Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told Reuters. In the United States, several European countries, and other parts of the world, there have been reports of rising hospitalizations linked to respiratory infections in recent weeks. Death rates have … Read more
Two European hotspots and several US states have returned to making masks mandatory, in a move that will affect British holidaymakers. But one World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said the UK should adopt the same measure. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has told people to put their face masks back on to fight a … Read more
On Wednesday, the New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan told WABC TV that mask mandates had resumed at all 11 of the city’s public hospitals, 30 health centers, and five long-term care facilities. New COVID-19 Variant JN.T Sparks Global Concerns, Is India on High Alert Too? Here’s What We Know New Delhi: Amid … Read more
Covid vaccines could be sold by high street retailers in the coming months, with two staples of British pharmacy confirming that they are working on the idea, with government backing. Boots and Superdrug told The Times that they are assessing various ways of selling Covid jabs, in a similar way that the flu jab is … Read more
The CDC said the JN.1 was now the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States, accounting for nearly 50 percent of active cases in the country. Representative Image COVID-19 Update: The JN.1 variant accounts for nearly 50 percent of active COVID-19 cases in the United States, making the new highly transmissible variants as the most … Read more
Home Health New COVID-19 Variant JN.T Sparks Global Concerns, Is India on High Alert Too? Here’s What We Know Reports from China say that the health authorities have detected 7 people with a new COVID-19 variant JN.1. Also, a new case was detected in Kerala on December 13. New COVID-19 Variant JN.T Sparks Global Concerns, … Read more
