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21:03

What to say - and not say - to someone who's grieving...

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2021/04/13

While the spectre of death has loomed over all our lives during this pandemic, the topic remains one of the hardest to talk about, both in polite and private conversation.In this podcast episode, Kylie Pentelow talks to Jane Murray from Marie Curie and the charity's ambassador Jim Carter, the actor best known for his role as Carson from Downton Abbey, about how to sensitively break this taboo.All three share examples of what to say and not say to someone who is grieving, the most appropriate offer

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23:46

AstraZeneca: Should under-30s get a second dose? Were...

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2021/04/08

After the announcement that under-30s will be offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine over rare blood clot safety concerns, Mary Nightingale puts all your key questions to Science Editor Tom Clarke.What should people under-30 already jabbed with AstraZeneca do about their second dose? What are the symptoms of blood clots and could aspirins help? Is vaccine mixing safe and were side effects inevitable?Tom offers his guidance on all of the above and a lot more.

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18:46

Long Covid: what's being done to help sufferers and...

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2021/04/01

More than one million people are estimated to be suffering the many symptoms of Long Covid, with tens of thousands battling it for a year.Channel 5 reporter Ruth Liptrot is among them and joins ITV News Presenter Faye Barker and Health Editor Emily Morgan for this special episode of the podcast.So what symptoms are associated with Long Covid, why does it affect women more than men and what's being done to help the many people suffering despite never being in hospital with the virus?

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15:13

How to deal with crowd anxiety when lockdown ends

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2021/03/24

The end of lockdown will be widely cheered in public, but for many it'll worsen privately held anxieties about the steps to re-enter social life.Does the prospect of heading to crowded supermarkets, travelling on packed commuter trains or huddling together with strangers at an all-standing gig fill you with worry?You're certainly not alone, and help is here. Kylie Pentelow speaks to Alex and Dave from the charity Anxiety UK to discuss the kinds of fears the end of lockdown can trigger and what can

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15:12

Why all the fuss over the AstraZeneca vaccine and how...

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2021/03/19

It's safe and effective, so why all the fuss over the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine? And how will the impending supply delays affect you receiving a dose?Science Editor Tom Clarke delivers all the answers and more to ITV News Presenter Lucrezia Millarini in this edition after the EU regulator gave its backing to the vaccine.Tom also explains how his own blood clot risk ranks compared to being struck by lightning, the issue raised in Norway and Germany that has gained attention and why there'll be a big

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24:20

How to talk to someone who's reluctant to get the...

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2021/03/09

Over 20 million people in the UK have been given the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, but why are some people still hesitant to take up the offer?Kylie Pentelow chats to paediatrician, TV doctor and now volunteer vaccinator Dr Ranj Singh about how to speak to friends and relatives who are reluctant to have the vaccine.In this episode, Dr Ranj discusses training with St. John's Ambulance, whether the jab is safe for pregnant women and helping BAME communities access the right information. He answers

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20:12

Could vaccines be made compulsory? Are asthmatics...

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2021/03/04

You asked the key vaccine questions. We got the answers…  Could they be made compulsory for work? Should asthmatics take greater priority?  Will we need vaccine passports to eat at a restaurant or drink at the pub?  Are there long-term side effects to the vaccine? And what do you do if you've booked a holiday but haven't had the jab yet?ITV News presenter Lucrezia Millarini puts all those burning questions on the vaccine rollout (and many more) to Professor Anthony Harnden, who advises the

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14:45

How to keep your spirit of adventure alive in lockdown

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2021/03/02

No one on earth travels quite like Johnny Ward.The adventurer is the only person to have visited every nation on the planet, both poles and most of the main peaks but - like everybody else - he has seen his movements severely limited by the pandemic.So how has Johnny adapted his wanderlust and active ambitions in these strange times? What advice does he have for those keen to keep a spirit of adventure alive in lockdown? And is he really set to row the Atlantic ocean despite not being able to

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28:55

Back to school - Top tips to get ready for the big...

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2021/02/25

As a working mother of three, ITV News Presenter Faye Barker is among millions of parents and guardians preparing to send their children back to the classroom from March 8 after months of home schooling.In this episode,   Erin Price, the head of school at Ramsgate Holy Trinity in Kent, joins Deirdre Kehoe of the Young Minds charity to give Faye everything she - and you - need to know.  So what can she and others do before the big return? What practical steps can be taken to give children the

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25:54

How close are vaccine passports and can tourism recover?

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2021/02/23

Vaccine passports - allowing those jabbed to travel - could give holidaymakers a fast tracked route back to the continent. So how far away are they and even once travel does return, will traditional tourist cities or cruise ships recover?Few at the ITV News are as well travelled as our Europe Editor James Mates.Stationed for large parts in Italy, he has remained active across the continent and answers those questions above in an engaging conversation with Lucrezia Millarini.

