Restrictions in Europe for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 could evolve with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) developing scenarios for when physical distancing rules can be lifted.
The ECDC says that when individuals are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, they could relax the use of face-masks and social distancing.
People who are fully vaccinated could also meet unvaccinated people who are not at risk of severe COVID-19 without face masks, the agency says. It’s a cautious recognition of the fact that when people are vaccinated the risk of transmission is reduced and also the risk of in particularly getting seriously ill is very significantly reduced, Martin McKee, a Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, told Euronews.
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Grant funding awarded to uncover the causes of non-allergic asthma in children in both high income and low-and-middle-income countries
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have been awarded over £2.2m for a study focusing on the causes and characteristics of non-allergic asthma, in the hope of improving treatment or even prevention.
The CAMERA study, led by Professor Neil Pearce, Professor of Biostatistics & Epidemiology at LSHTM and funded by a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant, will aim to uncover why non-atopic (also known as non-allergic) asthma occurs, and the mechanisms involved, in different settings.
Babies surviving GBS disease ‘more likely to need special educational support’
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Babies who survive a potentially deadly disease caused by a common type of bacteria passed on from their mothers may be twice as likely to have life-changing disabilities and require special educational support than those not infected, research suggests.
Scientists in the UK and Europe found infants who develop invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease during the first days and months of their lives are at risk of having lasting neurodevelopmental impairments (NDI) – disabilities in the functioning of the brain that affect a child’s behaviour, memory or ability to learn.
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Babies who survive Group B streptococcal disease more likely to require special educational support into their second decade
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Largest study of its kind shows infected babies face greater risk of neurodevelopmental impairments and underlines need for follow-up care for survivors and maternal GBS vaccines
Invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease, notably meningitis, during the first days and months of a baby’s life can have persistent effects for children and hence their families, according to new research. Published in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the study is the first evidence of long-term effects including after GBS sepsis (infection in the bloodstream).