The West Midlands trust raises its risk rating for ambulance handover delays to its highest level. Source link

Cells BSRT7 cells were a kind gift from Dr. Benhur Lee at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS)39,40 and Vero E6 cells were purchased from ATCC (CRL-1586). Chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) were isolated as described in a previous study41. All cell lines were maintained in Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM; Gibco) containing 10% […]

An early batch of the Pfizer BioNTech mRNA vaccine against COVID-19. The technology used expedited testing and manufacture.Credit: Vincent Kalut/Photonews via Getty Images The course of the COVID-19 pandemic was changed in late 2020 with a vaccine based on messenger RNA (mRNA), an unprecedented technology that has proved remarkably successful in protecting against the virus. […]

Cohort characteristics and COVID-19 vaccination Between May 2020 and June 2021 (database lock), we recruited 626 patients with cancer who received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, of whom 41 (7%) had no follow-up samples and were excluded from the analysis (Extended Data Fig. 1a and Table 1). Of the 585 evaluable patients, 93% received […]

Charlize Theron says countries have to start sharing vaccines if we are to reach the World Health Organization’s goal of vaccinating 70% of the planet next year. The actress, who has joined the social justice organisation Ford Foundation, wants the World Trade Organization to agree a waiver on vaccine patents – so countries can manufacture […]

The decision means 28 million US children between the ages of five and 11 may soon be eligible for Covid jabs. Source link

The Treasury has been making some claims about pay in the public and private sectors. Source link

According to a report to a Great Ormond Street Hospital public board meeting on 29 September, titled “Faulty batch of Histoacryl glue potentially impacting patient treatment outcomes”, the adhesive has been used for more than 30 years in the endovascular treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations – a tangle of blood vessels with abnormal connections between […]

A student from Liverpool who took up care work during the coronavirus pandemic has decided to don scrubs instead of dancing shoes in a change of career. Paul Wilson, a dance graduate from Edge Hill University, worked in a home during the lockdowns to help fund his degree. “I quickly realised I had a massive […]