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Flu and Covid: People told to avoid mixing at Christmas if unwell

Flu and Covid: People told to avoid mixing at Christmas if unwell

“Both Covid-19 and flu can cause severe illness or even death for those most vulnerable in our communities, and so it is also important to avoid contact with other people if you are unwell in order to stop infections spread over the Christmas and new year period,” Dr Mary Ramsay, UKHSA’s director of public health […]

Covid: Brits increasingly lax on masks and social mixing

Covid: Brits increasingly lax on masks and social mixing

Fewer adults are practising social distancing than think it is important, figures for Great Britain show. Source link You Might Also Like! Risk of Death From COVID in Nursing Homes: Race Matters Ouslander agreed. “We all have a social responsibility,” he said. “Just because you’re not going into a nursing home,” he ENGAGE+ When Will […]

Mixing Covid vaccines gives good protection, study suggests

Mixing Covid vaccines gives good protection, study suggests

Any combination of Pfizer or AstraZeneca for first and second doses works, a study suggests. Source link You Might Also Like! Risk of Death From COVID in Nursing Homes: Race Matters Ouslander agreed. “We all have a social responsibility,” he said. “Just because you’re not going into a nursing home,” he ENGAGE+ When Will Kids […]

Covid vaccines: Mixing increases reports of mild side-effects

Covid vaccines: Mixing increases reports of mild side-effects

Researchers are still analysing whether injecting two different vaccines leads to better protection. Source link You Might Also Like! Risk of Death From COVID in Nursing Homes: Race Matters Ouslander agreed. “We all have a social responsibility,” he said. “Just because you’re not going into a nursing home,” he ENGAGE+ When Will Kids Get COVID […]

Mixing Coke, Meth With Opioids Driving Rise in Deaths

Mixing Coke, Meth With Opioids Driving Rise in Deaths

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Overdose deaths resulting from a dangerous combination of cocaine and opioids are outpacing fatalities linked to cocaine abuse alone, a new U.S. government report warns. “Much of the increase in the rate of drug overdose deaths involving cocaine in recent years is due […]