Tag Archives: spreading

Spreading the festive cheer to our NHS heroes

UK entries for the World’s Best Nurse award have been extended to 10th January 2023 Nominations can come from members of the public wishing to celebrate their NHS heroes, or from nurses themselves The winner will be announced on International Nurses Day (23rd May) 22nd December, London: Brits looking to spread the festive cheer this… Read More »

‘Fears you could still be spreading Covid even after you’ve been vaccinated’

We all know that the vaccines being delivered around the world right now work by protecting us from getting Covid. But what we still don’t know is whether they’ll also prevent us ­transmitting the virus to others. We simply don’t have enough public health data to answer the important question of transmission yet. In fact… Read More »

Dr. Scott Gottlieb: ‘Tens of thousands of kids’ with undetected coronavirus could be spreading it

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Thursday there are questions and concerns about how children might be contributing to the spread of the coronavirus.  “It might be that thousands of kids are actually getting coronavirus, tens of thousands of kids, and we just aren’t seeing it because the kids are getting a very mild illness or they’re… Read More »

COVID-19: Low risk of coronavirus spreading through tears

While researchers are certain that coronavirus spreads through mucus and droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing, it is unclear if the virus is spread through other bodily fluids, such as tears. Today’s just-published study offers evidence that it is unlikely that infected patients are shedding virus through their tears, with one important caveat. None of… Read More »