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COVID-19 in India | What is the current scenario and how are we tackling it?

WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic in 2020, leading to lockdowns in India; now, with high vaccination rates, cases are minimal.

The Hindu

NHS testing initiative to eliminate hepatitis C in England by 2025

Liver scanning and portable testing units to be rolled out in communities where people may be at a higher risk

The Guardian - UK

Dangerous game: On Patanjali Ayurved’s claims

The Hindu

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Covid boosters are a gamechanger – if they are free for everyone

Only private jabs are available to most, but annual shots could reduce healthcare costs and prevent deaths

The Guardian - UK

Cost of private Covid jabs risks widening health inequalities, experts warn

Concerns that some groups who are more at risk from virus face hefty price tag, as Boots set to charge almost £100 a shot

The Guardian - UK

Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps

Child safety will be prioritised in a review of an opioid treatment program after a six-year-old boy died when he drank his parents' methadone.

AAP

Why do so many contemporary vaccines have low durability? | Explained

Review of vaccine durability reveals only a few provide lifelong protection, highlighting factors influencing vaccine-induced immunity longevity.

The Hindu

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Vaping debate: doctor’s reticence over declaring tobacco money raises questions about conflict of interest

Dr Carolyn Beaumont’s website prescribes vapes without a direct consultation, and she has given education presentations without declaring financial support from tobacco company

The Guardian - AU

I helped advise the US government on the next likely pandemic. What I learned is alarming

The 100-day challenge, to contain a virus while a vaccine is readied for the public, looks ever more remote, says Guardian columnist Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

Free RSV immunisations for babies amid surge in cases

A free RSV vaccine which could prevent thousands of babies and young children from being admitted to hospital is being rolled out in Queensland.

AAP

Long Covid may be nothing unique in the future – but its effects today are still very real

While the long-term risk from a current infection is 10 times less than it was in 2020-21, a lot of people are still suffering after getting Covid early in the pandemic

The Guardian - AU

Spate of prisoner deaths at HMP Parc linked to drug spice

Ombudsman says it is likely that at least four of six recent deaths at G4S-run jail in Bridgend are drug-related

The Guardian - UK

U.S. life expectancy rebounded in 2022 but COVID and drug overdoses were still deadly

As the COVID pandemic faded in 2022, U.S. life expectancy rose by more than a year. But the virus and drug overdoses spurred by fentanyl still took nearly 300,000 lives.

WEKU

New vaping laws include jail time, heavy fines

As vaping continues to take hold among young generations, the government is introducing jail time and fines for those who breach bans under proposed laws.

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The Hindu

Vaccine for dengue may be available commercially by mid-2026

Indian Immunologicals Limited aims to release dengue vaccine by mid-2026 after successful phase 1 trials.

The Guardian - US

‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms

CDC data shows nearly 18m people could be living with long Covid even as health agency relaxes isolation recommendations

AAP

Time to stop using 'long COVID' - Qld health chief

John Gerrard says 'long COVID' wrongly implies something unique, sinister and exceptional when all viruses have long-term effects.

The Guardian - AU

Time to stop using term ‘long Covid’ as symptoms no worse than those after flu, Queensland’s chief health officer says

Researchers compared the symptoms and impairment of Covid and influenza patients a year after they tested positive

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COVID vax rates below 10 per cent, amid booster call ahead of winter wave

30 people in Hunter New England hospitals for COVID treatment.

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CDC Expands Program Testing International Travelers For COVID-19

CDC expands international traveler testing program to include Chicago's O'Hare and Miami airports, enhancing global surveillance for respiratory infections.

AAP

Teen 'doctor shopping' before drug overdose death

A coroner has begun investigating a 16-year-old boy's death after overdosing on painkillers from pharmacies.

WEKU

Wrestling with my husband's fear of getting COVID again

My husband is high risk and still takes COVID precautions. I want our old life back.

The Hindu

A man received 217 COVID shots — what does his body teach us?

A study in The Lancet of a man in Germany who received 217 doses of COVID-19 vaccines over 29 months reveals that the vaccines were well-tolerated and boosted the immune response.

AAP

New party drug scheme keeping users out of court

People caught with small amounts of illicit drugs in NSW are receiving fines, rather than court notices - but advocates want more clarity on the new scheme.

The Guardian - US

USPS to stop accepting orders for free Covid tests 8 March

US government has been mailing free at-home Covid tests on and off since January 2022 to curb spread of virus

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