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‘I feel SO grateful’: Ruth Langsford receives Covid-19 vaccine as she said the jab ‘took seconds’ and ‘was painless’ By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 14:28 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 14:29 GMT, 13 February 2021 Ruth Langsford revealed she received the Covid-19 vaccine in Surrey on Saturday. The TV presenter, 60, admitted she … Read more
Covid will be with us long-term: Matt Hancock hopes ‘treatable’ virus will become a disease we can ‘live with, like we do flu’ within 12 months as he says all adults will likely be offered a vaccine ‘a bit before’ September Matt Hancock says he expects every adult to be offered vaccine by September The … Read more
The NHS is on course to reach its target of vaccinating 15million Britons tomorrow. In a major step forward in the battle against coronavirus, 14,012,224 first doses of the Pfizer and Oxford jabs have been administered. The total includes more than 500,000 from Thursday, meaning the 15million target should be hit today – 48 hours … 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
Stopping the spread of coronavirus in hospitals could have led to a ‘substantial’ reduction in the number of deaths in the first wave, SAGE research has suggested. A paper presented to the government advisory board found that as many as 40 per cent of hospital patients with Covid caught it after they were admitted. The … Read more
Britain could dish out its Covid vaccines faster to bring cases down and ease lockdown rules sooner if it overcame speed bumps in the rollout, experts say at the country hurtles towards it 15million people target for Monday. The UK has vaccinated an average of 431,000 people per day over the past seven days, reaching … Read more
England’s Covid vaccination drive was given another boost today as the NHS confirmed over-65s living in areas winning the race can now be inoculated. NHS England said regions could move on to the next cohort if every effort has been made to get hold of everyone in groups one to four — the over-70s, NHS … Read more
Teachers and police officers could start getting Covid vaccines by April, with them expected to be first in line once the over-50s have been jabbed. Britain is on course to have offered first doses to all 15million in the top four priority groups — over-70s, care home residents and staff, NHS workers, and the seriously … Read more
Matt Hancock faces the heat over delays to social care reform as it emerges the plans will not be published for months He unveiled White Paper on greater integration of NHS and social care Funding proposals – promised by PM more than 18 months ago – not included Sir Andrew Dilnot said he was disappointed … 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