jabs

Another shot in the arm for Britain! 60million MORE jabs set to be made in UK

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Britain was on course to secure another 60million Covid jabs last night after the latest UK-backed vaccine cleared a crucial hurdle. US biotech firm Novavax announced its vaccine had successfully completed its phase three clinical trials in the UK, paving the way for regulators to give final approval in the coming weeks. Under a deal … Read more

Asda becomes first supermarket to dish out Covid jabs as woman, 78, gets her injection

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Asda becomes first supermarket to dish out Covid jabs as woman, 78, gets her injection – with store hoping to vaccinate 240 people a day Harbans Kaur received the jab at Asda in Cape Hill, Smethwick, West Midlands Took place in boarded-up corner of store which used to house George clothing The seven-day hub opens … Read more

No EU can’t have our jabs! Boris dismisses threat as Brussels bids to snatch 75m doses made in UK

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Brussels is attempting to requisition tens of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses manufactured for the UK, but AstraZeneca bosses have tonight hinted they will not bend to EU demands. EU chiefs demanded that AstraZeneca jabs made in Staffordshire and Oxfordshire be diverted to make up for a 75million shortfall on the continent. The European Commission said … Read more

London hospitals are giving Covid jabs to people who turn up without an appointment

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London hospitals are giving Covid jabs to people who turn up without an appointment to avoid wasting doses intended for no-shows NHS sources say their current approach is ‘if there’s a free arm, we’ll jab it’  They claim a frontline worker’s healthy partner in their 20s even got inoculated  Matt Hancock last night warned the … Read more

Vaccine battle as EU threatens to BLOCK Pfizer jabs going to UK

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Furious Tories today warned that the EU will ‘poison’ relations for ‘a generation’ if it follows through on extraordinary threats to block Pfizer vaccines going to the UK – as ministers insisted they are ‘confident’ supplies will be maintained. Amid a shambolic rollout across the bloc, Brussels has demanded drug firms give them early warning … Read more

NHS ‘threatens legal action’ against vaccine centre staff offering jabs to friends and family

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NHS ‘threatens legal action’ against vaccine centre staff offering ‘leftover’ jabs to friends and family to stop them being wasted at the end of the day NHS vaccination centres offering leftover jabs to relatives and friends of staff   Senior sources in NHS calling for legal action to be taken against the centres     Today it … Read more

Israel begins to give Covid jabs to TEEANGERS

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Israel began administering Covid-19 vaccines to teenagers Saturday as it pushed ahead with its inoculation drive, with 30 percent of the population now having received the first dose, health officials said. Since the rollout of vaccinations one month ago, more than 2.5 million of Israel’s nine-million-strong population have been vaccinated already, the health ministry said … Read more

Matt Hancock claims South African variant makes Covid jabs 50% less effective

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The mutant South African coronavirus variant may make the current crop of vaccines 50 per cent less effective, Matt Hancock has sensationally claimed. In footage obtained by MailOnline, the Health Secretary warned allowing the variant to become the dominant strain in the UK could ruin Britain’s vaccination drive and send the country ‘back to square … Read more

Covid vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi denies jabs have been diverted from the North

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Covid vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi denies jabs have been diverted from the North to areas lagging behind in over-80s rollout – after NHS figures reveal huge postcode lottery Nadhim Zahawi blasted claims stocks were being diverted from Yorkshire He said they would still be receiving their 13 per cent allocation of supplies  But he admitted … Read more