UK Resilience

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Sat, 2011-01-22 09:18 — mdmcdonald

The mission of this working group is explore and understand what the U.K. resilience movement is about, and how its knowledge base and guiding principles might be of assistance to Resilience Systems and Resilience Networks around the world.

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England confirms 34 COVID cases linked to highly mutated variant BA.2.86

Fri, 2023-09-08 09:58 — mike kraft

England confirms 34 COVID cases linked to highly mutated variant - UKSHA UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) said on Friday that 34 COVID-19 cases linked to the highly mutated variant BA.2.86 had been identified in England. Reuters Reuters

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The agency said 28 of the confirmed cases were identified from a single outbreak at a care home in Norfolk.

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Blood cots may explain brain fog and fatigue among COVID victims--study

Thu, 2023-09-07 11:12 — mike kraft

Study links blood clots to brain fog after Covid

A recent UK study suggests that blood clots in the brain or lungs may explain some of the common symptoms experienced by people with "long Covid", including brain fog and fatigue. The study, which included 1,837 people admitted to hospital due to Covid, found that two blood proteins, fibrinogen and D-dimer, were associated with cognitive problems. It is estimated that 16% of these patients experience difficulties with thinking, concentrating, or remembering for at least six months.

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UK officials approve updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine

Tue, 2023-09-05 17:22 — mike kraft

UK regulator approves updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine The UK drug regulator said on Tuesday it has approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech that targets only the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant. Reuters Reuters

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UK health officials move forward autumn flu and Covid vaccinations as new variant spreads

Thu, 2023-08-31 09:50 — mike kraft

UK health officials bring forward autumn flu and Covid vaccinations Move in England comes after detection of highly-mutated coronavirus variant that is spreading around the world The Guardian

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New BA.2.86 variant found in Canada, Sweden and Scotland

Thu, 2023-08-31 09:40 — mike kraft

Sweden, Canada report BA.2.86 as UK speeds fall COVID vaccine rollout PAHO/Flickr cc CIDRAP

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Lockdowns and face masks ‘unequivocally’ cut spread of Covid -- new study

Thu, 2023-08-24 11:03 — mike kraft

Lockdowns and face masks ‘unequivocally’ cut spread of Covid, report finds Royal Society review looks at non-pharmaceutical interventions when applied in packages of several measures PA Media The Guardian

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U.K.'s initial assessment of COVID-19 BA.2.86 variant, plus other items

Tue, 2023-08-22 09:23 — mike kraft

UK posts initial COVID-19 BA.2.86 risk assessment Officials say the rapid appearance in multiple countries in people without travel histories suggests established international spread. CIDRAP

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The newly identified variant has many genetic mutations and is distant from BA.2, its likely ancestor, and currently circulating XBB variants. The similarity of the sequences so far—six samples from four countries—suggests relatively recent emergence and rapid growth, but the HSA said it has low confidence in that assessment, pending the examination of further sequences.

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US COVID inducations continue slow rise as UK reports first BA.2.86 case

Mon, 2023-08-21 09:16 — mike kraft

US COVID markers continue slow rise as UK reports first BA.2.86 case Kateryna Onyshchuk / iStock CIDRAP

COVID hospitalizations and death rose last week, along with other indicators and the proportion of newer Omicron variants such as EG.5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data updates.

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U.K. Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic

Wed, 2023-08-16 09:24 — mike kraft

Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic Record numbers of people have been hospitalised with heart attacks in the wake of the pandemic, official figures show. Yahoo News

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The new figures for England show that more than 84,000 patients were admitted to hospital because of a heart attack in 2021/22 – a rise of more than 7,000 in a year.

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