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Children in the UK may be more at risk of infections and other health complications this winter compared with previous years

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Flu, RSV and cost of living will all harm UK child health this winter

Seasonal infections are set to spike, while the cost-of-living crisis is also expected to affect some children’s mental and physical health

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Ambulance

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Liver disease deaths in England and Wales are up since pandemic began

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The omicron sub-variant BQ.1.1 has mutations that may help it to spread and perhaps evade past immunity

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A soup of omicron subvariants could drive the next covid-19 wave

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The uptake of covid-19 vaccines varies substantially between children aged 12 to 15 in England

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Covid jab rates vary in England in children of different ethnicities

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Kate Bingham

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UK isn't prepared for the next pandemic, says ex-vaccine chief

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Fewer than expected boys were born in England and Wales three months after lockdown was introduced

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Fewer boys born in England and Wales in early stage of the pandemic

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Being vaccinated against the coronavirus may reduce the risk of long covid with a breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Coronavirus vaccines could cut the risk of long covid by two-fifths

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A pharmacist administers a flu vaccine ahead of the UK's 2022/23 flu season

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NHS invites 12 million people to have booster to ward off 'twindemic'

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A face mask with virus sensor next to a laptop

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Smart face mask could detect coronavirus on other people’s breath

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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus (purple)

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The omicron coronavirus variant may protect against flu

In a laboratory study, the H1N1 seasonal flu virus didn't take hold in bronchial cells containing the omicron coronavirus variant, but the flu virus did replicate in cells containing the delta variant

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Covid-19 pandemic linked to early onset of puberty in some girls

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Most people with covid-19 are still infectious after five days

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Covid-19 linked to higher risk of brain conditions up to two years on

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More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it

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