Covid Northern Ireland: Vaccine roll-out expanded to over-45s

Northern Ireland has today officially expanded its coronavirus vaccine drive to people under the age of 50, becoming the first home nation to move onto the next phase of the roll-out. The country’s NHS is now inviting everyone over 45 to book their appointment at a vaccination centre or one of 350 pharmacies deploying the … Read more

Covid Northern Ireland: Vaccine roll-out expanded to over-45s

Northern Ireland expands Covid jab roll-out to over-45s – even though UK is facing supply shortage that will see April become a ‘second dose month’ Northern Ireland becomes first home nation to offer jab to people under 50 Comes despite country’s jab rollout trailing behind rest of UK at 39 per cent Government also expecting … Read more

Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron call Vladimir Putin to discuss getting the Sputnik jab into the EU

Germany and France were negotiating with Vladimir Putin to supply Russia’s coronavirus vaccine to the EU.   German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron were on a video call with the Russian president on Tuesday night.  The leaders discussed ‘cooperation’, which would see the Sputnik jab made used in the European Union once regulators give … Read more

Covid variants will make vaccines ineffective within ONE YEAR, 66% of disease experts believe

Two-thirds of disease experts believe coronavirus variants will render vaccines ineffective within one year, a new survey finds. Conducted by the People’s Vaccine Alliance, about 66 percent of epidemiologists, virologists and infectious disease specialists say they think that within 12 months, the virus will mutate to such a degree that first-generation vaccines will be useless … Read more

EU and Britain ‘are close to a deal’ that will end vaccine war

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

EU and Britain ‘are close to a deal’ that will end vaccine war

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

Covid UK: One in 25 people hospitalised since December WERE vaccinated, says SAGE

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

Covid UK: One in 25 people hospitalised since December WERE vaccinated, says SAGE

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

Covid UK: Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca vaccine as a nasal spray

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

Covid UK: Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca vaccine as a nasal spray

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