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There are signs the UK’s coronavirus vaccine roll-out may be slowing after fewer than 280,000 doses were administered yesterday. Latest figures show 275,956 shots were dished out on Monday, which was only slightly more than the 237,956 done on Sunday – the lowest in three weeks. The two-day slump marks a sharp drop-off from last … Read more
Hero doctor rescues Oxford jab doses from burning vaccination centre after it burst into flames as people queued for Covid injections Doctor was seen pulling refrigerated container of vaccines from health centre Patients were evacuated from Emberbrook Community Centre on Saturday Volunteers praise doctor’s heroic effort, saying: ‘It was his priority to get it out’ … Read more
Two doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is 94 per cent effective at stopping over-55s from falling unwell with the disease, according to a major study in Israel. The data of more than half a million people who received two shots of the jab found patients were also 92 per cent less likely to develop severe … Read more
Vitamin C and zinc WON’T help you fight off Covid – even in high doses – study reveals Trial looked at the benefits of the two supplements to people isolating at home But findings were so unimpressive scientists decided to call it off altogether High doses even caused side effects including nausea, diarrhea and cramps … Read more
Britain has dished out more than 14million coronavirus vaccines since the roll-out began, official data revealed today. It comes as NHS England bosses confirmed all over-65s can now be vaccinated in areas winning the race, after facing mounting calls to pick up the pace. Despite the mammoth drive finally being expanded in England, Wales has … Read more
Parts of England have already dished out Covid vaccines to nearly 95 per cent of their over-70s, official figures revealed today as the NHS races toward its goal of jabbing the top four priority groups by Monday. The NHS England statistics, which go up to February 7, show Somerset had given at least one dose to … Read more
Israel’s vaccine ‘magic’ has started working as cases of coronavirus among vulnerable ages have dived since the second Pfizer dose was doled out. But in a blow to Britain’s strategy to leave 12 weeks between doses, the new study warns the first jab isn’t ‘very effective’ in reducing cases. Nearly 40 percent of the population … Read more
The UK has rubber-stamped a deal for 50million doses of tweaked coronavirus vaccines, as it steps up efforts to fight off jab-resistant variants. Newly-emerged strains have sparked concerns across the world, after tests revealed some may be able to dodge immunity triggered by the current crop of vaccines. But the deal signed between the Department … Read more
Israel’s world-leading vaccination drive has come under fire over a ‘data-for-doses’ deal struck with Pfizer in which the country pledged to share medical information with the pharma giant. The Israeli health ministry has agreed to hand over data about vaccinations among different population groups to help assess how quickly herd immunity is achieved. In return, … Read more
The UK Government has ordered an extra 40million doses of Valneva’s coronavirus vaccine, taking its total to 100million doses. Still in clinical trials, the two-dose jab isn’t expected to be delivered until the second half of 2021 but it is already being manufactured in Livingston, Scotland. It’s likely that most or all adults in Britain … Read more