Covid border closures were a terrible mistake – and one I fear we’ll repeat
Cast your mind back. The month is January, and there are early warnings about a respiratory virus originating in China. It ...
Portraying common viruses as ‘unknown viruses’ alarmist: FM responds to concern regarding increase in HMPV infection in China
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday that the scale and intensity of respiratory infectious ...
5 health checkups and vaccines to have over 60
“An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is offered to men the year they turn 65,” says Cowan. “This group is at a high risk of an AAA, and as such, the test isn’t routinely offered to men under ...
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NICD calls for calm amidst reported HMPV cases in China
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has issued a statement assuring the public that there is no need to panic about the reported cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV).