Latest research suggests less babies are being born during the pandemic. So, is it the right time to get pregnant? Image by Ashleigh Nicolson via Instagram We are currently in the midst of Generation Z, surrounded by the 2000 babies making us feel even older than we are. Before long, […]
ONE of Britain’s Covid heroes shares her story. 2020 had an immeasurable impact on the lives of everyday people in the UK as the nation was told to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. However, while we were baking banana bread, jumping around the living room […]
PRIME Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown has been a welcome relief for people in care homes as they can now, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, have visits from one other person. One of those finally able to visit a loved one again after […]
THE Covid pandemic has proved difficult for our NHS. However, we never talk about the problems pregnant women have faced because of this. WOMEN across the North East have spoken out about the lack of support they received when pregnant. Susan, from Gateshead said: “I found out I was pregnant […]
SUNDERLAND’S Director of Public Health is clamping down on false rumours about the vaccines. OVER 24 million people have had their first dose of the vaccine. However, some minorities have refused or are against the vaccine, and they call themselves anti-vaxxers. While vaccines were beginning to roll out, rumours circulated […]
The first case of COVID-19 in Sunderland was confirmed a year ago today. The Sunderland resident who tested positive for coronavirus was taken to South Tyneside District Hospital for treatment. At the time just over 320 cases of the virus had been found in the UK. Since then, 20,986 cases […]
ON MONDAY, hundreds of thousands of children will be returning to the classroom as schools reopen for all pupils. For many parents there will be mixed emotions, relief from what has been a highly pressurised few months, anxiety over what the effects of reopening may be. But what about the […]
SUNDERLAND’S Director of Public Health has renewed calls to follow lockdown rules after the South African COVID-19 variant was found in Middlesbrough. Mapped: Where the South African variant of COVID-19 has been detected in the UK (Last updated 15/02/21) A CASE of the South African variant, which health experts […]
FRAUDSTERS are targeting vulnerable people during the pandemic with fake NHS texts to obtain personal details, with elderly people more at risk. A new scam has begun to emerge which takes advantage of people desperate for the Covid-19 vaccine, where the offenders will send a text or email which looks […]
DR Jane Falconer is a Senior Lecturer in Immunology at the University of Sunderland. Today, as the Covid vaccine rolls out across the world, Dr Falconer dispels some of the ‘myths’ surrounding the vaccination process. Myth #1: Covid vaccines are unsafe because they have been fast-tracked into production. Truth: Safe Covid […]