Covid vaccine rollout is still on target, ministers pledge

All adults will be vaccinated by the target date of July 31 as the rollout continues ‘full steam ahead’, ministers pledged yesterday. And officials are confident there are sufficient supplies of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for the ten million under-30s who have now been advised not to have the Oxford/AstraZeneca one. However, some experts … Read more

Covid-19 UK: What should I do if I’ve had the AstraZeneca jab?

Britons were once again left with a raft of questions over the safety of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after health chiefs today recommended it should not be given to under-30s because of its link to potentially deadly blood clots. No10’s jab advisory panel says healthy people aged 18 to 29 be offered either Pfizer or Moderna’s … Read more

Under-30s should NOT be given the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator

Britons under 30 should be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine due to mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots, UK health chiefs ruled today. In a major blow to the UK’s vaccination rollout, the Government’s vaccine advisory group is recommending healthy people aged 19 to 29 be offered either the Pfizer or Moderna jabs … Read more

Under-30s should NOT take the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator

Under-30s should NOT take the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator in blow to Britain’s jab roll-out after 79 people suffer brain blood clots out of 20MILLION doses – but officials insist benefits outweigh risks for the vast majority of people Government’s vaccine advisory group recommending healthy people aged 19 to 29 offered different vaccine By … Read more

Three people in Michigan DIED after contracting COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated

At least 246 people in Michigan who were fully immunized against COVID-19, tested positive for the virus, have tested positive for coronavirus and three have died.  No identifying information was available for the three people who died except that they were aged 65 or older.  This makes Michigan among the first states to report ‘breakthrough cases,’ … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon reveals Moderna jab is ALREADY in the UK and Scotland has ‘received its first batch’

Nicola Sturgeon stole a march on Boris Johnson today as she revealed that the first consignment of the eagerly-awaited Moderna vaccine has arrived in the UK.  The First Minister told a press conference the first delivery arrived safely in Scotland yesterday, giving the country three different jabs to administer. Her surprise announcement at lunchtime came … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon reveals Scotland received its first Moderna vaccines YESTERDAY

Nicola Sturgeon reveals Scotland received its first Moderna vaccines YESTERDAY as the First Minister confirms all Scots schoolchildren will return to class after the Easter holiday By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 12:54 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 13:05 BST, 6 April 2021 Scotland has already received its first doses of the … Read more

Walgreens under fire for giving second Pfizer Covid shot doses late

Walgreens gave hundreds of thousands of Americans their second doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine a week late, flouting U.S. guidelines and confusing customers, the New York Times has revealed.   Pfizer’s vaccine is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be given in two doses, spread three weeks apart, while Moderna’s is given three … Read more

Dolly Parton is fully vaccinated with ‘her own medicine’ after donating $1M to help fund Moderna

Dolly Parton is fully vaccinated! Country icon jokes she received a ‘second dose of her own medicine’ after donating $1M to help fund Moderna shot By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 19:59 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 20:00 BST, 3 April 2021 Dolly Parton is fully vaccinated after getting her second dose of the … Read more

Johnson & Johnson begins testing its COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as 12 

Johnson & Johnson is now testing its COVID-19 vaccine in children and teenagers between ages 12 and 17.  U.S. regulators have authorized the firm’s one-dose shot for adults 18 and older.   The trial expansion will first test J&J’s shot in teens aged 16 to 17. If the vaccine appears to be safe and prompt an … Read more