People in the UK often don’t now how lucky they are to live in a place with few endemic diseases. In addition to our location, advances in infrastructure and medicine have eradicated many serious illnesses that once plagued our nation. Unfortunately, many of these diseases are still widespread in parts Read more…
We’ve all become familiar with covid-19 testing over the past 3 years. Sometimes we took them because of worrying symptoms and other times we took them as part of a plan to return to work or visit a vulnerable loved one. They were also essential to being able to travel Read more…
While you no longer have to take covid-19 tests when you arrive back in the UK after a trip abroad, there may be some instances where you still want to get tested. This could be for work, for personal reasons, or simply because you’re worried you might get your friends Read more…
A large percentage of people who contracted covid-19 recovered within a few weeks without any lingering issues. However, some people who became infected with the virus experienced symptoms that lasted for months and even years afterward. Why this happens isn’t fully understood yet, especially since this phenomenon occurs after both Read more…
Covid-19 is often simply referred to as ‘the coronavirus,’ but covid-19 isn’t the first time humans have encountered a coronavirus disease. Coronaviruses are a group of RNA viruses that cause respiratory tract infections in both birds and mammals, including humans. Coronaviruses in animals were first observed in animals in the Read more…
Sometimes travel plans come up last minute, leaving you a limited amount of time to prepare for all your trip will entail. This can include any necessary vaccinations you may need to protect yourself while you’re abroad. However, even if you don’t have the recommended amount of time available, your Read more…
You’ve probably heard the terms ‘lateral flow test’ and ‘rapid antigen’ a lot over the past two years. While they sound like they’re different, both of these terms actually refer to the exact same test. A rapid antigen test uses lateral-flow technology to test for covid-19. To do this, the Read more…
Covid-19 isn’t as big of a public health concern as it was in 2020 and 2021. Thanks to effective vaccines and boosters, our population has managed to develop some herd immunity against the virus. This doesn’t mean that the virus has gone away, it just means that it isn’t as Read more…
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