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Doctors group raises concerns over Covishield vaccine side effects

A group of doctors under the banner of Awaken India Movement (AIM) have raised concerns over the side effects of Covishield vaccine in the wake of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitting in a U.K. court that its vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases.

The Hindu

John Oliver on opioid settlements: ‘We can change the arc of this story’

Last Week Tonight host looks into spending by state and local authorities of $50bn from settlements in the opioid crisis

The Guardian - US

Cost of living crisis may be factor in low whooping cough jab rates, experts say

Analysis shows rates of uptake of six-in-one vaccine lowest in the most deprived areas of England

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Saudia Arabia reports deadly MERS cases

First detected in 2012, MERS has about a 36% fatality rate and is similar to the virus that causes COVID-19

Salon

FLiRT Covid variant: What we know about strain that is spreading in UK

Doctors have issued a warning as UKHSA data shows a rise in British cases of the virus

Evening Standard

Australia should pass bill to ban non-prescription vapes, Senate committee finds

Recommendation comes after two days of hearings and nearly 300 submissions from health, education, pharmaceutical and other sectors

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Opioid treatment drug offers hope for long COVID cases

A drug that has been on the market to treat opioid addiction can potentially be used to alleviate debilitating illnesses like long COVID, researchers say.

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Scientists create vaccine with potential to protect against future coronaviruses

Researchers say experimental shot is step towards goal of creating vaccines before a pandemic has started

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Covishield vaccine has had more benefits than risks, says study by Kozhikode doctors

Retrospective study from Kozhikode doctors finds minimal risks of Covishield vaccine, peer-reviewed for publication in medical journal.

The Hindu

Warning over asthma drug after 500 neuropsychiatric reactions reported in young children

UK medicines regulator says information accompanying montelukast will alert users to risk of mood and behaviour changes

The Guardian - UK

Families 'give up legal action' against Astrazeneca after Covid vaccine blood clot deaths

Twelve families have dropped their cases, according to reports

Evening Standard

In India, all vaccine-related AEFI are routinely monitored and COVID is no exception, says health expert

All ‘Adverse Events Following Immunisation’ (AEFI) after COVID-19 vaccinations continue to be monitored, a senior official said.

The Hindu

Infected blood inquiry: study that said risk was seen as ‘tolerable’ omitted patient death

Exclusive: 2003 study was cited as evidence that risks of hepatitis C could not have been foreseen at the time

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MMR jab uptake among young people in England up by 23% since 2023, says NHS

Exclusive: Vaccinations rise amid national campaign, but reported measles cases have increased by 40% since March

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‘My mum gave the injections that killed my brothers’: how UK’s infected blood scandal has torn lives apart

As an inquiry into the infected blood scandal that has claimed 3,000 lives in Britain prepares to report on its findings, victims and families who have lost loved ones tell their stories

Salon

Can nasal Neosporin prevent COVID-19?

A potential treatment for COVID-19 may have been hiding in our medicine cabinets, a new study in PNAS has found

The Guardian - AU

I started using heroin decades ago. The rejection of a Melbourne CBD injecting room feels like a rejection of me

The government seems to want teams to go scoop up drug users and put them in treatment – whether they’re ready for it or not

The Guardian - UK

About 2m people have long Covid in England and Scotland, figures show

Many report symptoms lasting two years or longer and about 1.5m say disease affects day-to-day activities

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Online adverts selling super-strength opioids previously linked to 100 deaths

Drugs known as nitazenes have been advertised across social media platforms such as SoundCloud and X

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Long COVID study gives Australians cause for hope

There is cause for optimism for Australians battling long COVID after a study highlighted improvements in some major symptoms at the two-year mark.

Evening Standard

Southall raid uncovers illicit cigarettes, painkillers and erectile dysfunction drugs at west London shop

Ealing Council raid found illicit cigarettes and tablets in van outside Bally’s Express in Southall

Evening Standard

London Covid booster programme to launch on Monday as 800,000 people urged to get jab

People aged over 75 or with a weak immune system urged to come forward

The Hindu

WHO terms pathogens that transmit through air ‘infectious respiratory particles’ or IRPs

WHO introduces term 'infectious respiratory particles' for pathogens transmitted through the air, ending terminology challenges during pandemics.

Salon

One-shot vaccine coming for COVID, flu

New RNA-based vaccine strategy could be a breakthrough: No boosters, no needles and far more rapid effects

AAP

Vaccines saved 'thousands' of people during COVID-19

The lives of almost 18,000 people aged over 50 were saved by COVID-19 vaccines in one state alone as the Omicron strain hit, a study has found.

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