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CANBERRA, Australia — Australia will begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19...

UK government scientific advisers say the COVID-19 variant now predominant in the country may be up to 70 per cent more deadly than previous variants, underscoring concerns about how mutations may change the characteristics of the disease.

Australia will begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19 next week after its first shipment of Pfizer vaccine was delivered on Monday.

Australia will begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19 next week after its first shipment of Pfizer vaccine was delivered on Monday.

UK study finds new coronavirus variant may be more deadly SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 14, 2021, 11:46 PM IST Share Synopsis The new report is based on analysis of a dozen studies that found the so-called Kent variant, named after the county where it was first identified, is likely 30 per cent to 70 per cent more deadly than other variants. Agencies 2,845,625.0 London: UK government scientific advisers say the COVID-19 variant now predominant in the country may be up to 70 per cent more deadly th...

SOMERSET has played its part in the fight against Covid-19, by contributing to a study which aims to reduce deaths in patients hospitalised with the…

SOMERSET has played its part in the fight against Covid-19, by contributing to a study which aims to reduce deaths in patients hospitalised with the…

Arthritis drug Tocilizumab reduces Covid-19 deaths, Plymouth trials show Patients who take tocilizumab are not only more likely to survive Covid-19, but also tend to spend less time in hospital Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now A trial carried out in South West hospitals has proven the effectiveness of a using an arthritis drug to treat patients suffering from Covid-19. The RECOVERY research project, which included Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital, has shown that tocilizumab ...

A clinical trial including patients from Cornwalls hospitals says it has found evidence that an anti-inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis treatment reduces the risk of death for hospitalised patients with severe Covid-19. Researchers with the RECOVERY trial say that tocilizumab also reduces the length of hospital admission, and the risk of patients requiring mechanical ventilation. The RECOVERY trial was the world’s first study to show that dexamethasone – a cheap and available steroid t...

Tim Dixon Frontline staff at Exeter’s Nightingale hospital with their gift bags - Credit: Paul Dimond Branscombe Brewery owner Paul Dimond answered a call for help from daughter-in-law Sharon Pavey when she needed someone to deliver hundreds of goodwill bags to NHS staff on the coronavirus frontline. Paul, who stopped brewing his famous ales when lockdown restrictions saw pubs and bars forced to shut, made himself and the brewery’s van available to support Sharon’s Thank You Exeter NHS ap...