The scheme, which launched in mid-October, was for patients only to be sent into homes if they produced a negative test upon being discharged. But documents seen by the Guardian last week revealed the NHS - facing its biggest ever winter crisis - is now is asking care homes to start accepting Covid patients directly from hospitals and without a recent negative test, as long as they have been in isolation for 14 days and have shown no new symptoms. … [Read more...] about Slow vaccine rollout could make lockdown last PAST Easter as Priti Patel blames AstraZeneca and Pfizer for causing ‘supply issues’ by ‘upgrading their factories’ – even though ’21m doses are already in UK’ and Scotland is ‘sitting on 400k’
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‘Beautiful’ baby girl, 1, sent home from A&E with ‘virus’ and temperature died the next day of bacterial infection
"I note the pathologist's evidence that it is probable that Luna already had streptococcal A infection when she was assessed, but I also find it as a fact that her presenting symptoms were not such as to suggest the presence of a bacterial rather than a viral infection, or to suggest that admission to hospital was required." … [Read more...] about ‘Beautiful’ baby girl, 1, sent home from A&E with ‘virus’ and temperature died the next day of bacterial infection
Germany discovers ANOTHER mutant Covid strain different to UK and South African variants
Referencing the three new strains in the UK, South Africa and Brazil he said: "My (highly speculative!) hypothesis is that the emergence of these variant viruses arises in cases of chronic infection during which the immune system places great pressure on the virus to escape immunity and the virus does so by getting really good at getting into cells." … [Read more...] about Germany discovers ANOTHER mutant Covid strain different to UK and South African variants
When I get the Covid vaccine I’ll be getting it for my mum
His call was backed by a string of other celebs - including the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, who hailed our campaign as “fantastic”. … [Read more...] about When I get the Covid vaccine I’ll be getting it for my mum
“Cutting benefits in the middle of a pandemic is vicious work by The Nasty Party”
So, we were left to guess the reasons they might want to cut Universal Credit at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when foodbanks are already feeding record levels and Britain is facing the worst recession in 300 years. … [Read more...] about “Cutting benefits in the middle of a pandemic is vicious work by The Nasty Party”