six-year-old children and ‘even newborns and pregnant women’ as trials are expanded AstraZeneca, which produces the Oxford vaccine, says it is expanding trials Fellow vaccine maker Janssen said it is looking into testing on newborn babies AstraZeneca said a trial will begin this month on 300 volunteers … Read more
Oxford Covid vaccine will be tested on children as young as six in world-first trial Scientists want to see if jab will produce a strong immune response in children The first vaccinations under the clinical trial will take place later this month Up to 240 will receive the vaccine with others receiving a control meningitis … Read more
Thousands more people in Manchester will be tested for coronavirus after four new cases of the Kent variant were detected there. Some 10,000 extra tests will be rolled out in the region from Tuesday, after four people from two unconnected households were found to be infected with the mutation, Manchester City Council has said. This … Read more
‘I would not wish this on anyone’: Pregnant Covid conspiracy theorist, 28, admits virus is ‘real’ after she tested positive and was left struggling to breathe as she pleads with people to stay at home Tori Howell adamantly believed pandemic was a hoax before getting symptoms She then tested positive and is now at home struggling … Read more
‘They can be truly proud of their achievements’ Rufus Hound and partner Robin Johnstone are AXED from Dancing On Ice after the comedian tested positive for Covid-19 twice By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 21:59 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 3 February 2021 Rufus Hound will play no further part in the … Read more
Getting reinfected with the novel coronavirus may not be as rare as previously believed, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among young Marine Corps recruits who had previously tested positive, more than 10 percent had a second positive test during a six-week follow-up. What’s more, the group that became infected again had lower antibody … Read more
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family have revealed he only tested positive for coronavirus after his ten-day stay in hospital being treated for pneumonia. The war veteran, 100, had been previously regularly screened for Covid-19, due to his age making him more vulnerable to the disease. He was clear of coronavirus on December 9 before he … Read more