Health
COVID vaccine and asthma: why most sufferers won’t be prioritised in the next phase of rollout – The Conversation UK
Some evidence suggests the immune response to asthma may offer some protection against COVID.
Over 16 million people in the UK have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine. The government is now expanding the vaccine rollout to more people, including those who are clinically vulnerable. But millions of people with asthma will not be in this priority group, which may sound surprising, given that asthma is a respiratory disease.
Certainly, in the early days of the pandemic, asthmatics were considered to be an extremely vulnerable group and were told to shield. Yet, as we have learned…
-
Noosa News22 hours agoPilot left with life-threatening burns to his body as plane crashes to ground in Raglan, Queensland
-
Noosa News16 hours agoTeenage girl killed in house fire in Lawnton, Queensland as police probe potential e-bike link
-
Noosa News23 hours agoWhen will my HECS debt be cut? Millions of Australians wake to 20 per cent cut
-
General23 hours agoHow migrant and overseas Christians are helping keep Australian churches alive