The U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) was created as an early warning system to identify vaccines that may be triggering a higher than expected number of adverse events. One of its primary objectives is to:1 “Provide a national safety monitoring system that extends to the entire general population for response to public health… Read More »
Dive Brief: Medtronic abruptly pulled its HeartWare HVAD pump system from the market Thursday after a slew of Class I recalls and numerous reports of patient injuries and deaths associated with the device. The medtech cited ongoing device failures and “a growing body of observational clinical comparisons indicating a higher frequency of neurological adverse events,… Read More »
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) has today been notified of no additional deaths related to COVID-19. There has been a total of 4,785 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Ireland’s 14-day incidence rate stands at 131.9 per 100,000 of the population. As of midnight, Sunday 11th April, the HPSC has been notified of 394 confirmed… Read More »
Revealed: The NHS hospitals that have suffered the most Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic began University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust had highest death toll, recording 2,578 fatalities It was followed by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (2,353), according to NHS England data The trusts, which are two of the largest in England,… Read More »
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 3 additional deaths related to COVID-19. As of midnight, Wednesday March 24, the HPSC has been notified of 606 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 232,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. There has been a total of 4,631 related deaths… Read More »
Prof Neil Ferguson, director of the Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, at Imperial College London, said: “The new ONS data on deaths is encouraging in suggesting the second devastating wave of the pandemic is behind us. BBC News – Health
Patrons Sari and Peter Melendez enjoy lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen, the famous deli founded in 1888, on the first day of the return to indoor dining for New York City, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in New York, February 12, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Easing mask mandates and reopening restaurants have led to… Read More »