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What Childhood Vaccine Rates Can Teach Us About COVID Vaccines

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Polls show Americans are increasingly interested in getting vaccinated against COVID-19, but such surveys are largely national, leaving a big question: When the vaccines become available to the general public, will enough people get it in your county, city or neighborhood […]

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WHO to Scrap Interim Report on Probe of COVID-19 Origins: WSJ

(Reuters) – A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of COVID-19 is planning to scrap an interim report on its recent mission to China amid mounting tensions between Beijing and Washington over the investigation and an appeal from one international group of scientists for a new probe (https://on.wsj.com/3bdg11w), the Wall Street Journal reported on […]

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NHS latest: What is the Help Us to Help You campaign?

The NHS could become overwhelmed this winter if coronavirus hospitalisations continue to rise according to analysis. More than 609 patients were admitted to hospital on Thursday, an increase of more than 80 from the day before. The NHS however has been keen to stress and urge all patients to visit medical facilities when they need […]

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Coronavirus symptoms: ‘This is NOT like the flu’ – Boris tells UK to take danger seriously

Boris Johnson spoke in a televised address on Thursday afternoon, announcing the UK’s progression to the ‘delay’ phase of the Government’s coronavirus plan. The Prime Minister was accompanied by England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government’s chief scientific adviser as he stressed the danger of coronavirus. Speaking from Downing […]