Tag: covid 19 epidemiology
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Will Social Distancing Trigger A Surge In Flu Cases Next Year?
A new study suggests that the measures taken to protect society from Covid-19 will have negative implications on the rate of infections for other illnesses, which may lead to our healthcare system being burdened. Social distancing was one of the most important measures put in place to combat the Covid-19 pandemic this year but it…
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With Beauty Salons To Close Yet Again, What Does The Second National Lockdown Mean For Your Beauty Appointments?
On Saturday evening Prime Minister Boris Johnson once again addressed the nation to explain that we haven’t done enough to curb this pandemic. As a consequence he is proposing a new national lockdown which will see the closure of all non-essential shops including all related to the beauty industry. On Wednesday Parliament will vote on…
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Covid-19 Experimental Vaccine Hopes Are Increased
A Chinese state-owned enterprise, Sinopharm, published results in the Lancet that suggest the jab they developed is safe and can produce an immune response. 600 healthy adults were given Sinopharm’s jab, dubbed BBIBP, and none suffered an adverse reaction. Every volunteer given a double-dose of Sinopharm’s vaccine made antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. It was…
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Scientists To Infect 24 People With A Weakened Version Of The Coronavirus To Develop Vaccine
Up to two dozen people in Britain could be deliberately infected with a weakened form of coronavirus as part of a trial to develop a vaccine against Covid-19. Codagenix, a New York based company, plans to begin experiments of its vaccine in London by the end of the year. The vaccine is likely to be trialled at a 24-bed…
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Epidemiology Explained
Why is COVID-19 a pandemic and what happens now?