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COVID-19 ‘pandemic babies’ developed ‘fascinating’ protection against common condition, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic saw changes in newborn babies that may have protected them against allergies, according to a study. Infants raised when coronavirus social distancing restrictions were in place were found by Irish researchers to have more of the beneficial microbes acquired after birth from their mother, which could act as a…
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COVID-19: New strain spreading across UK designated ‘variant of interest’ by WHO | World News
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A new fast-spreading COVID strain has been designated a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organisation. EG.5 is descended from the Omicron variant of coronavirus and is growing in prevalence globally, including in the UK, US and China. It has been detected in 51 countries in total, including South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore,…
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COVID-19: New variant spreading across UK – as overall cases continue to rise | UK News
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A new COVID variant is spreading across the UK, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) – and already makes up one in seven new cases. Scientifically known as EG.5.1, it is descended from the Omicron variant of COVID. The UKHSA has been monitoring its prevalence in the country due to increasing cases internationally,…
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‘Don’t rule out’ COVID-19 lab leak theory, Chinese scientist says | World News
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The possibility COVID-19 could have leaked from a Chinese lab should not be ruled out, a former top Chinese government scientist has said. Professor George Gao, the former head of China’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC), told the BBC Radio 4 podcast Fever: The Hunt for COVID’s Origin: “You can always suspect anything. That’s science.…
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COVID-19 vaccines do not affect a woman’s menstrual cycle, study finds | UK News
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COVID-19 vaccines do not cause disruptions to women’s periods, a new study suggests. Research led by the University of Edinburgh found that catching the virus can lead to some changes, such as missed or heavier periods, or bleeding between periods. Around one in five vaccinated women have reported changes to their periods after a COVID…
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Twitter quietly drops policy preventing sharing of COVID-19 misinformation | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has quietly dropped its policy preventing the sharing of false or misleading information about COVID-19. Under the policy, tweets containing misleading information about the disease could be given a label including corrective information about the claim. Tweets that violated the policy and were severely harmful could be deleted and the users temporarily locked out…
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Most people with Omicron didn’t even realise they had COVID-19, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Most people who were infected with the Omicron variant didn’t even realise they had COVID-19, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in the US. The lack of public awareness about being infected means that people can’t take steps to prevent themselves transmitting the virus further, which is a major stumbling block for…