Vaccines expert says Macron is ‘managing demand’ by claiming AstraZeneca jab is ‘almost ineffective’

A top scientist with Oxford’s vaccine team has accused Emmanuel Macron of demand management’ after casting doubt on the AstraZeneca jab’s efficacy. Professor Sir John Bell today shot down the French President’s baseless claims that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘quasi-ineffective’ for the over-65s. He said: ‘I suspect this is a bit of demand management from Mr … Read more

Vaccines expert says Macron is ‘managing demand’ by claiming AstraZeneca jab is ‘almost ineffective’

A top scientist with Oxford’s vaccine team has accused Emmanuel Macron of demand management’ after casting doubt on the AstraZeneca jab’s efficacy. Professor Sir John Bell today shot down the French President’s baseless claims that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘quasi-ineffective’ for the over-65s. He said: ‘I suspect this is a bit of demand management from Mr … Read more

Emmanuel Macron claims AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘almost ineffective’ on over-65s

France’s president Emmanuel Macron has astonishingly claimed the AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘almost ineffective’ on people who are over 65 years of age. Macron made the explosive comments despite the EU giving the AstraZeneca vaccine full approval to be rolled out to its member states on Friday. His comments came as the EU’s vaccine war entered a … Read more

Arthritis drug hailed by Boris Johnson as a ‘life-saving’ Covid-19 treatment may be ineffective

An anti-inflammatory drug used to treat arthritis, which has been hailed by Boris Johnson as a ‘life-saving’ Covid-19 treatment, may be ineffective — and could even increase the patient’s risk of dying — according to a new study.   The latest research, published in the BMJ, found 11 of 65 people (17 per cent) treated with tocilizumab … Read more

Watchdog slams banks’ ‘vague and ineffective’ fraud alerts

Banks can wriggle out of paying fraud refunds if they can prove victims ignored warnings on their websites. Yet a damning report by the Lending Standards Board (LSB) revealed last week that many of these scam alerts are vague, ineffective and not good enough. The watchdog refused to name and shame the banks with the … Read more

Symptom-based screening at US airports for coronavirus is ineffective and found just NINE cases

Symptom- and temperature-based screenings at US airports are ineffective at detecting cases of coronavirus, a new report finds. Between January 17 and September 13, more than 766,000 travelers were evaluated at 15 airports across the US. Of that figure, just nine people went on to test positive for COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more

Conspiracy theorist Pete Evans soaks up his totally ineffective BioCharger lamp

Conspiracy theorist Pete Evans uses his totally ineffective BioCharger lamp – after copping a $25,000 fine for saying it could cure coronavirus By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 04:43 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 04:43 BST, 23 July 2020 Disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans copped a major fine earlier this year when he promoted … Read more

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs could leave chemotherapy ineffective within the next decade

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs could leave chemotherapy ineffective within the next decade, oncologists warn British doctors have seen a rise in superbug infections among cancer patients  65,000 patients are predicted to get a drug-resistant infection in a decade  Half of surveyed oncologists believe chemotherapy could be wiped out By Vanessa Chalmers Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:33 GMT, … Read more