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Young people are being urged to treat Covid-19 seriously as case numbers in Tayside soar. NHS Tayside has issued an urgent plea for young people to get their Covid-19 vaccinations as the region battles one of the worst infection rates in Europe. Director of public health Dr Emma Fletcher shared what she described as “an exceptionally serious message” as it was revealed the health board has had to open a new Covid ward at Ninewells Hospital as cases soar and admissions reached their highest ...

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NBC Universal, Inc. When the coronavirus pandemic hit and schools shut down, in-person learning wasnt the only thing children were missing out on. Many families in Massachusetts and across the nation relied on school breakfasts and lunches to keep their kids from going hungry. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. "The pandemic occurred abruptly, we had to pivot abruptly into numerous different feeding systems based on USDA waivers," sai...

A lot of people and businesses needed help, and agencies were eager to react. Plenty of donors were willing to pitch in. Bringing the two together wasn’t so easy in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, but the leaders whose efforts eventually became the Worcester Together fund quickly had to match needs with giving during a time when a health crisis was moving so fast that little time could be wasted.  Image From late winter 2020 through July, the fund had undoubtedly succeeded expect...

NEWPORT — A large Black Lives Matter logo on the floor of the gymnasium at Rogers High School is causing some discussion in the community, according to School Committee members. The logo is just the words “Black Lives Matter” and the letters are made of vinyl that can be removed from the floor.   Development and planning of the logo was an initiative of three students on the girls basketball team — Miyah Brooks, Maeve Crowley and Ellie Margolis — all of whom addressed the School Co...

“Our working assumption from all the scientists is that the vaccine response should be adequate for this virus,” Sir Patrick Vallance, the U.K. government’s chief scientific adviser,  “Whilst it may not be actually resistant, it may not take so many changes after this for it to get there,”  Growth rate from genomic data: which suggest a growth rate of VUI-202012/01 that that is 71% (95%CI: 67%-75%) higher than other variants. It was noted that VUI-202012/01 has demonstrated exponen...

© SYSTEM NHS Tayside is preparing for a surge in demand in January 2021 Top Tayside doctors have warned that January could be “the most challenging” yet because of household mixing over Christmas. On Thursday the NHS board discussed how it was planning to deal with a predicted surge in coronavirus on top of the normal winter pressures such as the seasonal flu and people breaking bones after slipping on ice. This comes as the health board marked the 269th day of dealing with coronavirus in ...

NHS Tayside bracing itself for ‘perfect storm in most challenging winter Surge in COVID cases and illnesses expected Perth Royal Infirmary Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPriva...

Coronavirus: Dundee professor warns relaxation of Christmas rules may come at a price © Supplied Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Tayside specialist who has worked with coronavirus patients in Ninewells Hospital, has warned the relaxation of restrictions at Christmas could lead to further lockdowns in January. Speaking on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland, Professor James Chalmers said the health service wa...