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UK vaccine chiefs suspend newly approved jab for over 65s - reports of two deaths and 21 severe reactions
UK vaccine chiefs have suspended a newly approved jab from being given to people aged over 65, after reports of two deaths and 21 severe reactions. The vaccine protects against the potentially fatal Chikungunya virus, which is typically found in the subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa, Southeast Asia, India, the Pacific Region and increasingly in Europe. Although the virus isn't found in the UK, Britons can become infected while overseas and fall ill when they return home. While the jab, called IXCHIQ, is approved in the UK it has yet to be rolled out, so there are no immediate safety concerns, British regulators said. The suspension follows global reports of 23 serious adverse effects in older people, including two deaths. It followed two fatalities in the French island La Réunion—in the Indian Ocean—where a vaccination campaign is underway following a recent Chikungunya outbreak. One death involved an 84-year-old man who developed encephalitis—a swelling of the brain—after having an adverse reaction to the vaccine. The other was a 77-year-old man living with Parkinson's disease who reportedly began finding swallowing increasingly difficult after the jab. This is believed to have triggered aspiration pneumonia, a serious infection caused by food, saliva and/or vomit entering the lungs rather than the stomach. The European Medicines Agency, who are reviewing the chikungunya vaccine following the reports, has not yet revealed the time between the dead men receiving the jabs and their deaths. There are no changes in the recommendations for vaccination with IXCHIQ for people aged between 18 and 64. The vaccine is currently not approved for use in individuals with a weakened immune system as a result of disease or medical therapy. The decision by the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) is a precautionary measure until a further safety review has been concluded. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is working with the vaccine manufacturer Valneva. The majority of people infected with Chikungunya develop a sudden fever and severe pain in multiple joints. Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash. The virus is spread to humans by bites from infected mosquitoes, but cannot be passed from person-to-person. Symptoms typically resolve within 7 to 10 days, and most patients make a full recovery. However, in some cases the joint pain and arthritis may persist for several months or even years. Occasional cases of eye, neurological and heart complications have been reported, as well as gastrointestinal complaints. A small number of people may develop a severe version of the disease, which can lead to multiple organ failure and death. Severe symptoms and deaths are rare and usually occur in young babies or elderly people with coexisting health problems. There is no specific antiviral treatment for Chikungunya but medications (such as paracetamol) for fever and pain can be used to alleviate these symptoms. There are currently two vaccinations which protect against the virus; IXCHIQ for those aged between 18 and 64 and Vimkunya for those 12 years and older. A recent outbreak in La Réunion has seen over 47,500 cases of the virus, with 12 fatalities. In 2024 there were 112 Chikungunya cases reported in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from travellers arriving to or returning to Britain—this was nearly one-and-a-half times the level recorded in the previous year.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
YouTube star Mr Beast completes brutal 14-day fast and is floored by the 'depressing' impact on his body
A social media star who undertook a two week fast has revealed the brutal impact the challenge had on his body. Jimmy Donaldson, known online as 'Mr Beast', has earned a 404 million strong YouTube following by taking on increasingly elaborate challenges, including spending 100 hours inside the Pyramids and seven days stranded in a cave. But months ago the now 27-year-old embarked on a new feat, drinking only water and not consuming food for 14 days. While not unfit, the 6ft 5in influencer and entrepreneur weighed around 220lbs (110kg) — giving him a BMI of roughly 26, overweight. Now, in a recent YouTube video, which was been viewed more than 3 million times, he told comedian Theo Von how the challenge had a 'depressing' effect on his body. Despite swathes of studies suggesting intermittent fasting — which shot to prominence in the early 2010s — does work, experts remain divided over its effectiveness and the potential long term health impacts. Some argue that fasters usually end up consuming a relatively large amount of food in one go, meaning they don't cut back on their calories — a known way of beating the bulge. They even warn that it may raise the risk of strokes, heart attacks or early death. Scientists have also urged caution over fasts that last more than a day because of their 'short-lived' effectiveness, advising that they could trigger chronic health issues like digestive conditions. Mr Donaldson said: 'I did 14 days, only water, I lost 20 something pounds,' 'After day five or six you're pretty drained, you have no energy. 