Category: UK
Preprint: COVID-19 vaccination and Guillain-Barré syndrome
“Our study reports an association between first-dose ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca) COVID-19 vaccination and Guillain-Barré syndrome, accounting for an estimated excess incidence of 5.8 Guillain-Barré syndrome cases per million first doses.” More...
UK: 2 million people suffering with Long Covid
An estimated 2 million people living in private households in the UK (3.1% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 1 May 2022. More...
Monkeypox: 86% of UK cases are in London
Of 190 confirmed cases identified from 6 to 30 May, 183 were in England, 4 were in Scotland, 2 were in Northern Ireland and 1 was in Wales. More...
UK: Monkeypox cannot be eradicated by vaccination alone due to animal reservoirs
“Monkeypox has a wide range of hosts, which has allowed it to maintain a reservoir… it therefore cannot be eradicated by human vaccination alone.” More...
WHO: The potential for further Monkeypox transmission in Europe and elsewhere is high
Rapid, amplified transmission has occurred in the context of the recent lifting of pandemic restrictions on international travel and events. More...
UK: Principles for monkeypox control
The UKHSA has issued new guidance on the control, transmission and biology of Monkeypox cases. More...
UK: Monkeypox classified as an airborne high consequence infectious disease
The UK has classified Monkeypox as a high consequence airborne infectious disease In a recently updated document by the UKHSA, along with MERS, Nipah virus, SARS1 and Pneumonic plague. More...
Monkeypox summer wave?
West European summer wave – right time, right location, wrong virus? More...
Ninety Monkeypox cases across the UK
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected 8 additional cases of monkeypox in England on 26th May 2022. More...
Sue Gray report: Rampant alcohol abuse at the heart of the British government
The Sue Gray report into breaches of the lockdown regulations by Boris Johnson and members of his government has finally been published. More...