Flu & Viruses
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Festival warning on monkeypox
Monkeypox could spread rapidly through Europe during the coming summer festival season, the World Health Organization has warned. Read more
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Vaccine ‘urgently needed to tackle respiratory syncytial virus’
A vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus is urgently needed because the infection is responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in young children a year, experts say today. Read more
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Vaccination after COVID could decrease risk of long COVID
Long COVID symptoms could be alleviated in some people through vaccination, researchers report today. Read more
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Half of hospitalised COVID patients have symptoms after two years
Half of people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 have at least one symptom two years later, Chinese research has found. Read more
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New support for COVID vaccine in pregnancy
A new study has found no evidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. Read more
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COVID-19 increases risks for people with heart problems
People with high blood pressure, diabetes or major heart damage who contract COVID-19 and are unvaccinated face a nine times increased risk of serious outcomes, a new study has shown. Read more
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Death toll from pandemic 15 million – WHO
Nearly 15 million people globally lost their lives in the first two years of the COVID pandemic because of the virus, according to a new World Health Organization estimate. Read more
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Reasons why dog rabies persists in Africa revealed
Reasons why dog-mediated rabies remains endemic in affected regions across Africa, despite low virus prevalence, have been revealed, thanks to a UK-led study. Read more
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Warning of measles, polio resurgence
The world is facing a new threat from measles, with a near doubling of cases in the wake of the pandemic, world agencies have warned. Read more
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Low deaths in communities with high COVID-19 vaccine rates
People living in communities with high COVID-19 vaccination rates record fewer deaths from the virus, a new US study has found. Read more