New Covid strain has 17 mutations, scientist say

The new strain of coronavirus spreading through Britain has a ‘striking’ amount of mutations, scientists have claimed. Members of the UK’s Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), who have been investigating the evolved strain, say they have uncovered 17 alterations, which they described as ‘a lot’. Many of the changes have occurred on the virus’s spike … Read more

Rollout of US COVID-19 vaccines is ‘on track’ to get 20 million Americans vaccinated this year

Rollout of US COVID-19 vaccines is ‘on track’ to get 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of the year with shots delivered to 636 locations in all 50 states and 7.9 million doses are coming next week – if Moderna jab is approved The U.S. has delivered coronavirus  vaccines to all 50 states since … Read more

More than 80% of Americans say they WILL get a COVID-19 vaccine

Nearly 84 percent of Americans now say they will get a coronavirus vaccine – but most of that group doesn’t want to get the shot right away, a new poll reveals.  Forty-five percent of people want to ‘wait a bit’ before they get vaccinated, according to the latest ABC News/Ipsos survey.  The massive vaccine rollout … Read more

Prue Leith, 80, shares photo of herself receiving Covid vaccine in hospital

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has had the coronavirus vaccine ‘with a painless jab’. The celebrity chef, 80, uploaded a picture of a male nurse giving her the Pfizer/BioNTech injection this morning. She tweeted: ‘Who wouldn’t want immunity from #Covid19 with a painless jab?? #vaccine.’ Fellow GBBO host Noel Fielding commented: ‘Always the most … Read more

Prue Leith, 80, shares photo of herself receiving Covid vaccine in hospital

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has had the coronavirus vaccine ‘with a painless jab’. The celebrity chef, 80, uploaded a picture of a male nurse giving her the Pfizer/BioNTech injection this morning. She tweeted: ‘Who wouldn’t want immunity from #Covid19 with a painless jab?? #vaccine.’ Fellow GBBO host Noel Fielding commented: ‘Always the most … Read more

COVID hospitalizations hit new record and deaths hit 300K on the first day of vaccine rollout

The US has finally approved its first coronavirus vaccine and began dosing some of the most at-risk people, including health care workers, on Monday.  But the supply of Pfizer’s vaccine is scarce. The firm shipped out just 2.9 million doses, beginning over the weekend.   The rollout of coronavirus vaccines will have many stages and is … Read more

COVID hospitalizations hit new record and deaths hit 300K on the first day of vaccine rollout

The US has finally approved its first coronavirus vaccine and began dosing some of the most at-risk people, including health care workers, on Monday.  But the supply of Pfizer’s vaccine is scarce. The firm shipped out just 2.9 million doses, beginning over the weekend.   The rollout of coronavirus vaccines will have many stages and is … Read more

Couple aged 84 and 81 are among first in Britain to receive Covid-19 jab at their GP’s

After months of lockdown restrictions, some married couples are sick of the sight of each other.  But the Hugheses won’t be getting sick from Covid – after they both received the Pfizer vaccine yesterday. Maureen, 84, and Gerry, 81, are believed to be the first people to receive the vaccine in a GP surgery. It … Read more