3 shots of Pfizer's COVID vaccine generate strong immune response in under 5 age group

The Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE has said he is "very concerned" about the rise in the number of people in hospital, with or because of Covid-19.

EastEnders and most recently took part in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! The actor has revealed in a new interview that he was told by doctors he needed to give up drinking after he suffered a stomach issue, which pushed him to shed an incredible three stone.Adam admitted in his interview that due to his drinking habits his "liver was taking a hammering", leading doctors to give him a stern warning.He said: "I went into hospital with a stomach issue and they pointed out my liver was probably taking a bit of a hammering."They said, 'Look, give your liver a rest for six weeks, we’ll do some tests'.Then Covid happened and six weeks became 12 weeks."And I thought, 'Do you know what — I’ve cracked this, I don’t miss it, I'm better off without it'."He continued: "With giving up alcohol, the weight drops off and because the weight drops off it was earlier to cycle, so it was easier to stay fit", Adam told The Sun.The former EastEnders star did however admit that this doesn't mean he will be giving up booze forever, but at the moment he is "quite happy not drinking".Recently, Adam slammed EastEnders bosses for turning Ian Beale into a "sociopath" on the show.He claimed that due to this, his character had become "very unpopular" due to his "rude" ways.Adam joined the soap in 1985 and quit in January last year.Ian hit rock bottom on the soap in 2020 when he split from his long-term wife Jane, played by Laurie Brett.Speaking to Kate Thornton on her podcast White Wine Question Time, Adam admitted: "The character evolved. If you think back in the 80s, he was a spotty, teenage kid."He was getting bullied at school, his dad wanted him to do boxing."It's been a very, very long journey.

Saudi lifted measures imposed to prevent the spread of the virus, including a requirement to wears face masks indoors. Meanwhile, India on Monday witnessed 12,781 new Covid-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 4,33,09,473, while the daily positivity rate went past 4 per cent after 130 days, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,873 with 18 new fatalities.

The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee is coming to Glasgow next week as part of its inquiry into how health assessments for benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can be improved.

Low-cost airline EasyJet said today it was cutting thousands more flights this summer after London Gatwick and Amsterdam airports reduced capacity and it battled staff shortages on the ground and in the air.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - One candidate is unabashedly blunt, willing to embrace progressive positions, doing little to build rapport with party leaders and dominating rooms with a 6-foot-8-inch frame. The other crafts a more moderate image, a deliberate public speaker who became a congressional aide out of college and has carefully cultivated relationships within the party ever since.In both style and substance, John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro strike dramatically different profiles.Yet their fate — and that of the Democratic Party — is intertwined in a pair of Pennsylvania elections that will be among the most closely watched in the U.S.Fetterman offers Democrats their clearest path to picking up a U.S.

COLOGNE, Germany - At a gas station near the Cologne, Germany, airport, Bernd Mueller watches the digits quickly climb on the pump: 22 euros ($23), 23 euros, 24 euros. The numbers showing how much gasoline he’s getting rise, too. But much more slowly.

BATH, Maine - The christening of a Navy destroyer on Saturday highlighted the sacrifices of two generations — the ship’s namesake killed in World War II and another Marine who died more than 60 years later.The future USS Basilone bears the name of a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor before his death on Iwo Jima.Breaking a bottle on the ship's bow for good luck was a woman who lost her brother in an ambush in Fallujah, Iraq.The legacy and sacrifice of such Marines are never forgotten, Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black told a crowd of 2,000 gathered next to the warship at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Maine.Gunnery Sgt.

READ MORE: Supplements: Four supplements linked to 'risky' heart palpitationsDr Bruce Brew of the University of South Wales said: "It validates that there is an organic basis for the cognitive impairment and gets us that target - in the past there's been some controversy about long Covid and its related cognitive impairment. "It gives us an explanation as to what the basis of the cognitive impairment is and it gives us a target. "Dr Brew added: "These things [trialling cures] are always frustratingly slow, but having a target, hopefully we'll be able to fast track this with the support of other researchers around the world.

China, according report released Monday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. The survey was conducted at the end of April, when Shanghai was still in shutdown and restrictions in places like Jilin disrupted business activity.

A second sexual assault charge has been laid against a retired military officer in relation to alleged incidents at the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, according to the Canadian Armed Forces.

