As many as 25% of people in wealthier, whiter NYC neighborhoods have been fully vaccinated while rat

New data has revealed shocking disparities between New York City neighborhoods when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination rates. On Tuesday, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released coronavirus immunization rates by ZIP code. In wealthier, white neighborhoods such as the Upper East, Douglaston and City Island, as many as 25 percent of all … Read more

Oregon investigating FOUR cases of COVID in fully vaccinated people

Four people in Oregon, who were fully immunized with the COVID-19 vaccine, have tested positive for coronavirus, health officials revealed on Friday.   This makes Oregon among the first states to report ‘breakthrough cases,’ which occur when people test positive for the virus at least 14 days after receiving their second dose of the vaccine. Both … Read more

UK may debate allowing ‘big wave’ of Covid once over-50s vaccinated

No10’s scientific advisers claim there may need to be a debate on whether to allow coronavirus to rip through the country once the most vulnerable Britons have been vaccinated.  Boris Johnson will reveal his roadmap out of lockdown on February 22, which could allow aspects of life and the economy to resume by the summer. … Read more

NHS confirms all over-65s can now be vaccinated against Covid

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

Covid UK: New Bristol variant could reinfect vaccinated, SAGE warns

Coronavirus infections must plummet to fewer than 10,000 cases before Boris Johnson should start easing brutal lockdown restrictions — and Britons may need to wear masks ‘forever’, No10’s top scientific advisers have warned.  Pushing back against growing calls for Britain to be released from draconian curbs soon, Sir Jeremy Farrar, head of the Wellcome Trust and … Read more

Bristol Covid variant could reinfect vaccinated Britons, SAGE expert warns

The coronavirus variant detected in Bristol has the ‘potential’ to reinfect vaccinated Britons, a senior SAGE scientist has warned. Professor John Edmunds said it could be ‘very dangerous’ to the UK’s mammoth jab drive if the mutant strain is allowed to spread around the country. Public Health England has so far found 21 cases of … Read more

Fauci says no ‘red flags’ after about 20,000 pregnant women vaccinated

Dr Anthony Fauci says there have been ‘no red flags’ after tens of thousands of pregnant women have received vaccines against COVID)-19. During a White House briefing on Wednesday, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said that expectant months have been given both Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s shots with no unexpected side effects. ‘I want to … Read more

Johnson & Johnson’s CEO says Americans may need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 every year

A COVID shot every year? Johnson & Johnson’s CEO says Americans will need to be vaccinated every season for the next several years if the virus keeps mutating Johnson & Johnson’s CEO Alex Gorsky discussed how the coronavirus will be able to mutate further if it continues to spread  Should this happen, Gorsky said it’s … Read more

Vaccinated Brits could be given scannable QR codes that allow them to travel abroad

Vaccinated Britons could get scannable QR codes as soon as next month, allowing them to travel abroad as part of coronavirus ‘vaccine passport’ schemes funded by the taxpayer.  At least eight firms have been awarded Government grants to develop schemes that would allow users to carry digital proof that they have received an approved Covid-19 … Read more

Expert says herd immunity may be achieved by summer if we can get 40% of the population vaccinated

Experts say it is possible that the U.S. may achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus as early as July. In a video for MedPage Today, Dr Monica Gandhi, of the University of California San Francisco, said the nation will only be able to curb virus spread between vaccination coverage and natural immunity. There are currently … Read more