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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
Both Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc say they expect to have data on how well their coronavirus vaccines work in teenagers later this year. Currently, immunizations against COVID-19 are only recommended in Americans aged 16 and up for Pfizer and ages 18 and up for Moderna. However, Pfizer says it has completed enrollment of 2,259 … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned of vaccine shortages due to Pfizer issues today despite No10 insisting it is ‘confident’ the UK has enough. The First Minister said that the number of appointments being offered north of the border could be scaled back, blaming high uptake and Pfizer manufacturing problems. Ms Sturgeon told her daily briefing that the … Read more
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has claimed it’s ‘perfectly possible’ the UK will be giving coronavirus vaccines to children by the end of the year. England’s deputy chief medical officer revealed that ‘several’ trials were about to get underway to test whether the current crop of Covid jabs are both safe and effective in youngsters. The approved … Read more
The Pfizer and Oxford jabs provide two-thirds protection against Covid after just one injection, new data is set to reveal. The Pfizer vaccine starts to immunise in as little as two weeks and is just as effective in the elderly as it is in the young, official findings will reveal in the coming days according … Read more
The Pfizer and Oxford jabs provide two-thirds protection against Covid after just one injection, new data is set to reveal. The Pfizer vaccine starts to immunise in as little as two weeks and is just as effective in the elderly as it is in the young, official findings will reveal in the coming days according … Read more
At least 36 people have developed a rare, life-threatening blood disorder, called thrombocytopenia, after receiving either of the two COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the US. One of them, Miami obstetrician Dr Gregory Michael, died after thrombocytopenia caused his platelets to drop to virtually zero. He was just 56 and died of a brain hemorrhage just … Read more
Brittney Hayes, pictured, was told by Biden that she ‘looks like a freshman’ President Joe Biden has been called ‘creepy’ after he was seen telling a nurse running a vaccine site that she ‘looks like a freshman.’ The president has been accused of attempting to flirt with the young nurse during a public video conference call … Read more
The vaccine roll-out has been one of the biggest logistical challenges of our lifetime, involving a legion of NHS staff and volunteers (including, it was revealed yesterday, the actor Hugh Bonneville). Here, a pharmacist who’s helping in a hub in London reveals in fascinating detail what it’s like on the vaccination front line (speaking anonymously … Read more
The Viagra revolution: Number of prescriptions for erectile dysfunction has DOUBLED in a decade, new study reveals The NHS spends around £22.4million a year on erectile dysfunction medication The amount of drugs given out has increased by 110% between 2009 and 2019 Study from Birmingham and Warwick universities shows biggest increase is in the north … Read more