by GAtherton | Feb 2, 2021 | Events, General interest, Latest research news
https://aspergillosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Logo-splash.mp4 World Aspergillosis Day (Feb 1st every year) progresses every year and this year was no exception. Social Media We are only partway through the social media activity so this number will rise but as...
by GAtherton | Jan 28, 2021 | Events, General interest, Latest research news, NAC announcements
World Aspergillosis Day is almost upon us! The aim of World Aspergillosis Day is to raise awareness of this fungal infection that like several other fungal infections worldwide is often under-diagnosed. Diagnosis of aspergillosis is difficult and requires...
by GAtherton | Dec 11, 2020 | COVID-19, General interest, Latest research news
The UK NHS is now rolling out the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (approval documentation). As there is a limited supply of the vaccine, a limited capacity to deliver it and 65 million people to be vaccinated, a priority list has been drawn up by the Joint Committee on...
by GAtherton | Nov 23, 2020 | COVID-19, General interest, Latest research news
UK government has today announced its strategy to protect UK citizens from COVID-19 infection and to try to reduce virus transmission rates. Part of these new guidelines refers to the extremely vulnerable eg people who have received the most recent letter or email...
by GAtherton | Nov 13, 2020 | COVID-19, Latest research news
The NHS has published a set of guidelines for people who have a pre-existing respiratory condition and then get a COVID-19 infection. We reproduce some of the guidelines here but to read the full article click here. We know that people with existing breathing...
by GAtherton | Oct 16, 2020 | General interest, Information and Learning, Latest research news
The news media have been extensively covering the publication of research papers over the summer that suggest that vulnerable people should all be taking vitamin D supplements as a precaution against being infected by COVID. If you have been reading these reports you...