Millions of eligible people will be offered a COVID-19 and flu vaccine from 11 September, in line with the latest expert guidance on the new COVID-19 variant. This change follows an announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care and the UK Health Security Agency on the risks presented by the new BA.2.86 COVID-19 […]
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Flowflex SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Receives Health Canada Approval
Flowflex SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Tests have gained Health Canada sales & import authorisation for lab-based and point of care testing. The Health Canada has assessed the relative sensitivity & specicificity, and accurancy of each approved test, with Flowflew performing as follows: Relative Sensitivity: 97.1% Relative Specificity: 99.5% Accuracy: 98.8% The tests are authorised for the […]
Healgen Rapid Antigen Tests Receives New Zealand Governmental Approval
Healgen Rapid Antigen Tests have been authorised by the Director-General of Health at Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora, New Zealand. The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora’s performance requirements for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests are internationally aligned with technical specifications published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the European Commission. The MoH has […]
Flowflex SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Receives TGA Approval In Australia
Flowflex SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test has been authorised for as a self-test by the Australian Government Department of Heath Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The TGA’s performance requirements for COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests are internationally aligned with technical specifications published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the European Commission. This includes a clinical sensitivity of […]
Covid-19: US reopens border to UK travellers after almost two years
UK visitors are now able to travel to the US for the first time in nearly two years. The border reopened at 05:01 GMT and the first flights took off from Heathrow at 08:50. All UK visitors over 18 have to provide proof of vaccination to enter the US. American travellers have been able to […]
Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study finds
Lateral flow tests (LFTs) are very good at detecting people most likely to spread Covid-19 and positive results should be trusted, say University College London researchers. When LFTs were introduced, they were criticised for being less accurate than PCR tests, which are analysed in a lab. But the study found rapid tests were “a very […]
Flowflex™ COVID-19 Home Test Receives FDA EUA
ACON Laboratories, Inc., a leading global medical device manufacturer for 25 years, announced today that its Flowflex™ COVID-19 Antigen Home Test has been authorised for emergency use (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test is a simple nasal swab test which will soon be available for purchase without a […]
Vitamin A treatment trial for Covid loss of smell
Vitamin A nasal drops might be able to treat the loss or altered sense of smell in some people who have had Covid, UK researchers say. The University of East Anglia is conducting a 12-week trial. Only some of the volunteer patients will receive the treatment but all will be asked to sniff powerful odours […]
Boris Johnson warns Covid risk remains as he unveils England’s winter plan
Plans for tackling Covid during autumn and winter in England have been unveiled, with Boris Johnson warning the disease “remains a risk”. They include booster jabs for millions – but hold in reserve measures like vaccine passports for certain settings. “Plan A” is designed to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed, and promotes vaccines and testing. […]
Mandatory jabs for health staff being considered in consultation
Compulsory Covid and flu jabs for frontline NHS and care workers in England are being considered in a government consultation. Plans are already in place to make it mandatory for care home workers in England to be fully vaccinated. But some unions and care organisations have warned that making the jabs mandatory will lead to […]