35 h. ago Global study on Covid vaccine safety falls victim to Trump cuts

Groundbreaking project has produced some of the world’s most comprehensive studies on vaccine efficacy and safetyThe largest ever global study into the safety of Covid-19 vaccines has been terminated just 13 months shy of completion, after becoming caught up in the Trump administration’s sweeping funding cuts.The Global Vaccine Data Network, which was established in 2019 by the New Zealand-based vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris and the US-based vaccinologist Steven Black, has already produced some of the world’s most comprehensive studies on vaccine efficacy and safety, based on data from more than 300 million people. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago RFK considering pulling recommendation for kids to get the Covid vaccine

Kennedy is an anti-vaccine activist who has previously spread misinformation about the Covid-19 shot

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4 d. ago Covid symptoms to look out for after Easter, what is the new variant LP.8.1 and how to book a Covid vaccine

Here’s what you need to know about Covid this Easter 🐣

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4 d. ago I contracted a rare disease that's been linked to the Covid vaccine and lost my ability to speak

Vanessa Abraham, a 45-year-old mother, had spent over 15 years helping children overcome speech obstacles and teaching them how to talk when one day, she lost her own voice

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6 d. ago I had the Moderna vaccine and have been bedbound with mystery fatigue ever since

Terry Omara, from Sutton, had overcome a horrific battle with Long Covid in 2020 - fighting off pneumonia and sepsis - and one year later considered himself back in good health.

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6 d. ago Trump White House replaces Covid website with treatise on ‘lab leak’ theory

Site that once provided health information now includes criticism of Anthony Fauci, who led response to pandemicUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has replaced Covid.gov – a website that once provided Americans with access to information about free tests, vaccines, treatment and secondary conditions such as long Covid – with a treatise on the “lab leak” theory.The site includes intense criticism of Dr Anthony Fauci, who helmed national Covid policies under Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the World Health Organization (WHO) and state leadership in New York. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago British hospitals introduce treatment for heart failure that cuts deaths by 62%

‘Gamechanger’ brought in after success of trial offering larger doses of drugs within first two weeks of treatment People in Britain with heart failure are being given larger doses of drugs at the start of their treatment after a global study found that this led to a huge fall in deaths.Experts say the new approach could mean those with the potentially fatal condition start receiving their ideal amount of medication within two weeks of diagnosis rather than after many months. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump has a deep grudge against Zelensky – but he’s now taken it further than ever before

Trump’s victim-shaming of Ukraine is ugly and symptomatic of something more dangerous, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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1 week ago RFK Jr giving families ‘false hope’ on autism, says outgoing US vaccine official

Dr Peter Marks, forced to resign by Trump administration, sees no ‘possible way’ to determine cause by SeptemberThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, should not offer “false hope” to families by boasting he can figure out what causes autism as soon as September, says the physician who resigned as the nation’s top vaccine official amid what he called anti-vaccination misinformation from the Trump administration cabinet member.In an interview during which he alluded to his help helming Operation Warp Speed – the initiative that took only about nine months to develop, manufacture and distribute the vaccines protecting the public from Covid-19 – Dr Peter Marks warned that autism “is an incredibly complicated issue”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The power and pitfalls of protest: how to speak out without falling victim to Trump’s playbook | Jonathan Smucker

As mass protest surges against Trump and Musk, how can we show up as effectively as possible?On Saturday I was heartened to be one of millions of Americans who took to the streets in cities and towns across the United States to stand against “the most brazen power grab in modern history”. While no official total tally of “Hands Off!” participants is yet available, the anti-Donald Trump, anti-Elon Musk actions on Saturday were certainly among the largest single day protests in US history, with rallies in all 50 states.As we seem to be entering a new stage of popular protest movements, it’s worth assessing the strategic value of protest, as well as the limits and potential liabilities. History is full of powerful examples of consequential bottom-up protest movements. The women’s suffrage movement secured voting rights after decades of struggle. The civil rights movement dismantled Jim Crow segregation. The labor movement won the eight-hour workday, the weekend and much more. Protest w...

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2 w. ago Global Learning, Local Impact: TEMSEA’s Study Abroad Experience in London

Global Learning, Local Impact: TEMSEA’s Study Abroad Experience in London  HMP Global Learning Network

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2 w. ago Army reenlists nearly two dozen soldiers ousted for refusing COVID

Officials say the Army has reenlisted more than 23 soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

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2 w. ago Do you really need a Covid booster jab? Everything you need to know

Should you be thinking about getting a Covid booster shot? Paul Griffin reports

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3 w. ago The first UK victim of Trump's Tariff: Firm lost £350,000 order from US customer at last minute because of new levy

A businessman has lost a £350,000 deal with a US customer following President Trump's decision to hit the UK with tariffs on exports.

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3 w. ago What is new the Covid variant LP.8.1? Signs and symptoms and how to book your Covid vaccine as cases rise

The newest Covid variant LP.8.1 now accounts for more than 10% of cases 🤒

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3 w. ago What is the new Covid variant LP.8.1? Signs and symptoms and how to book your Covid vaccine as cases rise

The newest Covid variant LP.8.1 now accounts for more than 10% of cases 🤒

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3 w. ago NHS Lanarkshire Vaccination Team urging people offered Spring COVID vaccine to stay protected

Last summer in Scotland, there were more than 10,000 reported cases of COVID and over 4000 people hospitalised.

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3 w. ago Covid vaccine: Check if you are eligible for the Covid booster as warning over fall in elderly uptake

Here’s how you can book an appointment and check if you’re eligible 💉

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3 w. ago Global economy could shrink 40% if planet warms by 4C, new study says

New modelling finds global economic losses could be four times higher than previously thought under 4C warming scenario

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3 w. ago Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows

Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’Economic models have systematically underestimated how global heating will affect people’s wealth, according to a new study that finds 4C warming will make the average person 40% poorer – an almost four-fold increase on some estimates.The study, by Australian scientists, says average global GDP per person will be reduced by 16% even if warming is kept to 2C higher, , much higher than previous estimates of a drop of about 1.4%. Continue reading...

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