School and university starters could be at risk as immunity levels drop
3 months, 1 week ago

School and university starters could be at risk as immunity levels drop

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As students start new terms at school and university across the country, the UK’s Health Security Agency says England no longer has the levels of population immunity recommended by the World Health Organization to prevent disease outbreaks. This has sparked concern for the welfare of freshers and school children and experts have expressed worries over a “perfect storm” of potential infections within the country’s student population which could lead to serious long-term health issues. Leading testing expert, Dr Avinash Hari Narayanan, clinical lead at London Medical Laboratory, explains that “as many young people start university or school, Britain’s falling vaccination uptake levels are causing concern. The UK Government’s advice is: “If you are older and starting university for the first time, make sure you have had your vaccine before you enrol.” Parents and students might also benefit from learning about the symptoms of diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella, polio, meningitis and diphtheria.

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Mapped: Measles cases are surging across England - here’s where’s worst affected
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mapped: Measles cases are surging across England - here’s where’s worst affected

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Clusters of measles have been detected across England amid “worryingly” low …

Measles outbreak in England, most cases in children: What UK health agency said
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Measles outbreak in England, most cases in children: What UK health agency said

Hindustan Times  

UK's public health agency warned that an outbreak of measles in England could spread to other towns and cities if action is not taken to boost vaccinations. The UK Health Security Agency declared a national incident- a signal for a growing public health risk- as it said that 216 confirmed cases and 103 probable cases in the West Midlands were …

Flu and Covid-19 hospital admissions in England remain lower than last year
1 year, 1 month ago

Flu and Covid-19 hospital admissions in England remain lower than last year

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Flu and Covid-19 hospital admissions in England have fallen and …

Thousands of babies face hospitalisation with life-threatening virus this winter as government delays vaccine
1 year, 4 months ago

Thousands of babies face hospitalisation with life-threatening virus this winter as government delays vaccine

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We’re really disappointed that the programme hasn’t been rolled out in a way that is …

Unvaccinated students in UK face risk of deadly infection as ‘some tragically dying’
1 year, 4 months ago

Unvaccinated students in UK face risk of deadly infection as ‘some tragically dying’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK Health Security Agency said that every year students get “seriously ill, with …

UK officials warn low measles immunization rates could lead to tens of thousands of cases in London
1 year, 5 months ago

UK officials warn low measles immunization rates could lead to tens of thousands of cases in London

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s Health Security Agency said on Friday that measles vaccination rates in parts of London have dropped so low that the capital could see tens of thousands of cases of the rash-causing disease unless immunization coverage is quickly boosted. The Health Security Agency said that although the risk of an outbreak across the U.K. was low, the current …

Students warned not to confuse meningitis for hangover and to get vaccinated
2 years, 4 months ago

Students warned not to confuse meningitis for hangover and to get vaccinated

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK Health Security Agency has reminded young people and their parents to check …

‘Perfect storm’ of disease ahead with vaccines delayed and measles cases up, WHO and UNICEF say
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Perfect storm’ of disease ahead with vaccines delayed and measles cases up, WHO and UNICEF say

CNN  

CNN — The World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund warned of an increased risk of measles spread, with worldwide cases up nearly 80% so far in 2022 compared with 2021. “Pandemic-related disruptions, increasing inequalities in access to vaccines, and the diversion of resources from routine immunization are leaving too many children without protection against measles …

Measles warning as MMR jab uptake falls to lowest level in 10 years
2 years, 11 months ago

Measles warning as MMR jab uptake falls to lowest level in 10 years

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Vanessa Saliba, consultant epidemiologist at the UKHSA, said: “The MMR vaccine offers the best …

UK expands Covid vaccines to at-risk 5 to 11-year-old kids
2 years, 11 months ago

UK expands Covid vaccines to at-risk 5 to 11-year-old kids

India Today  

The UK’s National Health Service on Sunday expanded its Covid-19 vaccination programme to cover vulnerable children aged five to 11 years. NHS England said nearly 500,000 eligible children in England are set to receive their first dose of a Covid vaccine in line with advice set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. “We know vaccines give significant …

What can Australia learn from the UK's return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic?
3 years, 2 months ago

What can Australia learn from the UK's return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic?

