WATCH: Michael Gove ’s ‘Man-Made’ Virus Theory Sparks Sharp Showdown From Lawyer
Lawyer Hugo Keith KC cut short Michael Gove during Covid inquiry cross-examination for suggesting that coronavirus may have been “man made.” Speaking during cross examination on Tuesday, Gove reflected on the country’s pandemic response, admitting that the U.K. was not as prepared as it should…#hugokeith #michaelgove #duchyoflancaster #crown #cabinetoffice #whatsapp #borisjohnson #health #matthancock #dominicraab (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The sign your dry cough is Covid-related - and what to do
It feels tickly and doesn't produce any phlegm, but how do you know if it's caused by coronavirus? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Effects of risk perception on commuters' mode choice behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Shenzhen, China - Xiang T, Li J, Guo Y, Ye X.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has influenced and is still influencing people's daily lives worldwide. The infection rate and health and safety countermeasures may influence people's epidemic risk perception, thus influencing their travel mode choice.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news
Did COVID-19 mandates influence driver distraction Behaviors? A case study in New Jersey - Hasan AS, Patel D, Jalayer M.
The global pandemic, Coronavirus (COVID), impacts almost everything, and human driving behavior is no exception. Since its breakdown in March 2020, transportation researchers have pondered on this matter to investigate the impact of COVID on drivers' trave... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
' Wordle' Today, #890 Clues and Answer for Sunday, November 26 Brainteaser
For most of us the coronavirus lockdowns of 2020 were a truly grim time, but a partial exception might be made for Josh Wardle, a New York-based software developer who used the period to invent the viral word game Wordle. Initially, Wardle simply wanted a puzzle "for me and my partner to enjoy,"…#joshwardle #wordle #newsweekerhanaslan #universityofreading (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Illness Surge in China Is Not From a Novel Pathogen, Data Suggests
The W.H.O. had requested detailed information about a reported surge in respiratory illnesses in children in China. Chinese data suggested the surge was caused by known bacteria and viruses. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Vivian Wang Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Medicine and Health Disease Rates Hospitals World Health Organization China Beijing (China) Liaoning (China) Source Type: news
Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks
About 60 million “zero-dose children” have not received any vaccines and have aged out of routine immunization programs. Protecting them will require a costly vaccination blitz. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Deaths (Fatalities) Children and Childhood Medicine and Health Developing Countries Rumors and Misinformation Measles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Gavi, the Vaccine Allia Source Type: news
Chinese tourists return with an eye on budget, safety – DW
With family incomes squeezed by a weak Chinese economy, travelers are cutting back on designer goods and luxury hotels. Nearly a year after Beijing said goodbye to zero-COVID — its strict policy of lockdowns and quarantines to contain the spread of the coronavirus — the Chinese public are…#beijing #mckinseycompany #germans #newwestendcompany #westend #noneuropeanunion #vat #tourismeconomics #davegoodger #emea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese scientists find a NEW bat coronavirus linked to pangolins that has same freak mutation as Covid - and some experts say it shoots down the lab leak theory
Researchers in China have found another bat coronavirus that possesses a furin cleavage site - the part that made Covid-19 so good at infecting people. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Amid the drama of the Covid inquiry, Chris Whitty quietly pointed to an important truth. Will anyone listen? | Stephen Reicher
England ’s chief medical officer owned up to experts’ ignorance of psychology. If only others had been so candid in admitting their errorsIn 2002, Iain Duncan Smith notoriouslydeclared: “Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.” It might have been a rather poor self-description, but it serves as a perfect representation of the chief medical officer for England, Chris Whitty.For nearly two days he quietly answered questions put to him at the Covid inquiry; his tone uniformly reasonable, his demeanour consistently mild. Whitty ’s former deputy Jonathan Van-Tam, who followed his erstwhile boss at the i...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Stephen Reicher Tags: Covid inquiry Chris Whitty UK news Coronavirus Psychology Source Type: news
Kenya: PS Kipsang Says School Calendar Back to Normal After Covid-19 Disruptions
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang says the school calender is back to normal following the COVID-19 disruption. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus East Africa Education Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
China supplies data to WHO about clusters of respiratory illness
Epidemiologists say wave in north, particularly among children, may be partly caused by ‘immunity debt’Chinese health authorities have provided the requested data on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, and have not detected any unusual or novel pathogens, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.The WHO had asked China for more information on Wednesday after groups including the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases reported clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children in north China.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent Tags: China Infectious diseases World Health Organization Coronavirus Children's health Science World news Asia Pacific Flu Source Type: news
WHO requests details about respiratory illness clusters in parts of China
Epidemiologists say wave in north, particularly among children, may be partly caused by ‘immunity debt’The World Health Organization has asked China for details about a rise in respiratory illnesses that has been reported in northern parts of the country, particularly among children.Epidemiologists have warned that as China heads into its first winter since the lifting ofzero-Covid restrictions, natural levels of immunity to respiratory viruses may be lower than normal, leading to an increase in infections.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent Tags: China Infectious diseases World Health Organization Coronavirus Children's health Science World news Asia Pacific Flu Source Type: news
WHO asks China about clusters of respiratory disease among children
Chinese authorities have attributed the rise in infections to the lifting of coronavirus restrictions and circulation of a string of known pathogens. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jennifer Hassan Source Type: news
How Viral Infections Cause Long-Term Health Problems
In a few patients, the immune system becomes misdirected, attacking the body instead of the virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Multiple Sclerosis Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Long Covid Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Antibodies Mononucleosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Bacteria Lupus Erythematosus Source Type: news