New Delhi: Border controls are not effective in managing a pandemic and politicians should balance the economic and social benefits of air connectivity against the need for health-related travel restrictions, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a statement on Monday. The industry body, which represents around 290 airlines comprising 83% of global air traffic, called for governments to apply the lessons learned from the dismantling of global connectivity in response to Covid-19 to ensure that future global health threats can be effectively managed without closing borders.

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I am 43 years old with two kids and currently posted in Mumbai. My spouse is 39 years old. I want to buy a health insurance policy for my family of three dependents. Please suggest suitable health insurance policy options. Also, suggest how much insurance cover would be enough in Mumbai and what factors I should look into while choosing the right health insurance policy? -Ashish One should have at least ₹10 -15 lakh of base plan in combination with a low-cost super top-up plan from the same insurance company.

Buy now pay later platform for healthcare SaveIN has partnered MyKare Health, a tech-enabled, full-stack and asset-light healthcare chain comprising of small and medium size hospitals, to expand its care now pay later offerings across India. Through this partnership, SaveIN would be able to extend its paperless instant checkout finance for standardized and elective healthcare procedures across the network hospitals of MyKareHealth.

Mid-Day, Mumbai's hospitalisation figures have seen a substantial upsurge in the last 11 days. Private hospitals saw a rise of 187 per cent in ICU admissions whereas public hospitals reported an increase of 117 per cent. Most of the patients include the elderly.

I am a 43-year-old with two kids, currently posted in Mumbai. The age of my spouse is 39. I want to buy a health insurance policy for my family with three dependents. Please suggest me suitable health insurance policy options, how much insurance cover would be enough in Mumbai, and what are the factors I should look into to choose the right health insurance policy. -Ashish One should have at least ₹10 -15 lakh of base plan in combination with a low-cost super top-up plan from the same insurance company.

The Ministry of Health is this evening notifying people who’ve previously reported having COVID-19 of a duplicate text sent due to a computer glitch over the weekend.

New Delhi: As covid cases surge in India, the country registered 12,781 new infections in the last 24 hours. The total tally of active caseload has climbed to over 76,700, the union health ministry said on Monday. Total covid-19 cases have reached 4,33,09,473 so far.

Scarborough, ON, Sunday evening.Two other victims have also been taken to the hospital, one with serious injuries, another with minor injuries.

Toronto police say a 33-year-old man has been charged after allegedly setting a woman on fire on a city bus on Friday in what is now being investigated as a suspected hate crime.Investigators say they were called to the area of Kipling Avenue and Dundas Street West shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Friday for reports of an assault.They allege a man poured a liquid substance on a woman while on board the same bus as her and then lit the liquid on fire.Police say the man then left the area while the woman was rushed to hospital.Police say the Toronto man was found nearby and arrested.

Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in South Africa in November, may be vulnerable to reinfection with later versions of Omicron even if they have been vaccinated and boosted, new findings suggest.Vaccinated patients with Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infections developed antibodies that could neutralize that virus plus the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, but the Omicron sublineages circulating now have mutations that allow them to evade those antibodies, researchers from China reported on Friday in Nature. U.S.

India on Monday recorded 12,781 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 43,309,473 while the number of active cases increased to 76,700, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,873with 15 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.18 per cent of the total infections.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the U.S., people gathered this weekend at events filled with music, food and fireworks. Celebrations also included an emphasis on learning about the past and addressing racial disparities. President Joe Biden signed legislation last year making June 19 the nation’s 12th federal holiday. June 19, 1865, was the day that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to order freedom for the enslaved Black people in the state.

Washington D.C. on Sunday has left one person dead and several others injured, including one police officer.A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department told Fox News that four people were shot at a Moechella event, including one police officer, who did not return fire at the crowded area.Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee III said later the victims included a 15-year-old, who was pronounced dead at the scene, two adults, and the officer.The MPD officer was shot in a lower extremity and is expected to survive, the chief said.