ABC  

This time next month, hundreds of thousands of students in New South Wales and Victoria will be back at school after months of home learning. Professor Russell also pointed out the UK had "minimal mitigation measures" in place when schools went back, and recently removed mandatory masks. Zoë Hyde, an epidemiologist at the University of Western Australia and member of …

International students to return before Christmas in NSW but vaccine requirements lock some out
3 years, 3 months ago

International students to return before Christmas in NSW but vaccine requirements lock some out

ABC  

Hundreds of international students will be welcomed back to NSW before the end of the year but students from China and Nepal will likely be excluded from the pilot plan announced by the state government. "It's a very small initial pilot but it's an important signal that we're opening up to international students again," he said. Universities Australia CEO Catriona …

12 to 15-year-olds are being given Covid vaccines in schools from TODAY
3 years, 3 months ago

12 to 15-year-olds are being given Covid vaccines in schools from TODAY

Daily Mail  

Fourteen-year-old Jack Lane became one of the first to benefit from the extension of Britain's jab rollout today. He received his vaccination at Belfairs Academy in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Covid vaccines are being injected into healthy 12 to 15-year-olds in schools across Britain today for the first time. Fifteen-year-old Quinn Foakes receiving a Covid-19 vaccination at Belfairs Academy in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex …

UK medical officers give nod for COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 12 to 15
3 years, 3 months ago

UK medical officers give nod for COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 12 to 15

Firstpost  

The medical officers said their recommendation to the government was made after considering “what effect this will have on transmission in schools and effects on education” Children aged 12 to 15 should be offered a COVID vaccine, the UK’s chief medical officers have decided on Monday. The CMOs note in their letter to UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid: Overall however …

UK approves vaccines for 12-15s, aims to avoid lockdowns
3 years, 3 months ago

UK approves vaccines for 12-15s, aims to avoid lockdowns

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain decided Monday to follow other countries in offering coronavirus vaccines to children 12 and up, as the government gambled that expanded vaccination and mild tweaks to social behavior can avert the need for lockdowns in the winter. On Monday, the chief medical officers of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland recommended that children aged 12 to 15 …

Return to school tests Europe’s containment of Covid-19
3 years, 3 months ago

Return to school tests Europe’s containment of Covid-19

Live Mint  

Europe, having passed the U.S. in Covid-19 vaccinations, is facing the biggest test of its progress against the virus: reopening schools in the face of the Delta variant. In most European countries, infection, hospitalization and death rates from Covid-19 are well below those in the U.S. Health experts warn, however, that the mass return to schools and offices after August, …

Vaccinate teachers, children to keep schools safe from Covid-19: WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinate teachers, children to keep schools safe from Covid-19: WHO

India TV News  

As millions of children return to school for the new academic session, vaccinating teachers and other school staff against Covid-19 disease can help make schools a safe place against the infectious disease, the World Health Organisation and Unicef said on Monday. Children aged 12 years and above who have underlying medical conditions that put them at greater risk of severe …

COVID-19 | U.K. prepares to vaccinate children aged 12-15
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 | U.K. prepares to vaccinate children aged 12-15

The Hindu  

The British government says it is preparing to vaccinate children aged 12-15 against the coronavirus, even though the inoculation campaign has not yet been approved by the country’s vaccine advisors. The Department of Health said it wants “to be ready to hit the ground running” once approval comes and be in position to deliver shots in schools when the new …

Students' lack of routine vaccines muddies start of school
3 years, 4 months ago

Students' lack of routine vaccines muddies start of school

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s a big deal,” said Richard Long, executive director …

University becomes first in the UK to ban unvaccinated students
3 years, 4 months ago

University becomes first in the UK to ban unvaccinated students

The Telegraph  

A university has become the first in the country to ban students from living on campus if they cannot prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, The Telegraph can disclose. Hartpury University has warned it will be a “mandatory requirement” for students living in halls of residence to show they have had at least one dose. Unvaccinated sixth form students …

