WHO urges countries to keep giving AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine because ‘the benefits outweigh the risks’ of blood clots WHO is still reviewing safety data on AstraZeneca’s vaccine after a series of reports of blood clots potentially linked to the shot …
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J&J jab effective in countries with variants: WHO experts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The WHO’s expert vaccine advisers on Wednesday recommended Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 jab for use in countries where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating. The World Health Organization gave its seal of approval on Friday to…
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Use of AI to fight COVID-19 risks harming ‘disadvantaged groups’, experts warn
Rapid deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning to tackle coronavirus must still go through ethical checks and balances, or we risk harming already disadvantaged communities in the rush to defeat the disease. This is according to researchers at the…
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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine headed for FDA committee vote: What the experts say
Johnson & Johnson vaccine on track for final approval in coming days The single-dose vaccine is a ‘big addition’ the COVID-19 vaccine arsenal, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel says. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on…
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More symptoms need to be included in UK case definition of COVID-19, experts say
Runny nose (coryza) and other indicative symptoms should be added as possible signs of COVID-19 infection, so that more people can access NHS COVID tests, according to a Queen Mary academic writing in The BMJ, in an open letter to…
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Experts put new method of analysing children’s play to the test
How to study the stages children go through as they play together has been highlighted in new research by a Swansea University academic. Play is a crucial part of a child’s development. It is how children develop cognitive skills and…
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Five things nutrition experts want you to know about new federal dietary guidelines
New federal dietary guidelines encourage Americans to focus more on eating healthy throughout life, to be flexible in their eating patterns and to cut down on empty calories. The recommendations, released every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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Screening asymptomatic health care personnel for COVID-19 not recommended by experts
Routine screening of asymptomatic health care personnel (HCP) in the absence of confirmed exposures to COVID-19 is not a recommended strategy for preventing transmission of the coronavirus causing the current global pandemic, according to a new review co-authored by an…
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SAfrica virus strain more contagious, experts confirm
A new variant of the coronavirus first identified in South Africa is more contagious than earlier versions, experts said on Monday, but there is no evidence that it is more deadly. The new variant is 50 percent more contagious, said…
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US coronavirus death toll surpasses 350,000 as experts anticipate post-holiday surge
Dr. Siegel on coronavirus vaccine rollout across the country Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on COVID vaccine distribution The coronavirus death toll in the United States surpassed 350,000 early Sunday, as experts anticipate another surge in cases…
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