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Nearly 90% of immunocompromised patients generate some antibody response after two coronavirus jabs
'Antibodies are not the only armour we have in our immune system.'
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2020 saw 267,000 'extra' baby deaths due to COVID's economic impact, study suggests
'Impoverishment at the household level will lead to worse nutrition and care practices for infants.'
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'Large pandemics are relatively likely': 2% chance of a COVID-like outbreak in any given year, study suggests
'When a 100-year flood occurs today, one may erroneously presume one can afford to wait another 100 years before experiencing another such event.'
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First antibody treatment approved for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in UK
'This decision is an important step forward.'
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11% of hospitalised coronavirus patients caught the infection after admission
'People should not be deterred from attending hospital if they are unwell', one expert has stressed.
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AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine causes 'devastating' clot in one in 50,000 under-50s
Jabs remain 'the most viable solution to the pandemic'.
Yahoo Life UKCoronavirus will become a mild childhood infection, study suggests
'The risk of infection will likely shift to younger children as the adult community becomes immune'.
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Woman, 26, hospitalised with brain inflammation after mild coronavirus
The rare complication usually affects older patients with severe COVID.
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Coronavirus eradication in the 'realms of being possible', experts say
'Vaccine nationalism' and 'government-mediated anti-science aggression' remain challenges.
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Long COVID rare in children: Just 4.4% endure symptoms four weeks post-coronavirus
'It is reassuring the number of children experiencing long-lasting symptoms of COVID-19 symptoms is low.'
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Too much TV time amid pandemic triggering short-sightedness in children, study suggests
In the Hong Kong study, a child's average screen time rose from 2.5 to seven hours a day with the onset of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Severe coronavirus accelerates Alzheimer's, study suggests
'These new data point to disturbing trends'.
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Coronavirus particles found in the retina of three COVID victims, study suggests
Visual abnormalities have been reported in some patients.
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Long COVID linked to immune cells on the eye's surface
At least one in 10 people endure lingering complications after supposedly fighting off the coronavirus.
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'We may see a huge increase in the diabetic population': Severe coronavirus could trigger the disease
The infection may directly or indirectly damage the pancreas, where the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin is produced.
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'Heavy wildfire smoke' raises coronavirus risk, study suggests
The ongoing Beckwourth Complex Fire in California has burned at least 105,000 acres.
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Malnutrition worsens coronavirus outcomes, study suggests
A healthy diet is known to strengthen the immune system.
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Sleep tight! People dreaming of 'being in crowded places' now lockdown has lifted, study suggests
The end of restrictions may have triggered anxiety for some.
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'Every 12 seconds a child loses their caregiver to COVID': 1.5m youngsters grieving amid the pandemic
'Orphanhood does not go away.'
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Drink coffee and eat vegetables to ward off the coronavirus, study suggests
Avoiding processed food may also lower the risk of infection.
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Man, 61, develops Bell's palsy after both Pfizer coronavirus vaccines
The side-effect causes weakness or a lack of movement on one side of the face.
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99.995% of children with coronavirus survive, study suggests
COVID-deaths among young people were known to be 'rare', but 'challenging' to quantify.
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Long COVID caused by coronavirus changing blood cells, study suggests
The infection can leave a 'long-term imprint on the body'.
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Do we need vaccine boosters against the coronavirus?
The NHS has been given the green light to plan a third jab programme.
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Cats catch coronavirus sleeping on owners' beds, study suggests
'If you have COVID-19, I'd advise you keep your distance from your pet.'
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Man, 65, dies from blood clot after Moderna vaccine
'We must keep this in context – remember the incidence of clotting events following COVID-19 is alarmingly high.'