No need for kids to be vaccinated to attend school: WHO
3 years, 5 months ago

No need for kids to be vaccinated to attend school: WHO

India Today  

The World Health Organisation, during a briefing on Wednesday, said that kids do not need to be vaccinated to attend school. Emphasising the fact that schools should remain open, Dr Katherine O' Brien, a member of the WHO Covid-expert committee said: "There is no requirement for teenagers or kids to have to be vaccinated in order to attend school. On …

Schools reopening in India: ICMR chief suggests plans to reopen schools
3 years, 5 months ago

Schools reopening in India: ICMR chief suggests plans to reopen schools

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Once India starts reopening schools, it will be wise, to begin with, the primary section as children have a lower number of ace receptors to which virus attaches, making them much better at handling viral infections than adults, said ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, he said the Indian Council of Medical Research's …

Time to open up schools in a staggered way, Indian kids have good immunity: AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria
3 years, 5 months ago

Time to open up schools in a staggered way, Indian kids have good immunity: AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria

India Today  

Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi says that the country should consider reopening schools in a "staggered way". Speaking exclusively to India Today, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said, "I am a proponent of opening up schools in a staggered way, for districts that are seeing less virus circulation." 'KIDS HAVE GOOD LEVELS OF …

No vaccines for young children, but schools can reopen safely in the fall, a study shows
3 years, 6 months ago

No vaccines for young children, but schools can reopen safely in the fall, a study shows

LA Times  

Students wear masks and sit at socially distanced desks at a school in Ramona, Calif. Over the course of 2,000 runs of their model elementary school with a relaxed approach to masking, social distancing and isolation, a single infected child was likely to spread the coronavirus to an average of 1.7 other children over 30 days, researchers found. With students …

Student union hopeful upcoming school year will bring normalcy
3 years, 7 months ago

Student union hopeful upcoming school year will bring normalcy

NL Times  

The student union LSVb said they are hopeful that education will soon return to normal after health minister, Hugo de Jonge stated that he believes all adults who wish to be vaccinated will be fully inoculated by September. That would mean many restrictions can be dropped in time for the beginning of the new school year. “After a turbulent past …

Students with plans to study abroad to get vaccinated in Mumbai
3 years, 7 months ago

Students with plans to study abroad to get vaccinated in Mumbai

India Today  

The government of Maharashtra has decided to vaccinate the students who are going to overseas universities for their studies. Aaditya Thackeray tweeted, “For students who received confirmation of admission in a university abroad and require vaccines for the same, the BMC has arranged free Walkin vaccination this coming Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 3 centers- Rajawadi, Cooper and Kasturba.” He further …

IITs, higher education institutes want students to be vaccinated before returning to campus
3 years, 7 months ago

IITs, higher education institutes want students to be vaccinated before returning to campus

India Today  

Several higher educational institutes in India, including the Indian Institutes of Technology have said that vaccination of students and staff against coronavirus at the earliest is the way forward to ensure their safe return to the campuses. While talking to PTI about the vaccination for students, IIT Guwahati Director TG Sitharam said, “Vaccination seems to be the most immediate and …

UK eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge
3 years, 9 months ago

UK eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbors. With U.K. coronavirus vaccination rates outstripping those of European Union nations, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is easing the stark “stay at home” message that has curtailed everyday life — and kept the virus in check — …

Highest school attendance during pandemic in England but tens of thousands still self-isolating, data shows
3 years, 9 months ago

Highest school attendance during pandemic in England but tens of thousands still self-isolating, data shows

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number …

Childhood development threatened by the pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

Childhood development threatened by the pandemic

Live Mint  

Closed schools, surging poverty, forced marriages and depression—after a year of the pandemic, indicators measuring child and adolescent development have all regressed, a setback that heralds lasting stigma for an entire generation, UNICEF has warned. "The number of children who are hungry, isolated, abused, anxious, living in poverty and forced into marriage has increased," Henrietta Fore, executive director of the …

US Teens to Receive Vaccinations Covid-19 by Autumn, Younger Children Next Year: Fauci
3 years, 9 months ago

