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UK health officials spent £42m in a year on ‘golden goodbyes’ and staff payoffs
In the last five years, 324 health sector staff have received payouts of more than £150,000, according to new figuresNHS trusts and other organisations overseen by the Department of Health and Social Care agreed staff payoffs worth £42m in 2021/22, including 36 “golden goodbyes” worth more than £150,000 each.In the last five years, 324 staff in the health and care sector got payoffs of more than £150,000, including 44 who received more than £200,000, according to analysis of DHSC figures.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jon Ungoed-Thomas Tags: NHS UK news Health Coronavirus Society Science Source Type: news
U.S. weighs crackdown on experiments that could make viruses more dangerous
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Half of PPE procured by UK using ‘VIP’ companies has not been used
Equipment worth £1.7bn sourced from politically connected companies was stockpiled after government over-orderedMore than half the £1.7bn paid by the government to politically connected “VIP” companies to supply PPE in the pandemic was spent on equipment that has not been used, according to new figures.The total value of unused PPE was £2.8bn for 1.9bn items, according to newly released figures from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 11, 2022 Category: Science Authors: David Conn Tags: Coronavirus NHS Politics Society Health UK news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
A new Covid variant is no surprise when rich countries are hoarding vaccines | Gordon Brown
Western countries are destroying surplus doses of vaccine while the poorest nations go without. This must changeDespite the repeated warnings of health leaders, our failure to put vaccines into the arms of people in the developing world is now coming back to haunt us. We were forewarned – and yet here we are.In the absence of mass vaccination, Covid is not only spreading uninhibited among unprotected people but is mutating, with new variants emerging out of the poorest countries and now threatening to unleash themselves on even fully vaccinated people in the richest countries of the world.On Thursday, the UK ’s Departm...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Gordon Brown Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science World news South Africa Source Type: news
Biden says Americans can get Covid booster shots starting next month
White House prepared to offer third dose beginning 20 September to those inoculated at least eight months agoJoe Biden said on Wednesday his administration planned to make Covid-19 vaccine booster shots available to all Americans starting on 20 September as infections rise from the Delta variant of the coronavirus.The White House is prepared to offer a third booster shot starting on that date to all Americans who completed their initial inoculation at least eight months ago, the US Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 18, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Joan E Greve and agencies Tags: Biden administration Coronavirus US news Science Infectious diseases US politics Joe Biden Vaccines and immunisation Source Type: news
US to offer Covid vaccine booster shots in September
Boosters will initially be given to healthcare workers, nursing home residents and older people, starting 20 SeptemberThe US government said on Wednesday it plans to make Covid-19 vaccine booster shots widely available to all Americans starting on 20 September as infections rise from the Delta variant of the coronavirus.The White House is prepared to offer a third booster shot starting on that date to all Americans who completed their initial inoculation at least eight months ago, the US Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 18, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Reuters Tags: Biden administration Coronavirus US news Science Infectious diseases US politics Source Type: news
Covid vaccination rates for Indigenous Australians behind in every state except Victoria
Ken Wyatt blames low take-up rate partly on “choice”, while Labor blasts the rollout as a “complete failure”Follow the Australian Covid blogRestrictions:NSW;Vic;Qld;borders. Hotspots:NSW;Vic;QldHalf of parents concerned their children are developing behavioural issues due to lockdownsVaccine rollout tracker;get our free news app;get our morning email briefingAs the Australian government approves the deployment of ADF personnel and scrambles to send extra vaccines to Aboriginal communities of western New South Wales, its own figures reveal that vaccination rates for Indigenous Australians are lagging behind in every...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 17, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Lorena Allam and Nick Evershed Tags: Indigenous Australians Australia news Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
Covid news: all 16- and 17-year-olds in England to be offered first jab by 23 August – as it happened
UK department of health says the datewill give teenagers change to build up immunity before school startsFrench Covid permit scheme extended to Paris department storesAll 16- and 17-year-olds in England are to be offered Covid jabNew variants ‘will set us back a year’, experts warn UK governmentA million jobs in peril as one in 16 UK firms say they are at risk of closureSee all our coronavirus coverage2.51pmBSTWe ’re wrapping up the Covid live blog for today, here’s a quick summary of the latest developments:2.21pmBSTFrance ’spass sanitairehealth permit system will be extended to more than 120 major department st...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 15, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Jessica Murray and Tom Bryant (earlier) Tags: World news Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science UK news Medical research Source Type: news
Covid live news: all 16- and 17-year-olds in England to be offered first jab by 23 August
