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The United Arab Emirates is racing to vaccinate half of its citizens by April as it battles a dramatic surge in Covid cases since the turn of the year. The Arab nation, comprising the holiday hotspot of Dubai where British influencers have been flocking in recent weeks to take advantage of lax lockdown rules, has … Read more
A team of medics achieved their target of vaccinating every single care home resident and member of staff in their catchment area with the Oxford jab yesterday. It took just over two hours for the 16-strong team of doctors and nurses administered around 350 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for their network in the Ribble … Read more
The UK’s vaccination programme will take a major step forward tomorrow as the first ‘super-vax’ centres, capable of inoculating up to 3,000 people a day, open their doors. Already 1.5million people have been vaccinated, mostly with the Pfizer jab. Now the mass rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine heralds a blitz of inoculations. With more than … Read more
GPs are being urged to ‘stand down’ routine appointments so they can prioritise Covid vaccinations, it was claimed last night. Guidance sent to doctors says the jabs should be their top priority – with other ‘non-essential’ activities postponed, potentially for weeks. NHS England has already advised surgeries to focus on the delivery of the vaccine … Read more
The battle against the coronavirus scourge is being waged in village halls and community centres across Britain as an army of volunteers and NHS staff provide vaccines for the most vulnerable in society. As so often in the past, the trojan efforts of small groups of ordinary people are helping to bring the nation back from … Read more
There were fresh fears tonight that schools could be closed indefinitely as Boris Johnson refused to commit to welcoming students back at agreed times in January. Speaking at the coronavirus press briefing, the Prime Minister said plans to reopen schools by January 11 would be kept ‘under constant review’. Number 10 and Health Secretary Matt Hancock had … Read more
Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more
Vaccinations against coronavirus will continue on Christmas Day as part of a national drive to halt the spread of the new mutant strain spreading across the country. Britain’s GP surgeries and hospital hubs have seen more than 100,000 bookings for the Pfizer jabs this week, NHS sources say. Medical staff are preparing to inoculate patients … Read more
Britons are to get unlicensed flu injections from the US in bid to vaccinate 30million this winter Government has reached a deal with drugs firm to purchase its vaccine Flublok This is despite the fact Sanofi’s flu jab is not licensed for use anywhere in Europe Government insists drug has gone through ‘robust clinical trials’ … Read more
One-third of parents of toddlers don’t vaccinate their children on time, a new study estimates. Researchers found that 23 percent of mothers and fathers either limited the number of shots given per doctor’s visit or had their children skip at least one vaccine. Another 14 percent did not follow the guidelines recommended by the Centers … Read more