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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
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
An experimental cancer drug derived from a poisonous plant could stop Covid-19 in its tracks, researchers believe. Nottingham University academics claim thapsigargin should be effective against the coronavirus behind the pandemic and others that cause common colds. The drug, derived from the ‘deadly carrot’ thapsia plant — which is deadly to cattle and sheep and … Read more
Russia’s controversial coronavirus vaccine is 92 per cent effective at blocking symptomatic illness, early trial results suggest Russia’s controversial coronavirus vaccine is 92 per cent effective at blocking symptomatic illness, trial results suggest. Just 16 out of 16,500 people given the two-dose jab – dubbed Sputnik V – developed symptoms, while no-one died from the disease … Read more
Boris Johnson today insisted lockdown is working and vaccines are effective against coronavirus variants – but warned it is too early to take our ‘foot off the throat of the beast’. The PM struck a positive tone as he visited a vaccination site in Yorkshire, saying there was evidence of a ‘flattening and maybe even … Read more
Boris Johnson today insisted lockdown is working and vaccines are effective against coronavirus variants – but warned it is too early to take our ‘foot off the throat of the beast’. The PM struck a positive tone as he visited a vaccination site in Yorkshire, saying there was evidence of a ‘flattening and maybe even … Read more
Johnson and Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine is 66 per cent effective against the disease, early trial results reveal. And it was shown to prevent severe cases of the virus in 86 per cent of cases. The jab made by Janssen – the Belgian arm of the US pharmaceutical giant – uses similar technology to the Oxford … Read more
Two Pfizer doses ‘are 99.96% effective’: Double jab weeks apart prevents almost ALL cases of Covid-19, research in Israel suggests Israeli research has found that just 0.04 per cent of those vaccinated with both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine went on to develop coronavirus Of the 700,000 people vaccinated, just 300 later contracted Covid-19, with … Read more
Scientists’ fury at ‘completely incorrect’ German claim that Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is only 8% effective in elderly people German publication Handelsblatt published figure, citing senior sources But Oxford University and AstraZeneca have hit back at the claim as ‘incorrect’ Other scientists have added they have ‘no idea’ where the data has come from By Luke … Read more
Chris Whitty’s fury at Guardian for ‘total nonsense’ claim Pfizer vaccine might only be 33% effective amid fears it could threaten jab uptake Newspaper claimed only a third of people who’ve had one jab were protected No 10’s advisers say the real figure is 89%, starting 14 days after first injection Controversial report quoted Israeli … Read more