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A Covid-19 jab centre has been pictured lying empty with ‘vaccinators sitting idle’ as a volunteer slams the NHS system that only allows over-70s to book jabs meaning just one patient is being seen every half an hour. Sahar Hashemi, co-founder of the coffee chain Coffee Republic and brand Skinny Candy, shared a picture of … Read more
Britons trying to book Covid jab online after it was unveiled by Matt Hancock are being offered appointments up to 60 miles away when there is a vaccination hub a short walk from home, MailOnline can reveal today. Other over-70s following Mr Hancock’s advice say that the NHS portal has failed to recognise their name … Read more
Matt Hancock today said all over-70s in England who haven’t yet had a Covid vaccine no longer need to wait to be invited and can book their own jabs online. The Health Secretary held a Downing Street press conference tonight to trumpet the success of the rollout so far, confirming the NHS is on track … Read more
England’s coronavirus vaccine postcode lottery for the over-70s was laid bare today amid mounting fears that the uneven rollout is leaving vulnerable people in certain parts of the country unprotected. NHS England statistics revealed a huge gap in the proportion of 70-74 year olds vaccinated across the nation, with almost three-quarters inoculated in south east … Read more
GPs leading Britain’s great vaccination drive have been forced to pause inoculations to allow other parts of the country to catch up, it was claimed today. Practices that have already vaccinated every patient over the age of 80 and are now looking to dish the jabs out to the over-70s have had their deliveries cancelled by … Read more
Oxford coronavirus vaccine ‘has only been tested on 500 over-70s’ amid fresh concerns over its effectiveness High hopes for Oxford University’s ‘ChAdOx’ jab but only 1,000 or so of the 10,000 people recruited to UK arm of Oxford’s trial are aged 70 or over Half of them have been given the vaccine and half have … Read more
Dame Joan Collins, 86, criticises the UK government for being ‘ageist’ and hits out at their ‘utter discrimination’ of over-70s during the coronavirus crisis In her column for The Spectator, the actress hit out at government advice saying elderly people needed to stay indoors during the global pandemic Joan claimed it was ‘utter discrimination’ against those … Read more
Q: I am in my 70s, and perfectly healthy but guidance on social distancing for people like me seems to change endlessly. What exactly do I need to know now that things seem to be improving? A: There are really two confirmed facts that are worth understanding which underpin all this changing guidance. Firstly, whatever … Read more
Scientists provided the UK government with data advocating easing lockdown for healthy young people while remaining in place for over-70s and the most vulnerable. Researchers from the universities of Edinburgh and London modelled what may happen to infection rates under various scenarios. It concluded that the best course of action, in the eyes of these … Read more
Ex-minister Baroness Ros Altmann warns of revolt among healthy over-70s if they are forced to stay inside when the rest of UK leaves lockdown amid fears they will risk going to prison rather than self isolate Baroness Ros Altmann said over-70s would risk going to prison than self-isolate Ex-minister said on Sky that using aged-based … Read more