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Ministers will be urged to vaccinate people by age and ethnicity rather than their job during the next phase of the coronavirus jab roll-out, it was claimed today. Number 10’s leading jab experts, who are due to meet this afternoon to finalise their recommendation, are expected to advise that the UK continues with its age-based … Read more
Emmerdale’s Jurell Carter has slammed bosses for promoting a coronavirus vaccine storyline. The actor, who plays Nate Robinson in the ITV show, took to Instagram on Monday to accuse producers of ‘pushing people to take the experimental jab’, despite both the Pfizer and Oxford vaccines being ruled safe by UK regulators. Vaccinating the population is crucial … Read more
A ‘substantial minority’ of pubs may fail to prevent coronavirus from spreading when they are finally allowed to reopen, scientists have suggested. A Scottish Government-funded study that investigated licensed premises last summer found less than half had basic Covid safeguards in place. Of the 29 pubs and bars they visited, 11 did not stop their … Read more
Chester Racecourse reveal plans for 5,000 spectators a day to attend May festival with mass on-site Covid testing and racegoers given staggered arrival times to avoid congestion Chester’s entire programme last year was staged behind closed doors Organisers claim a race day will lose money with less than 5,000 spectators Plan would need approval from … Read more
US states are finally picking up the pace of their COVID-19 vaccination programs, so much so that many have already vaccinated so many of their health care workers and elderly residents that they are ready to expand eligibility. At least 28 states and Washington, DC, have begun vaccinating teachers and at least 19 – including … Read more
A sore arm, headache, fatigue, nausea, dizzy spells, aching joints and sore muscles. These are the common side-effects reported by some of the 15 million NHS patients to get their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as well as the 500,000 or so who have had their scheduled second dose. But rather than being something … Read more
Four people in Oregon, who were fully immunized with the COVID-19 vaccine, have tested positive for coronavirus, health officials revealed on Friday. This makes Oregon among the first states to report ‘breakthrough cases,’ which occur when people test positive for the virus at least 14 days after receiving their second dose of the vaccine. Both … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus vaccine postcode lottery has been laid bare after a number of celebrities revealed they have already had their first dose. US singer Courtney Love became the latest star to get the injection today at an NHS clinic in Chelsea, West London. The 56-year-old — whose representatives say has an underlying health condition that makes … Read more
Police fine birdwatchers who breached Covid rules by travelling to Devon to catch glimpse of northern mockingbird which has not be spotted in UK for more than 30 years Birdwatchers travelled to Exmouth, Devon, to catch glimpse of the rare bird Chris Biddle tweeted about the sighting of the rare bird in his garden this … Read more
A ‘hardworking and caring’ porter died from Covid just seven days after his colleague, 52, at the same hospital also passed away from the virus. Tributes have been paid to Mark Elliott, from Stoke-on-Trent who had worked at Royal Stoke University Hospital for the last five years. The father of three died on Valentine’s Day … Read more