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210321 | What CAN we do after March 29 that we can't do now?
Submitted by InYourArea and ... on Fri, 12/03/2021 - 18:48.
21st March read more »
210308 | Families asked to take regular Covid tests as children return to school - Asymptomatic cases third of all infections
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Wed, 10/03/2021 - 14:38.
Families asked to take regular Covid tests as children return to school
Asymptomatic cases are thought to make up a third of all infections
8 March 2021 
By Dave Doyle
Millions of children and their families are being asked to take Covid tests as schools reopen this morning, even if they show no symptoms. read more »
210309 | Chris Whitty predicts surge in Covid cases and delay in easing of lockdown
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Tue, 09/03/2021 - 14:30.
Chris Whitty predicts surge in Covid cases and delay in easing of lockdown
210305 | UK’s Covid-19 R rate rises for first time since January | overall level has increased despite the ongoing lockdown
Submitted by via InYourArea on Mon, 08/03/2021 - 12:57.
UK Covid-19 R rate rises for the first time since January
The overall level has increased despite the ongoing lockdown
5 March 2021 
By Feargal Brennan
The UK’s Covid-19 R rate has risen slightly this week in a first increase in levels since the middle of January. read more »
210228 | Breakdown of Covid vaccinations in Cornwall by cluster area
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Mon, 01/03/2021 - 13:41.
28th February read more »
210225 | 1 in 7 people in the UK have Covid-19 antibodies from Pfizer jab Study reveals a growing level of resistance to the vi
Submitted by via InYourArea on Thu, 25/02/2021 - 01:00.
1 in 7 people in the UK have Covid-19 antibodies from Pfizer jab
Study reveals a growing level of resistance to the virus across the UK
25 February 2021 
By Neil Shaw
Approximately one in seven people have developed antibodies to the Covid-19 virus based on a recent study into the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. read more »
210222 | What is it like to get a Covid jab - and what side effects after?
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Mon, 22/02/2021 - 01:00.
22nd February read more »
210216 | Shielding support for new and existing clinically extremely vulnerable residents | additional 4,333 adults in Cornwall
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Fri, 19/02/2021 - 11:51.
Shielding support for new and existing clinically extremely vulnerable residents
Cornwall Council,?NHS Kernow?and Volunteer Cornwall?are reassuring?all clinically extremely vulnerable residents?that?support?is?available?as more people are asked to shiel read more »
200113 | Long Covid in the UK – what we know so far
Submitted by via InYourArea on Fri, 19/02/2021 - 11:19.
Official estimates indicate around 20% of people who test positive for Covid-19 go on to experience long term issues.Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) claims 186,000 positive cases have been impacted by continuing symptoms for up to 12 weeks, with some evidence of many patients being unable to return to work and full capabilities properly for up to six months.
Long Covid in the UK read more »
210204 | Covid-19: How the UK is using lateral flow tests in the pandemic | BMJ
Submitted by via BMJ on Wed, 17/02/2021 - 18:22.
Public Health England’s evaluation of the Innova test showed that its
sensitivity was 79.2% when used by trained laboratory scientists, 73%
when used by trained healthcare staff, but only 57.5% when used by track
and trace centre staff employed by the pharmacy chain Boots
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Where the tests have been used among asymptomatic people in real world read more »
