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AstraZeneca vaccine efficacy 6% less for 'Indian' COVID-19 variant compared to British one, finds UK study
•The study, conducted by Public Health England, also found that a double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading 'Indian' variant
UK study claims minorities at higher risk of COVID-19 death than white Britons, but doesn't answer why
•The study didn't account for factors such as obesity and other conditions that increase the risk of death with COVID-19, or for the jobs done by those who died.
UK-based doctors develop simple kit to test cervical cancer; ailment claims almost 270,000 lives every year
Myupchar •Checking for cervical cancer may soon become as easy as collecting a vaginal swab at home, in the privacy of your bathroom, Public Health England has already started a small-scale preliminary study for a home smear test
IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017: Norovirus outbreak worsens with 3 confirmed and 40 suspected cases
•"PHE has been notified of a confirmed outbreak of norovirus among people associated with the World Athletics Championships," said PHE London deputy director for health protection Dr Deborah Turbitt.
IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017: Isaac Makwala rebounds from illness to qualify for 200m final
•Botswana's Isaac Makwala admitted to being heartbroken and fuelled by anger as he ran two rounds of the 200 metres – one on his own – to reach the final at the world championships on Wednesday.