Rut Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson, of Sweden, broke the record for the oldest tandem parachute jump on May 29, according to Guinness World Records. (Guinness World Records) There’s a new world record for the oldest tandem parachute jump. Rut Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson, of Sweden, took the title when she parachuted on May 29 at the age of 103 years and 259 days old, according to Guinness World Records. Larsson jumped in tandem with parachute expert Joackim Johansson, the record keeper said.Larsson’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren waited for her on the ground, according to Guinness.NY MAN CYCLING TO ALL 50 STATES BURNS HIS TENT DOWN IN MICHIGAN: ‘I TRIED NOT TO PANIC’During her jump, Larsson listened to the song "Try Your Wings" by Swedish composer Lasse Dahlquist, Guinness reported. Larsson’s interest in parachuting and skydiving started just before she turned 90, according to Guinness. WWII NURSE CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY WITH FLORIDA SKYDIVEShe went paragliding for the first time on her 90th birthday and soon followed up with other skyward adventures.Larsson parachuted for the first time in 2020 at the age of 102, Guinness said.

JUNIATA PARK - Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal shooting in Juniata Park.Officials say a person walking at Castor Avenue and Wingohocking Street noticed an unresponsive man at the location, Sunday night, just before 8:30.Medics and responding officers saw the man had two gunshot wounds to the head. It was determined he died at the scene.Police say an investigation into the circumstances of the man’s death is underway.

Today we are reporting 4,024 community cases, 391 current hospitalisations, and nine deaths.

Filipino attorney John Laylo shot and killed while in a rideshare vehicle at 38th and Spruce. UNIVERSITY CITY - Philadelphia Police are investigating a shooting that led to the death of a Filipino attorney.The attorney was said to be in town visiting relatives when the shooting occurred.Officials say the attorney, identified as John Laylo, got into a rideshare vehicle, along with his mother, at 38th and Spruce Saturday morning, a little after 4 a.m.Police say when the vehicle stopped at Spruce Street, a car pulled up behind them and fired shots into the back window.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they may subpoena former Vice President Mike Pence and are waiting to hear from Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, about her role in the illegal plot to overturn the 2020 election.Lawmakers indicated they will release more evidence about Donald Trump's alleged effort to defraud supporters by fundraising off false claims of a stolen presidential election. They also pledged to provide pertinent material to the Justice Department by the end of the month for its criminal investigation.

A detailed view of the Bronze medal on day two of the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships at Duna Arena on June 19, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, starting Monday.FINA members widely adopted a new "gender inclusion policy" on Sunday that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events.

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in poorer mental health amongst young adults according to research carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

PHILADELPHIA - The official Philadelphia Juneteenth parade kicked off without a hitch as generations young and old came together to celebrate."I’m sparkling and shining for freedom, liberation and all that goes around it!" exclaimed Grand Marshall, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph.She wasn’t the only one bringing the energy on a beautiful day in Philadelphia. The city hosted the official parade featuring hundreds of diverse groups from around the city, as it marked the meaning of Juneteenth."We celebrate because in 1865, the last of the enslaved people were told that they were free.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Firefighters in New Jersey are battling a wildfire in Wharton State Forest, in Washington Township.Officials notified the public on Twitter around noon Sunday that the Mullica River Campground, trail and boat launches were closed, as well as kayak and canoe trips in Pineland Adventures.Fire officials say 100 acres have burned and none of the fire is contained, in the Burlington County park.Other recreational areas in the forest were closed throughout the afternoon as the firefighters worked to contain the blaze.Authorities reported no injuries.

cookies.They’re available in stores next month.Meanwhile, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have coined a new term, "Oreology," to study why people who like twisting and splitting their Oreos to lick the creme can’t seem to get the white filling to split evenly.RELATED: Krispy Kreme, Cinnamon Toast Crunch launch new cereal milk-inspired doughnutsResults of the experiments found that even with the use of a specially made machine; dunking or not dunking the cookies in milk, and using regular-stuffed or double-stuffed test subjects, it was nearly impossible to split an Oreo so that the creme was spread evenly on both sides."The results validated what I saw as a child—we found no trick for opening up our Oreos," Crystal Owens, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering MIT, told Vice.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A man has been convicted in the kidnap and slaying almost a decade ago of a co-worker whose bones were found buried in his eastern Pennsylvania yard.A Monroe County judge on Friday convicted Michael Horvath, 55, of criminal homicide, kidnapping, evidence-tampering and abuse of a corpse in the 2013 killing of Holly Grim. The judge acquitted him of a charge of obstruction in the nonjury trial.Grim, 41, was last seen in Lehigh County’s Lower Macungie Township in November 2013.