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AstraZeneca shares trading 6% lower than a year ago despite being in the headlines throughout Covid pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 February 2021 Whether it is because of the firm’s breakthrough Covid-19 jab or its row with the EU, AstraZeneca has … Read more
More evidence is emerging that the Oxford Covid vaccine works in older people, according to vaccine experts in the UK. Sir Munir Pirmohamed, boss of the Commission on Human Medicines, today said regulators had received extra information from Oxford University and AstraZeneca scientists to prove their jab was safe and effective for over-65s. The data, … Read more
Vaccine nationalism? Many Britons say they would not feel safe taking Chinese or Russian jabs even if they are approved for use by UK regulators – but a huge 90% back the Oxford version Poll shows some 73 per cent of people say it does not matter which jab they get But the survey found … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen accidentally made the case for Brexit while apologising to Europe for the slow pace of her vaccine roll-out today – admitting that solo countries will be quicker at getting things done. Attempting to justify why the EU signed deals for Covid vaccines weeks or months after the UK, she said on … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen accidentally made the case for Brexit while apologising to Europe for the slow pace of her vaccine roll-out today – admitting that solo countries will be quicker at getting things done. Attempting to justify why the EU signed deals for Covid vaccines weeks or months after the UK, she said on … Read more
A damning timeline of the EU’s vaccine shambles has revealed how smug satisfaction in Brussels turned to panic, a witch-hunt and ultimately two humiliating climbdowns within only a matter of days. Diplomatic notes and briefings by those in the room as the bloc’s vaccine roll-out fell apart show how officials were warned as far back … Read more
Denmark and Norway have become the latest countries to recommend people aged over 65 should avoid the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Germany advised against administering the jab to older people and Emmanuel Macron claimed it was ‘almost ineffective’ for the over-65 age bracket, prompting France and Sweden to also discourage its use this week. Meanwhile Switzerland … Read more
Oxford’s Covid vaccine could save tens of thousands of lives because it can cut the likelihood of catching coronavirus and passing it on by around two thirds, scientists say. Modelling produced by SAGE members from Warwick University predicted that more than 150,000 more people could die in 2021 if lockdown rules were lifted in March … Read more
Matt Hancock was today urged to ensure every vulnerable Briton gets their second dose of Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine within 12 weeks amid fears they may receive less protection if their top-up is delayed. A landmark study last night showed a single dose of the jab — made alongside drug giant AstraZeneca — was 76 … Read more
Boris Johnson tonight refused to bow to growing Tory pressure to bring forward the reopening of schools in England as he said he intends to ‘stick’ to his date of March 8 at the earliest for a return to classrooms. The Prime Minister warned that reopening schools too soon could force the country ‘into reverse’ … Read more