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Tick-Borne Brain Disease Virus Found in 4 Areas: UKHSA

April 5, 2023
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned the public to avoid ticks after links were found between the bugs and cases of brain disease in four areas of the UK. The agency stressed that the risk of infection is very low to the general population, but greater awareness is needed among locals and hospital staff….

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UK to Stop Publishing COVID-19 Projections

December 26, 2022
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said it will stop publishing modelled projections of COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths as the publication is “no longer necessary.” In its latest publication of the data on Friday, the UKHSA Epidemiology Modelling Review Group (EMRG) said the next publication of its medium-term projections for COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths, which is…

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UKHSA Under Pressure to Shorten COVID-19 Isolation After Amending Misleading Guidance

January 11, 2022
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has added to the mounting pressure on the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to look for ways to further cut the isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. It comes amid high levels of COVID-19-related staff shortages in health care…

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COVID-19 Isolation Period Cut Short in England

December 22, 2021
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People who self-isolate after contracting COVID-19 in England could be released up to three days earlier, subject to lateral flow test results, the government has announced. For many, it could mean they will get out of isolation in time to see their families during Christmas. Announcing the change, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told broadcasters that…

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