News:
01 Dec: Northern Territory police arrest three Howard Springs quarantine escapees
01 Dec: Greece imposes monthly fines of 100 euros on the over-60s who refuse a Covid vaccine
01 Dec: Man who damaged vaccine centre jailed
01 Dec: Four injured after WWII bomb explodes in Munich, disrupts trains
02 Dec: Omicron is supercharging the COVID vaccine booster debate
02 Dec: Second monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 approved in the UK
03 Dec: Omicron: Don’t panic but prepare for likely spread, says WHO
03 Dec: How real is the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine?
04 Dec: Two hippos in Belgian zoo test positive for COVID-19
05 Dec: Asad Bhatti: Redhill financial analyst had explosives, jury told
08 Dec: Bird flu at ‘phenomenal’ level in UK, chief vet warns
08 Dec: FDA authorizes AstraZeneca’s preventative COVID-19 antibody treatment
09 Dec: Russian invasion of Ukraine would be like World War Two, warns defence chief
10 Dec: Covid-19 news: UK will see large wave of omicron, scientist says
10 Dec: Moderna asks investors to wait for full data on flu vaccine amid selloff
12 Dec UK coronavirus (COVID-19) alert level increased from Level 3 to Level 4
12 Dec: Omicron is sneaky. It could be fatal for us – or for our faith in government
14 Dec: St Austell man arrested after ‘explosive device’ was located in a car at St Dennis
14 Dec: COVID: Omicron variant spreading at unprecedented rate, says WHO
17 Dec: Covid: First UK patients given take-at-home pill Molnupiravir
17Dec: Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive
17 Dec: Modelling suggests rapid spread of Omicron in England but same severity as Delta
20 Dec: Christmas travel will spread Omicron and it is already poised to become dominant in US, Fauci says
20 Dec: What is Russia’s Vladimir Putin planning?
20 Dec: Omicron is now the dominant strain of coronavirus in the US, according to the CDC
21 Dec: Bird-flu: UK chief vet issues plea amid surge in HN51 cases
22 Dec: Israel to offer fourth dose of COVID vaccines as Omicron surges
24 Dec: Omicron’s cold-like symptoms mean UK guidance ‘needs urgent update’
24 Dec: Belgium agrees to close ageing nuclear reactors
27 Dec: CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population
31 Dec: Oral COVID-19 antiviral, Paxlovid, approved by UK regulator
Technology:
01 Dec: Visualising SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and mitigations
01 Dec: New data affirms 3rd COVID vaccine dose significantly boosts protection
01 Dec: Moderna edges out Pfizer vaccine in head-to-head comparison
02 Dec: Scientists say they may have found the way AstraZeneca’s vaccine can cause rare blood clots
02 Dec: Novavax could have an Omicron-specific COVID vaccine ready by January
02 Dec: US begins production of its latest air-dropped nuclear munition
02 Dec: Covid-19: FDA expert panel recommends authorising molnupiravir but also voices concerns
03 Dec: COVID-19 reinfection study from South Africa yields ominous data about Omicron
06 Dec: Covid: How vaccines changed the course of the pandemic
08 Dec: Lab study shows vaccine booster vital for preventing Omicron infection
10 Dec: Comparing the COVID-19 Vaccines: How Are They Different?
10 Dec: Nasal vaccine may aid fight against new viral variants
13 Dec: Two vaccine doses won’t protect from Omicron infection, Oxford study finds
13 Dec: New resistance-busting antibiotic combination could extend the use of ‘last-resort’ antibiotics
13 Dec: New copper surface eliminates bacteria in just two minutes
14 Dec: Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill 89% effective against hospitalization
15 Dec: Researchers first to predict when bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics
17 Dec: Boosters vital to mitigate impact of Omicron, but may lose some effectiveness
20 Dec: Covid: Vulnerable NHS patients to be offered new drug
20 Dec: Anthrax toxin may be the key to new pain-blocking therapies
20 Dec: Traditional medicinal plant relieves malaria symptoms
21 Dec: Omicron: South African scientists probe link between variants and untreated HIV
22 Dec: Australia tests blood thinner spray against Covid
22 Dec: FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19
29 Dec: Explained: Two new vaccines, an oral pill against Covid-19, and how they work