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It’s so frustrating being six miles from the UK border but not having the vaccine Ireland New daily cases 569 Number jabbed 515,800; % of population 10.4% Corrinna Maguire thinks Brussels has let all of Europe down Five thousand long-term care residents still haven’t had a jab. Despite hopes of getting 827,000 AstraZeneca doses by … Read more
How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more
How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more
Sitting on my terrace in Tangier with a breakfast croissant while being watched by some pert little sparrows, thoughts turn to the opening of the world’s borders. Right now, with no ferries and no planes, Tangier is eerily quiet for a usually bustling port town. I have been locked down in Morocco for more than … Read more
One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found. Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s jab. The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more
One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found. Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s jab. The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more
India has banned AstraZeneca exports in a fresh blow to Britain’s supply chain woes after the EU last night threatened an embargo until deliveries are met. A second wave is gripping the country and there is increased demand for the doses made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine-maker. The SII has … Read more
AstraZeneca lost £21 BILLION in profits from selling Covid vaccine cheaply… but the firm ‘wouldn’t do it again’ after attacks from EU over supply issues AstraZeneca sacrificed more than £21bn of revenue with its Covid-19 vaccine The pharmaceutical giant offered its vaccine at a cost of just £3.60 a dose The company has been criticised … Read more
Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca Covid vaccine as a nasal spray with the hope it will trigger a better and faster immune response in the lungs Oxford university is looking for 30 adults to receive vaccine through nasal spray Trials could begin next week and are expected to last four months Trial follows announcements that … Read more
Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca Covid vaccine as a nasal spray with the hope it will trigger a better and faster immune response in the lungs Oxford university is looking for 30 adults to receive vaccine through nasal spray Trials could begin next week and are expected to last four months Trial follows announcements that … Read more