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- HealthEvening Standard
How to protect yourself from norovirus, covid-19, flu, and RSV respiratory syncytial virus
A surge in cases has led Boots to launch a vaccine for the cluster of four viruses. Here’s what you can do to give yourself the best chance of dodging them
- PoliticsThe Independent
RFK Jr. once said Covid-19 pandemic ‘feels very planned to me’
Kennedy once suggested COVID was part of a ‘biosecurity agenda that will enslave the entire human race and plunge us into a dystopian nightmare’
- NewsSky News
Boris Johnson considered raiding Dutch warehouse during pandemic to retrieve COVID-19 vaccines
Boris Johnson claims he considered authorising a raid on a warehouse in the Netherlands during the pandemic to retrieve COVID-19 vaccines. Another extract from his upcoming book, released by the Daily Mail, describes Mr Johnson trying to convince the Duke of Sussex not to move to the United States. Meanwhile, the latest extract describes Mr Johnson writing about a point during the pandemic when AstraZeneca was "trying, in vain" to export the vaccine to the UK from Holland.
- ScienceThe Telegraph
Dangerous new coronavirus is one of more than 30 pathogens found in new study of Chinese fur farms
A concerning new bat coronavirus is among 36 novel viruses detected among animals including racoon dogs, mink and guinea pigs in Chinese fur farms, scientists have warned.
- PoliticsThe Guardian
Mark Zuckerberg says White House ‘pressured’ Facebook to censor Covid-19 content
Meta boss regrets bowing to government power and says he would not make the same choices today
- NewsEvening Standard
'Is mpox another Covid-19 - the answer is clearly no' - WHO chief
Health authorities in Europe are on alert after a case of the clade 1b variant was confirmed last week in Sweden and linked to a growing outbreak in Africa
- SportThe Independent
Noah Lyles leaves Olympic track in wheelchair after contracting Covid-19
Noah Lyles left the Olympics track in a wheelchair after winning bronze in the men’s 200m final, as it was confirmed he had contracted Covid-19. Letsile Tebogo stormed to victory in the 200m final to deny Lyles, the 100m champion, a sprint double at the Olympics on Thursday evening (8 August) . Botswana’s Tebogo won a dominant race in 19.46s, with Kenny Bednarek in second and Lyles adding bronze to his 100m gold.
- SportThe Independent
Adam Peaty misses mixed 4x100m medley relay heats as he recovers from Covid-19
Peaty tested positive for Covid-19 shortly after winning a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke
- HealthThe Independent
Should we be taking precautions against the FLiRT Covid-19 variant?
Infections have risen this summer in the UK, according to health officials
- NewsEvening Standard
Harvey Weinstein in hospital with Covid-19 and pneumonia as ex-film mogul awaits rape and sexual assault trial
Weinstein has been moved from New York's Rikers Island jail complex to a locked ward at Bellevue Hospital
