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By Faith Ridler for MailOnline A firm of London plumbers is looking at introducing a ‘no jab, no job’ policy requiring all its workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus, its founder has revealed. Charlie Mullins, of Pimlico Plumbers, says he has been talking to his lawyers about making the vaccine mandatory for all new hires within a few … Read more
Almost all adults in Britain could receive their first vaccine dose by the end of May, a Downing Street official has suggested in a leaked letter to Boris Johnson. No10 adviser Samuel Kasumu appeared to inadvertently reveal a private target to jab nearly every over-18 by summer in his resignation statement today. The letter, which was later … Read more
Ministers should consider vaccinating children against coronavirus to protect them from getting ‘long Covid’, top scientists said today. Dr Anthony Costello, a paediatrician and member of Independent SAGE, warned experts are still baffled by the long-term complications of the disease, which is not thought to pose an immediate threat to youngsters. He described children as … Read more
Matt Hancock reveals more than NINE MILLION Britons have now been vaccinated after more than 930,000 people get their jab over the weekend – and half of the over-70s have received their first dose Some 322,000 Covid jabs on Sunday, taking total to 9.3million people in UK Those who had received a first dose included … Read more
Line Of Duty’s Vicky McClure shared a sweet snap of her grandparents on their way to get their Covid vaccines in a post to mark her grandfather’s 96th birthday. The actress, 37, posted the heartwarming picture on her Instagram on Monday showing her grandparents beaming for the camera. The duo linked arms in the snap, which she … Read more
The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Kelly Dodd defended her attendance at a crowded restaurant over the weekend amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that she and her friends have been vaccinated. ‘The sheeple are mad,’ the 45-year-old reality star said after she caught flak Saturday amid a pileup of controversies for her words and actions … Read more
The EU rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has not been linked to any deaths and has had no unexpected side-effects in its first month, the European Medicines Agency said today. The good review of the Pfizer jab comes as the EU battles with rival vaccine provider AstraZeneca about delayed supplies to the bloc – while … Read more
An Israeli healthcare group on Friday said coronavirus infections had plunged among people aged over 60 who had been vaccinated. Israel is currently leading the global vaccination drive, with around 30 per cent of its citizens having had at least a single dose of a jab so far. But concern had risen globally over infection, … Read more
Vaccinating every single person in the UK will still not be enough to achieve herd immunity, a new study claims. Analysis from the University of East Anglia (UEA) found that the efficacy of the currently available vaccines, combined with the emergence of new more infectious strains of the virus, put herd immunity out of reach. … Read more
Vaccinating every single person in the UK will not be enough to achieve herd immunity, a new study claims. Analysis from the University of East Anglia (UEA) found the highly-virulent B.1.1.7 strain, which emerged in Kent in September, has made it impossible to ever achieve herd immunity with the current effectiveness of authorised vaccines. The … Read more