Hedgehogs, History, and MRSA
Antibiotic use may get a reprieve from shouldering the blame for resistance after scientists discover the superbug MRSA existed in hedgehogs long before antibiotics were in everyday use.
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Antibiotic use may get a reprieve from shouldering the blame for resistance after scientists discover the superbug MRSA existed in hedgehogs long before antibiotics were in everyday use.
Professor Mike Holmes, who leads the vaccination centre YORK’S mass vaccination centre is likely to continue in operation this autumn to deliver most of the city’s Covid booster jabs, The Press can reveal. However, the simultaneous massive flu vaccination programme is expected to be delivered from a variety of sites across the city, with children possibly given the vaccine via a nasal spray. The developments are revealed in the latest column for this newspaper, written by Professor Mike Holmes, who leads the complex at Askham Bar. He says many people have been asking him how York ...
UNIVERSITY of Bolton governors have justified the £300,000 plus pay package awarded to its Vice-Chancellor crediting Prof George Holmes for transforming the university from a failing institution into a successful establishment. Under new rules, universities must justify the pay of their vice-chancellors in a bid to improve transparency following criticism of pay awards. The University of Bolton penned a two page missive as part of its latest financial statement covering 2019/20. It states that Prof Holmes leadership was was tested “as never before” in the face of challenges posed...
A YORK MP is to hold a public meeting to talk about the Covid-19 vaccination programme in York. Labour MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell, made the announcement after she dropped in at the city's Covid-19 vaccine centres to meet volunteers and staff. Ms Maskell, said that, having dealt with a large number of constituent enquiries about the vaccination centre, she decided to visit the Askham Bar site to hear of the journey that they have been on, to ensure that York is vaccinated safely. She said she believes that it is so important that the public can be confident of the process an...
YORK is to become a national vaccination hub – with people living up to 45 minutes away travelling to the city to receive the jab.