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Launch of COVID-19 Antibody Testing Service
The London General Practice is pleased to announce the launch of it's COVID-19 Antibody Test which sits alongside it's existing PCR Swab test for the virus itself. The Practice has chosen the Abbott Antibody test, a blood test undertaken in the Laboratory, based on...
The 2 Metre Distancing Rule
THE TWO METRE RULE, SOCIAL DISTANCING, WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? Government ministers are considering whether to relax the two metre rule social distancing in workplaces. Clearly, this would make it easier for people to get back to jobs where it is not always...
COVID Immunity Passports ?
COVID-19 immunity passports and vaccination certificates; scientific, equitable and legal challenges This was a comment by Alexandra Phelan published May 4, 2020 in the Lancet. There is clearly urgency for relaxing social distancing and isolation measures which...
Cancer Care and COVID19
Safeguarding cancer care in the post COVID-19 world From an interesting editorial in the Lancet Oncology Journal May 2020. During this COVID-19 pandemic it would appear that cancer care has been de-prioritised, delayed and even discontinued. This decision will...
COVID-19 and Diabetes
Diabetes and COVID-19 A helpful article published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal on April 23 by a 19-member panel led by Stefan R. Bornstein from Dresden University. Diabetes is known to be a major risk factor for the development of severe pneumonia...
COVID 19 Return to Work Service
Our Coronavirus Return to Work Service helps companies and organisations plan for their workforce under the "New Normal". The service includes testing as well as practical measures. We've listed below some thoughts but our approach is to work proactively with you to...
COVID 19 Vaccine Progress
From an interesting review in the BMJ: COVID-19, what do we know so far about a vaccine. The World Health Organisation announced that there are 83 potential COVID-19 vaccines being assessed. 7 are now approved for human testing through clinical trials. So, what...
Coronavirus and Antibodies
Covid-19 Immunity The World Health Organisation has said that there is no evidence that people who have recovered from a coronavirus have immunity to the disease. They have, however, said that the antibody tests will be able to measure the level of...
Back to Work at a time of Coronavirus
How can we get our population back to work? What do our policy makers in Government need to know about the COVID-19 immunity? A third of the world is still under lockdown as public health measures have been used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 caused by the...
Why do People Die from Coronavirus?
WHY DO PEOPLE DIE OF COVID-19 AND WHAT ROLE DOES SUGAR PLAY? Many of the people dying in the COVID-19 pandemic are harmed by their own immune system rather than by the virus itself. The infection triggers a cytokine storm – a surge in cell signalling proteins...
