Ronapreve, a monoclonal antibody treatment, is administered either by injection or infusion and acts to stop coronavirus from gaining access to the cells of the respiratory system.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the drug was the first designed specifically for treating Covid. “We are now working at pace with the NHS and expert clinicians to ensure this treatment can be rolled out to NHS patients as soon as possible.”
It comes as just two per cent of companies being investigated by the competition watchdog over the cost of PCR tests for travel have been removed from the government’s website.
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1629462595Covid-19 infection rates increased among 35-45-year-olds
When modelling the level of Covid-19 infections among different age ranges in England, the ONS said rates have increased for those aged 35 to 49 but have decreased for those in school years seven to 11, for 25 to 34-year-olds and for people aged 70 and over.
The trend is uncertain for all other age groups.
Around one in 35 people from school year 12 to age 24 are estimated to have had Covid-19 in the week to August 14: the highest positivity rate for any age group.
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Prof Chris Whitty urges people to not delay getting a vaccine
England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty has urged people not to delay getting a vaccine, saying there are some “very sick” young adults in hospital with the virus.
He tweeted: “The great majority of adults have been vaccinated. Four weeks working on a Covid ward makes stark the reality that the majority of our hospitalised Covid patients are unvaccinated and regret delaying. Some are very sick including young adults. Please don’t delay your vaccine.”
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Percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 has decreased in East Midlands, north-east England and West Midlands
The percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 is estimated to have decreased in the East Midlands, north-east England and the West Midlands, the ONS said.
Eastern England showed an increase, in London and south-east England there was a levelling off, while the trend for all other regions is uncertain.
Yorkshire and the Humber had the highest proportion of people of any region likely to test positive for coronavirus in the week to August 14: around one in 55.
North-west England had the second highest estimate: around one in 65.
The West Midlands had the lowest estimate: around one in 120.
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Covid antibody treatment lowered risk of symptomatic disease by 77% in trial
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Scotland: One in 200 people had Covid – ONS
For Scotland, the ONS estimates that around one in 200 people had Covid-19 in the week to August 14, down slightly from one in 190 in the previous week.
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Northern Ireland: One in 50 expected to have had Covid-19
In Northern Ireland, the ONS described the trend as “uncertain”, with the latest estimate of one in 50, up slightly from one in 55 in the previous week and the highest level since the week to January 23.
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Wales: One in 130 people estimated to have had Covid-19
In Wales, about one in 130 people are estimated to have had Covid-19 in the week to August 14, up from one in 220 in the previous week and the highest level since the week to February 12.
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England: Around one in 80 people in private households had Covid-19 – ONS
Around one in 80 people in private households in England had Covid-19 in the week to August 14 – down slightly from one in 75 in the previous week, according to the latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
One in 80 is the equivalent of about 698,100 people.
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Majority of adults likely to take up Covid booster jab, research finds
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Most under-50s who have died with Delta variant not jabbed
Almost two thirds of people under 50 who died in England with the Delta variant were not vaccinated against the virus, the latest figures show.
New data from Public Health England (PHE) also shows that 74 per cent of this age group in hospital with the variant had not had a jab.
While the vast majority of deaths with the variant were in people aged 50 or over, the under-50s account for more when it comes to hospital admissions.
Of the 1,076 deaths of people aged 50 or over, 318 (30 per cent) were unvaccinated, 93 (9 per cent) had received one dose of vaccine and 652 (61 per cent) had received both.
Of the 113 deaths of people under 50, 72 (64 per cent) were unvaccinated, 11 (10 per cent) had received one jab and 27 (24 per cent) had received both.
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