US Teens to Receive Vaccinations Covid-19 by Autumn, Younger Children Next Year: Fauci

News 18  

High school students in the United States should be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations by the autumn, with younger students likely to be cleared for vaccinations in early 2022, top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday. Fauci said he expected the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue relaxed guidelines for people who have already …

Oxford University launches COVID vaccine study on children
3 years, 10 months ago

Oxford University launches COVID vaccine study on children

India TV News  

The University of Oxford has launched the first study to assess the safety and immune responses in children and young adults of its coronavirus vaccine. “While most children are relatively unaffected by coronavirus and are unlikely to become unwell with the infection, it is important to establish the safety and immune response to the vaccine in children and young people …

Teachers not at higher risk of Covid than other groups: RIVM boss
3 years, 11 months ago

Teachers not at higher risk of Covid than other groups: RIVM boss

NL Times  

Primary schools and daycare centers can reopen safely, Jaap van Dissel of public health institute RIVM said in a briefing to parliament on Thursday. Teachers are not at higher risk of contracting the coronaviurs than other population groups, and kids up to the age of 12 really play a small role in spreading the virus, he said, ANP and NOS …

U.K. hits daily coronavirus record, is urged to keep schools closed
4 years ago

U.K. hits daily coronavirus record, is urged to keep schools closed

The Hindu  

With daily coronavirus infections surging as a result of a new virus variant, the British government faced mounting pressure on Saturday from teachers’ unions to keep schools in England closed for at least another two weeks. The government, which oversees schools in England, has already decided to keep all schools in London closed next week to try to stem new …

Tougher lockdown restriction likely on the way, says UK PM Johnson
4 years ago

Tougher lockdown restriction likely on the way, says UK PM Johnson

India Today  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that tougher lockdown restrictions were probably on the way as COVID-19 cases keep rising, but that schools were safe and children should continue to attend. Much of England is already under the toughest level of restriction set out in a four-tier system of regional regulations designed to stop the spread of the …

UK hits daily virus record, is urged to keep schools closed
4 years ago

UK hits daily virus record, is urged to keep schools closed

Associated Press  

LONDON — With daily coronavirus infections surging as a result of a new virus variant, the British government faced mounting pressure Saturday from teachers’ unions to keep schools in England closed for at least another two weeks. The government, which oversees schools in England, has already decided to keep all schools in London closed next week to try to stem …

London schools to stay closed amid COVID-19 infection surge
4 years ago

London schools to stay closed amid COVID-19 infection surge

India TV News  

The UK government has instructed all primary schools in London to remain closed and not return for the new term on Monday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections rates across England. While Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said closing all London schools was "the right decision" and praised the "constructive conversations over the past two days", the Opposition Labour Party …

Thousands fewer children immunised against common diseases because of lockdown
4 years, 1 month ago

Thousands fewer children immunised against common diseases because of lockdown

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lockdown measures in England led to thousands fewer children receiving vital …

Students should not return home if there is an outbreak at their university, Government says
4 years, 3 months ago

Students should not return home if there is an outbreak at their university, Government says

The Telegraph  

Students should not return home if there is an outbreak at their university in order to avoid spreading coronavirus around the country, the Government has said. Please, for the sake of your education, for your parents’ and your grandparents’ health, wash your hands, cover your face, make space, and don’t socially gather in groups of more than six now and …

Schools should be presented with MMR jab certificates before pupils can start, MP says
5 years, 3 months ago

Schools should be presented with MMR jab certificates before pupils can start, MP says

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Sheerman said on Monday: “It …

Call for a ‘no jab, no school’ rule to halt the spread of measles
5 years, 7 months ago

Call for a ‘no jab, no school’ rule to halt the spread of measles

Daily Mail  

Children should be banned from going to school unless they are vaccinated against measles, experts have said. A study warned that current vaccination policies are ‘not sufficient’ to prevent a deadly resurgence of the disease in the next three decades Scientists at the Bruno Kessler Foundation and Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, looked at vaccination trends in countries including the …

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