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Up to 138,000 people around the world die from snakebites every year. Is a cure on the horizon?

Blackburn's Prof Dominic Harrison says child jabs are "desperately needed" to fight a rise in cases.

‘Close scrutiny’ of coronavirus hospital admission rates in Blackburn with Darwen Rising Covid-19 case rates in Blackburn with Darwen are unlikely to lead to increased deaths and hospital admissions – but the situation will be monitored daily with “close scrutiny”, says the borough’s health chief. Seven people are currently in hospital in East Lancashire with a coronavirus diagnosis out of a population of 555,000, said Professor Dominic Harrison. He said that a number of t...

‘Close scrutiny’ of coronavirus hospital admission rates in Blackburn with Darwen Rising Covid-19 case rates in Blackburn with Darwen are unlikely to lead to increased deaths and hospital admissions – but the situation will be monitored daily with “close scrutiny”, says the borough’s health chief. Seven people are currently in hospital in East Lancashire with a coronavirus diagnosis out of a population of 555,000, said Professor Dominic Harrison. He said that a number of t...

BBC News Published image copyrightReuters image captionPeople aged 38 and 39 are now being invited to receive vaccines across most of the UK A public health director has said he is "furious" the government has refused to allow extra vaccinations to halt the spread of the Covid-19 Indian variant. On Thursday, Blackburn with Darwen Council initially said all over-18s would be offered a jab, before later stating only those with underlying conditions could book a vaccination. Prof Dominic Harriso...

Surge testing is under way in areas of the North West of England where cases involving the Indian variant of coronavirus are on the increase. The “variant of concern” has been detected in Bolton, Greater Manchester, as well as in Blackburn, Lancashire, and Sefton in Merseyside, which have all seen rates rise rapidly. Blackburn with Darwen Council initially said on Thursday that it would be offering vaccines to all over-18s from next week following the increase in cases, but later said...

Covid eight times more likely to cause rare brain clot than AstraZeneca vaccine, study finds Samuel Lovett Replay Video UP NEXT The risk of developing a rare brain clot from Covid-19 is about eight times greater than from the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Oxford, who are not linked to the vaccine, also found that people infected with coronavirus are “manyfold times” more likely than normal to develop the rare clotting...

YOUNG adults have been warned against bending or breaking lockdown rules after new figures showed a big spike in coronavirus cases among a boroughs…

Hospitals in Tier 4 cancel operations and prepare to send Covid patients elsewhere Professor Joe Harrison said his hospital was now drawing up plans to send critical Covid patients to Oxford in light of a rise in admissions Hospitals in Tier 4 are cancelling planned operations and preparing to send Covid patients requiring intensive care elsewhere. Professor Joe Harrison, chief executive of Milton Keynes University NHS Foundation Trust, said his hospital was now drawing up plans to send critica...

Death of White Christmas or brutal Ice Age coming? Experts at odds over climate crisis EXCLUSIVE: Rising temperatures mean snowy Decembers will become less likely in the years to come, climate scientists warn, although our unique global position could also cause the opposite problem with the weather Dreaming of a White Christmas? In a few years, a dream is all it will be, say some experts (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Join the Secret Elves to get first access to our exclusive reviews of t...