'I did a dexa scan before I did my extended fast, where they measure the fat and muscle, I lost like six pounds of muscle, it was pretty depressing. So I lost 13 lbs (5.9kg) of fat. 'Even after you start eating, the muscle didn't just come back.' 'It was intense not eating, I was still filming and working throughout it, it was really messing with me. He added: 'Standing up was brutal, and walking around, because you have no energy. 'I never got that super human clarity, I was just f**king tired all the time, I was too tired to have clarity.' Jennifer Aniston , Chris Pratt and Kourtney Kardashian are among the Hollywood A-listers to have jumped on the trend since it shot to prominence in the early 2010s. But, despite swathes of studies suggesting it works, experts have remained divided over its effectiveness and the potential long term health impacts Tracking his progress over the course of the two-week challenge, daily weigh ins showed by day three Mr Donaldson had already shed almost 4lbs, at 216.4lbs (98.2kg). By day six his weight had fallen to 210.1lbs (95.3kg) and day 10, 206.2lbs (93.5kg). But at day 12, weighing just 204.3lbs (92.7kg), he noted: 'I was so nauseous that I couldn't film for more than 20 minutes without sitting down for a break. 'By the end of the day I felt like I was going to pass out.' It was only after filming a cooking video with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey on day 14, that he decided to break his fast and eat a breakfast sandwich the 58-year-old had prepared. He did, however, immediately spit the sandwich out over fears if refeeding syndrome—where a sudden increase in calories causes an imbalance of fluids and salts, which can affect heart function. This means people require constant monitoring. At a final check on day 14, Mr Donaldson weighed just 202lbs (91.6kg), putting his BMI in the healthy category. However, he cautioned he had a team of doctors around him throughout the two weeks to regularly monitor his vital signs, such as heart rate and blood pressure to ensure he didn't 'have a heart attack or worse'. 'Obviously as I stated in the video multiple times don't try this at home without medical supervision like I had,' he added. 'Also for more context, I have Crohn's disease and I wanted to give it a break from food to see if that would help reduce inflammation because Crohn's sucks. 'I learned a lot about how I can use fasting to reduce my inflammation and I'm glad I did this challenge.' Roughly half-a-million Britons suffer with Crohn's disease, which causes agonising pain, diarrhoea, exhaustion and extreme weight loss. Around a third of patients living with the condition, where the gut lining becomes inflamed, will require surgery. Many patients take several months to recover from the invasive procedure, while others are left with a stoma—where the bowel is diverted out of the body and replaced with a bag. It comes as an illuminating video posted online last month garnered thousands of views for its alarming display of exactly what happens to the body —hour by hour— when fasting. The four-minute gut-wrenching simulation claimed the body stops digesting food after just four hours, entering what is known as the catabolic phase—when muscle and fat is used for energy. By 12 hours, it has hit a 'fasted state' depleted of blood sugar. Here, the liver begins to break down stored fat into fatty acids called ketones to use as fuel. But ketones can be dangerous—high levels of them in the blood can lead to a condition called ketoacidosis, when blood becomes too acidic. If not treated promptly it can be life-threatening. Studies have also found that prolonged exposure to ketones can be detrimental to the heart, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Fasting up to 16 hours can then stimulate autophagy— where cells break down and remove damaged or unnecessary components like old proteins—it is claimed. Research has long warned, however, that excessive or prolonged autophagy can lead to cell death, potentially harming organs.
Reuters
4 hours ago
- Reuters
US FDA approves expanded use of Moderna's RSV vaccine for at-risk adults
June 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded the use of Moderna's (MRNA.O), opens new tab respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to a lower group of high-risk adults aged 18 to 59 years.
