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Content originally from UK Research and Innovation The latest research on pets and COVID-19 Credit: Olga Novikova / Getty Images With the rapid global spread of COVID-19, one concern for the public and for pet-owners has been whether COVID-19 can spread between people and pets. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, some animals have … Continue reading The latest research on pets and COVID-19

Content originally from GOV.UK In the weeks following the full re-opening of schools, COVID-19 outbreaks linked to school settings and cases among school age cohorts have remained low and broadly reflected what is happening in the wider community. As 9 million pupils across the country returned to face-to-face education in March, we saw only a … Continue reading A safe return to schools

Content originally from UK Research and Innovation Studying the link between COVID-19 vaccines and rare blood clots Credit: Hailshadow/Getty Images A new, rapid nationwide study aiming to understand the vascular complications around blood clots after coronavirus vaccination is now underway. New research has now begun following reports of a very rare condition involving blood clots … Continue reading Studying the link between COVID-19 vaccines and rare blood clots

Content originally from UK Research and Innovation Fatty acids could be used for antiviral treatments Credit: Bulgnn / Getty Images Scientists from the University of Bristol and start-up Halo Therapeutics are developing antiviral treatments that could prevent the virus from entering the body. The team recently reported a breakthrough discovery in Science magazine. They found that exposing SARS-CoV-2 … Continue reading Fatty acids could be used for antiviral treatments