King’s College London
Vaccinated adults who contract COVID-19 infection experience a less severe illness, new research has found.
However, adults who are frail, living in areas of high deprivation or have unhealthy lifestyles are more at risk of COVID-19 infection and getting ill, despite being vaccinated, compared to other vaccinated people.
Researchers at King’s College London analysed data from participants logging their symptoms, tests and vaccines on the UK ZOE COVID Symptom Study app between 8th December 2020 and 14th May 2021, including 1,102,192 individuals who had been vaccinated. They examined in detail 2,278 adults who tested positive for COVID-19 after vaccination and compared them to both vaccinated adults who tested negative for COVID-19 and unvaccinated adults who tested positive for COVID-19. The team focused on infections developing more than 14 days after receiving either one dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, which is when immunity starts to develop
Q My pelvic floor has never been the same since I had three children in my late 30s. I get anxious any time I sneeze, cough or burst out laughing and although I have tried Pilates in the past, I wasn’t ever sure I was doing it right. I’m worried that, at 57, I’ve left it too late to do something about it?
A First, it’s never too late to make a difference. And secondly, you are far from alone 50 per cent of women have the same issue and, while one in ten requires a surgical procedure, there is so much that can be done to protect and improve your pelvic floor strength without the need for intervention.
The science of why the sun makes us feel so happy
After a bleak winter spent predominantly indoors, time in the sunshine is just what the doctor ordered – but why is it so good for us?
Are you happiest with some sun on your skin?
Step outside and what is the first thing that you notice? Maybe it’s the groups of six sat chatting happily in the park, or the cheery chirping of the birds. But one thing that everyone seems to have in common when the sun s out is a good mood.
The recent warm weather and sunny spells have conveniently coincided with the gentle easing of lockdown restrictions, with pubs reopening outdoors and social gatherings being allowed outside once again (rule of 6 applies). After months of being stuck inside our homes during one of the bleakest winters on record, this sunny spell is just what the doctor ordered.