UK travellers barred from Malta after having Indian-made version of AstraZeneca vaccine
Steve and Glenda Hardy were barred from flying to Malta from Manchester because they unknowingly received a version of the jab not recognised by the European Medicine Agency (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Malta requires visitor vaccination proof to curb new cases
The Mediterranean island nation of Malta is poised to become the first European Union member to require visitors to provide proof of vaccination against the coronavirus (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

A typological and spatial analysis of pedestrian fatalities and injuries in Malta - Bajada T, Attard M.
Car oriented urban areas are characterised by pedestrian-vehicle collisions. The aim of this paper is to examine such collisions between 2004 and 2018 and determine the characteristics of accident and injury risk for pedestrians in Malta. First, we investi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Spain, Malta and Portugal restrict non-vaccinated travellers
UK travellers will have to prove they have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus on arrival. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UK Covid travel rules could change at short notice, warns minister
As some travel restrictions are eased, Grant Shapps refuses to say he would book foreign holiday nowUK eases Covid travel rules for tourist spots despite cabinet riftCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK transport secretary has refused to say he would book a foreign holiday for himself and his family yet, even as travel restrictions are eased for several destinations.Grant Shapps warned anyone looking to travel abroad that the rules could change at short notice after Malta, Madeira and the Balearic islands, among others, were added to the list of countries from which travellers could return w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 25, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Kevin Rawlinson Tags: Coronavirus Transport policy Grant Shapps Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science World news Politics UK news Source Type: news

UK removes quarantine requirement for arrivals from Balearics, Malta and some Caribbean islands – as it happened
Latest updates: territoriesare added to UK ’s green list or green watchlist, whilemore countries added to red listPortuguese PM hints at tighter Covid rules for tourists from UKPublic inquiry into Covid must begin now, says senior judgeNo 10 says mass event pilot findings will be published ‘shortly’Long Covid sufferers face new ordeals as sick pay runs outCoronavirus global updates – live9.22pmBSTThat ’s it from theUKblog team. You can follow our global coronavirus coverage here -Related:Coronavirus live: Macron joins Merkel in call for EU to coordinate quarantine for non-EU countries such as UK9.01pmBSTHere is s...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 24, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Nadeem Badshah, Matthew Weaver and Andrew Sparrow Tags: Coronavirus UK news Travel & leisure Boris Johnson Politics Brexit NHS Northern Ireland Infectious diseases Medical research House of Commons Vaccines and immunisation George Eustice Health Education Schools European Un Source Type: news

UK Covid live news: ministers set to announce additions to green list for international travel
Latest updates: no major opening up expected, with Malta and the Balearic Islands potential destinations that could be added to green listMore than 2m adults in England have had long Covid for over 12 weeksSharp rise in UK Covid cases casts doubt on more lockdown easingCoronavirus global updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage9.28amBSTGood morning. This afternoon ministers are due to announce their review of the traffic light system for international travel, which places countries on either the red list (high Covid risk, and a virtual ban), the amber list (medium risk, with people subject to quarantine on return) ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 24, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Sparrow Tags: Coronavirus UK news Travel & leisure Boris Johnson Politics NHS House of Commons Infectious diseases Medical research Vaccines and immunisation Source Type: news

Proposal to decriminalize abortion prompts debate in Malta
A proposal to decriminalize abortion in Malta has stirred up a polarized debate in the country with the strictest abortion laws in the European Union (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Relationship between GDP per capita and traffic accidents in Brazilian municipalities in 2005, 2010 and 2015 - Pinheiro PC, Teixeira RA, Ribeiro ALP, Malta DC.
OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this paper was to analyze the relation between GDP and three variables linked to traffic accidents in Brazilian municipalities: traffic accident mortality, deaths per vehicle; and vehicles per inhabitant. METHODS: 2... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Convergence in alcohol abuse in Brazilian capitals between genders, 2006 to 2019: what population surveys show - Malta DC, Silva AG, Prates EJS, Alves FTA, Cristo EB, Machado E.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the temporal trend of the prevalence of alcohol abuse among adults in Brazilian capitals, between 2006 and 2019. METHODS: Time series study, based on data from the Surveillance System for Risk and Protective Factors for Chroni... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Wealthy non-EU nationals received Maltese citizenship after spending just days in the EU state, a journalistic investigation has found
Investors rented empty properties to fulfil the one-year residence requirement, leaked files show. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coronavirus live: Malta offers tourists up to €200; EMA reviewing vaccines – as it happened
Island to pay visitors after tourism sector hammered by pandemic;EMA looking at reports of rare bleeding condition andfour cases of rare blood clots in J&J jabEU agency examines reports of blood clots with J&J Covid vaccineUS blow as J&J ‘one-shot’ vaccine deliveries plummetNorwegian PM fined after breaking Covid rules with birthday partyAlmost all Dutch-made doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will stay in EU12.14amBSTThat ’s it from the UK blog team. Thanks for following our coverage..12.13amBSTPeople who have had the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccineare seeking help at A&E inEnglanddespite having only mild side-...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 9, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Jedidajah Otte (now), Rhi Storer, Martin Belam and Kate Lyons (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus World news South Korea Japan Asia Pacific Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news

Coronavirus live: Malta offers tourists up to €200; EMA reviewing vaccines
Island to pay visitors after tourism sector hammered by pandemic;EMA looking at reports of rare bleeding condition andfour cases of rare blood clots in J&J jabEU agency examines reports of blood clots with J&J Covid vaccineUS blow as J&J ‘one-shot’ vaccine deliveries plummetNorwegian PM fined after breaking Covid rules with birthday partyAlmost all Dutch-made doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will stay in EU8.44pmBSTMalta plans to offer foreign visitors a handout of up to €200 euros if they stay at least three days on the Mediterranean island this summer, Reuters reports.The tourism minister Clayton Bartolo an...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 9, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Jedidajah Otte (now), Rhi Storer, Martin Belam and Kate Lyons (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus World news South Korea Japan Asia Pacific Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news

Plan for globally safer food
(University of Malta) Food safety is a major concern around the world. WHO estimates that each year worldwide unsafe food causes 600 million cases of foodborne diseases and 420 000 deaths of which 30% are children under 5 years of age. For these reasons, the Global Harmonisation Initiative (GH), are proposing guidelines for every country worldwide to make " Food Safety Professional " a regulated profession to protect people's lives. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Hours before her assassination in 2017, anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia accused Maltese Prime Minister's chief of...
Keith Schembri, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, was remanded in custody on Saturday evening after being accused in court of... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news