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29:55

How safe are the vaccines and will we need annual...

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2021/02/15

If you follow ITV News on Twitter you'll have seen us put a message out to our audience recently, asking: “Do you have questions or concerns about the current UK vaccines rollout?”It turns out many of you did.So in this episode of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know, Lucrezia Millarini gets all the answers from Professor Anthony Harnden, who advises the government on the vaccine rollout as the deputy chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.Prof Harnden - who also administers the

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22:57

How to get a good night's sleep in lockdown

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2021/02/12

It may feel like it at the time but if you've been finding your sleep disrupted in lockdown you're very much not alone.Professor Jane Falkingham from the University of Southampton has studied the negative impact of lockdown on sleep and found it an increasing problem across the nation.In this episode, she shares her key findings with Lucrezia Millarini before James Wilson - aka The Sleep Geek - is on hand to give his professional advice to help you conquer your sleep woes.So stay listening for

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28:44

Jabs for kids? Mixing vaccines? JVT answers your key...

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2021/02/10

In this special episode of the podcast, ITV News presenter Nina Hossain puts a wide range of audience questions to England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam.Professor Van-Tam, who has won his own loyal audience for his straight-talking guidance throughout the pandemic, addresses concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine, the extended gap between the two jabs, the impact of mixing vaccines and the likelihood of summer holidays.  He also answers questions on the prospect of vaccinated people

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19:57

The fake vaccine scam emails - and how to spot them

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2021/02/05

Email scammers feed on a crisis so it's no surprise that criminals have looked to exploit the global pandemic to try to steal money and data from unsuspecting victims.In this episode Lucrezia Millarini speaks to Adenike Cosgrove from the cybersecurity researcher firm Proofpoint, who are working to expose the fraudsters.These are the examples of fake emails disguised as vaccine alerts or health official warnings that Proofpoint have detected:

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32:02

How to deal with homelife hell (with Tired and Tested...

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2021/02/02

Her song parody videos as a Tired and Tested mum on Instagram and Facebook have won Sophie McCartney a huge online audience during the pandemic.But what ITV News presenter Faye Barker wants to know is: are Sophie's comic mash-ups born from gritty experience or is the mother-of-two secretly having a lot of fun in lockdown?It doesn't take Sophie long to set the record straight and reveal her struggles, as Faye shares her own tricky experiences of homeschooling her three children - before Deirdre Kehoe

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18:03

The practical ways to stay positive in lockdown

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2021/01/27

Lockdown - or any restricted living across the UK - presents a major challenge for everyone's mental health while the pandemic continues to rage. So how can you cope with the winter woes as we all continue to live largely indoors with even exercise largely restricted?Psychologist Elissa Makris of Thrive - a game-based mental health app endorsed by the NHS - talks Kylie Pentelow through several ways you can adapt your actions and ways of thinking to find positivity in negative surroundings.For more

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22:15

How deadly are the new Covid variants and can they...

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2021/01/19

UK. South Africa. Brazil. The new variants of the Covid-19 vaccines - originating here and in Africa and South America - are now common parlance but how deadly are they and can the current vaccines protect against them?With some concerning news emerging from South Africa, Science Editor Tom Clarke explains everything you need to know on the various variants to Lucrezia Millarini. Why do they occur? Can we expect more? And why could there be more undetected variants in the US that we may not know

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11:58

How long does vaccine immunity to Covid really last?

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2021/01/15

How long does immunity to Covid-19 last after you’ve been infected or received the vaccine?Since the pandemic began it's one of the main questions we’ve wanted to answer.Now the SIREN study - the world’s largest investigation into Covid infections - has found antibodies protect us for far longer than the original estimation of three months.In this episode, Science Editor Tom Clarke speaks to the study lead Professor Susan Hopkins, senior medical adviser to Public Health England, about how she

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14:22

Top tips to help you cope with the home school challenge

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2021/01/12

The closure of schools across the UK amid national lockdowns in England and Scotland has intensified pressure on parents and guardians yet again as weeks of home schooling resume.So what can they do to help children - and themselves - cope with the stressful challenge of turning the home once again into a classroom?Kerry-Jane Packman of the charity Parentkind tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know to ease the stress of home schooling, explains who you can reach out to for help and offers

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20:24

When could lockdown end and are vaccines being rolled...

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2021/01/07

The start of 2021 feels like a critical moment in the fight against coronavirus.Record levels of daily cases fuelled by a new variant of the virus and the national lockdowns in England and Scotland and mass restrictions in Wales and Northern Ireland mean there are few reasons to be cheerful.Yet the mass rollout of two vaccines shows there is an end in sight.So how far from normality are we? And is everything being done fast enough?ITV News Health Editor Emily Morgan answers those questions as she

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