Public Health
— A recent study suggests that air pollution could be facilitating the spread of antibiotic resistance. This global study analysed data from 116 countries, further emphasising the need for improved air quality.
Dr Manal Mohammed
Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster.
COVID-19
— Reports from China indicate BF.7 is quicker to transmit and has greater capacity to escape prior immunity than other omicron subvariants. But we shouldn’t be alarmed at this stage.