UK department of health says the datewill give teenagers change to build up immunity before school startsFrench Covid permit scheme extended to Paris department storesAll 16- and 17-year-olds in England are to be offered Covid jabNew variants ‘will set us back a year’, experts warn UK governmentA million jobs in peril as one in 16 UK firms say they are at risk of closureSee all our coronavirus coverage2.51pmBSTWe ’re wrapping up the Covid live blog for today, here’s a quick summary of the latest developments:2.21pmBSTFrance ’spass sanitairehealth permit system will be extended to more than 120 major department st...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 15, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Jessica Murray (now) and Tom Bryant (earlier) Tags: World news Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science UK news Medical research Source Type: news
Australia Covid live news update: NSW reports 319 new cases, five deaths and Armidale lockdown; Victoria records 29 cases and Qld 13
None of new Victorian cases in quarantine for infectious period; Queensland won ’t make lockdown decision until SundayNSW has worst day of pandemic with 319 new cases, five deaths and lockdown of ArmidaleScott Morrison says mandating vaccines for workers will be left up to businessesVaccine rollout tracker;get our free news app;get our morning email briefingNSW;Vic; andQld hotspotsNSW;Vic; andQld restrictions;borders7.13amBSTThe Victorian department of health has uploaded a bunch of exposure sites today. There are now 109 in the state. The majority of new sites (unsurprisingly, given where we know the positive cases are ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 7, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Nino Bucci (now) and Mostafa Rachwani (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Australia news Medical research Source Type: news
Pfizer vaccine second dose has ‘sweet spot’ after eight weeks, UK scientists say
Longer schedule led to more Covid antibodies and higher proportion of helper T-cells, supporting immune memory – researchersSee all our coronavirus coverageAn eight-week gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is a “sweet spot” when it comes to generating strong immune response while protecting the UK population against the Delta variant of coronavirus, scientists have said.In a study funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), researchers have found that when compared with a four-week gap, a 10-week interval between the doses produces higher antibody levels, as w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 23, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Press Association Tags: Coronavirus Pfizer Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
Matt Hancock ’s breach could erode UK’s adherence to Covid rules, scientists say
Health secretary admitted he broke social distancing guidelines after picture was published showing him in a ‘clinch’ with an adviserCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBehavioural scientists advising the government have warned that the breaking of social distancing rules by Matt Hancock could make others less likely to adhere to Covid restrictions.The health secretaryhasadmitted he breached social distancing guidelines after he was pictured in the Sun in a “clinch” with Gina Coladangelo, a university friend who he had appointed non-executive director at the Department of Health and Social...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 25, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Matt Hancock Coronavirus Politics Science Infectious diseases UK news Source Type: news
Blaming Covid mistakes on ‘groupthink’ lets the government off the hook | Stephen Reicher and John Drury
Dominic Cummings repeatedly used this dubious term – but it obscures the real reasons why bad decisions were made• Stephen Reicher and John Drury are participants in the Sage subcommittee advising on behavioural scienceIn the seven hours of evidence he gave at the Houses of Commons, Dominic Cummings mounted asystematic attack on the decisions of the government and its scientific advisory groups during the pandemic. These decisions, he repeatedly suggested, were a result of “groupthink”. Cummings used the term 15 times (and his questioners used it a further seven). It was applied to the government in general, to the...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 2, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Stephen Reicher and John Drury Tags: Coronavirus Dominic Cummings Politics UK news Psychology Science Source Type: news
Extra testing to start in east London after overseas Covid variants detected
Officials say cases of South African and Brazilian variants picked up in Tower HamletsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSurge testing will begin in parts of east London after several cases of the South African and Brazilian variants of coronavirus were detected, according to the Department of Health.NHS test and trace will be working with the council in Tower Hamlets to provide extra testing in the E1 postcode from Sunday, along with genome sequencing, which helps establish the variant that someone has been infected with.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 1, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Molly Blackall Tags: Coronavirus London World news UK news Infectious diseases NHS Health Medical research Source Type: news
Surge testing may not be enough to curb Covid variants in UK, say scientists
Local restrictions may be needed, specialists warn, as South Africa strain is identified in LondonCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLocal restrictions should be imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus variants when clusters emerge to avoid local or national lockdowns, scientists have said after the UK ’s biggest surge testing operation got under way.In south London, dozens of cases of the South Africa variant of Covid-19have been detected, chiefly in the boroughs of Wandsworth and Lambeth, leading to what the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said is the “largest surge testin...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 13, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Coronavirus UK news Infectious diseases Science London England Source Type: news
