Category : Health and Fitness
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine ‘provokes strong immunity’ and ‘working as expected’, study finds
A coronavirus vaccine developed at Oxford University is “doing everything expected” and provokes strong immunity to the virus, according to a study. The vaccine, which many hope will defeat the ongoing battle against Covid-19, is understood to safely trigger an...
As a rule of thumb, type 1 diabetes is defined as needing insulin and first appears in childhood or teen age. Type 2, on the other hand, tends to appear in later life, usually middle age, mostly doesn’t require insulin...
These days it seems there’s an app for everything, from reading to banking, we can do just about anything on our phones. So it’s no wonder that many people are glued to their screens. If you are a little obsessed...
An ‘effective’ Covid-19 vaccine will still not stop people from getting sick and dying, scientists have warned. They say trials being carried out by the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies are not powerful enough to guarantee the jab will save lives. Several vaccines...
The first coronavirus vaccines have rolled off a production line, raising hopes that a global fightback against the pandemic could soon be under way. US pharma giant Pfizer’s factory in Puurs, Belgium, has made hundreds of thousands of doses ready...
One of the ways we keep our spirits up during this Covid pandemic is by pinning our hopes on a vaccine. At least most of us do. But there’s a group of people who couldn’t care less, the antivaxxers –...
From wearing a mask to regularly washing your hands, there are several things you can do to reduce your risk of coronavirus. Now, one expert has claimed that extra toothbrushing could also help to protect you from Covid-19. Professor Martin Addy,...