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Ministers will be urged to vaccinate people by age and ethnicity rather than their job during the next phase of the coronavirus jab roll-out, it was claimed today. Number 10’s leading jab experts, who are due to meet this afternoon to finalise their recommendation, are expected to advise that the UK continues with its age-based … Read more
BBC Radio 2 star Jo Whiley, who has been campaigned for her vulnerable younger sister to get the Covid vaccine, says it’s ‘ironic’ that she has now herself has been offered it before her sibling, despite being ‘fit and healthy’. Whiley, 55, has been vocal on her social media platforms about trying to get her … Read more
AstraZeneca vaccine is approved in Australia as government prepares to administer the first jabs on Monday AstraZeneca vaccine joins Pfizer vaccine in being approved in Australia The government will make doses at the CSL factory in Melbourne The Pfizer jab will hit arms on Monday after 142,000 doses arrived in Sydney By Charlie Moore, Political … Read more
US states are finally picking up the pace of their COVID-19 vaccination programs, so much so that many have already vaccinated so many of their health care workers and elderly residents that they are ready to expand eligibility. At least 28 states and Washington, DC, have begun vaccinating teachers and at least 19 – including … Read more
EU vaccine rollout has been ‘a fiasco’ says former Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt has called on Brussels to renegotiate its ‘ill-conceived’ contracts with vaccine manufacturers The MEP blamed the European Commission for shortages and slow rollout in EU countries in a video released on Saturday The EU has fallen behind highly-developed nations including … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Oil heats up on a Texan chill and a vaccine roll out that looks set to lift many countries out of recession By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 15 February 2021 A cold snap in Texas and the rollout of Covid vaccines … Read more
Pound hits highest level in almost three years as optimism about the vaccine rollout grows By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 15 February 2021 Sterling rose above $1.39 for the first time since April 2018 The pound hit its highest level in almost three … Read more
Boris Johnson today promised Britons will not need to carry a ‘vaccine passport’ to go to the pub when the country eventually escapes lockdown. The Prime Minister shot down reports the controversial scheme is being looked at as a tactic to keep the economy open when restrictions are finally lifted. But he conceded that some form … Read more
Millions of patients with non-severe asthma will not be prioritised for a coronavirus vaccine, the Government confirmed today. Asthmatics whose condition is under control won’t be offered the jab ahead of their peers, after they were deemed not to be at an increased risk of death from Covid. It means only patients who are formally … Read more
INVESTING SHOW: Will Britain’s rapid vaccine rollout and a route out of lockdown boost UK shares? By This Is Money Published: 16:53 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 16:53 GMT, 15 February 2021 The UK’s record on coronavirus has been patchy at best but the nation’s vaccine rollout is a success so far. Prime Minister … Read more