Imperial College London launches human trial of new coronavirus vaccine
Imperial College London has announced that the very first human has received a dose of its new trial coronavirus vaccine. Many traditional vaccines are based on a weakened or modified form of virus or parts of it, but the Imperial vaccine is based on a new approach. It uses synthetic strands of genetic code (called […]
Childhood vaccination rates fall to record low amid social distancing measures
Childhood vaccinations against diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella have reached record lows as people follow strict social distancing measures, it has been revealed.
Covid-19 antibody test unlikely to be available to general public from next week, says chief medical adviser
The Government’s chief medical adviser has warned that home coronavirus diagnosis kits will not be available from next week, despite reports of the contrary.
Human volunteers take part in world’s first coronavirus vaccination trial
The first four human participants have taken part in a pioneering new trial aiming to develop a vaccination to prevent Covid-19.
Coronavirus: what is self-isolation?
Following news that the World Health Organisation (WHO) now officially recognises the Covid-19 outbreak as a “pandemic”, we’re looking at what that means for us here in the UK.
Coronavirus: the latest
It was revealed on Wednesday 4 March, that UK cases of coronavirus jumped by their biggest daily increase, from 36 to 87. With the risk of exposure increasing, here are the latest developments you need to know about.
Coronavirus
The NHS and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infection diseases. Harrow Health Care Centre have consulted all this advice, and put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal. The risk to the […]
Travellers responsible for measles outbreak in Australia, says health official
A spike in measles cases in Australia is likely to have been caused by travellers, rather than the anti-vax movement, it has been revealed.
