Coronavirus: Brits should NOT hug each other yet, SAGE expert says

Brits should NOT hug each other yet: SAGE expert says people must wait until Covid cases are ‘really, really low’ to safely embrace friends and relatives Sir Mark Walport, a SAGE member, said there is ‘still quite a lot of infection about’ Today marks England’s first step out of lockdown with outdoor meeting allowed Around … Read more

Kylie Jenner showcases her incredibly toned physique on a run in Hidden Hills

Kylie Jenner showcases her incredibly toned physique in a sage green sports bra and matching biker shorts on a run By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 02:06 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 02:06 BST, 29 March 2021 Kylie Jenner showcased her gym-honed figure in a low-cut sage green sports bra and matching biker shorts … Read more

Charities urge Boris Johnson to begin donating vaccines to poorer nations or risk ‘hoarding’ supply

Charities urge Boris Johnson to begin donating vaccines to poorer nations or risk ‘hoarding’ supplies while frontline workers are exposed to Covid Charities say UK is on track to have more than 100million surplus vaccine doses They say that’s enough to vaccinate world’s frontline health workers twice over Government has spent £548m on programme to deliver … 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

South African Covid variant makes current crop of vaccines 30% less effective, SAGE warns

The South African coronavirus variant may make vaccines 30 per cent less effective, the Government’s scientific advisers have warned. Analysis by SAGE found the strain can cause up to a 10-fold decrease in the effectiveness of antibodies in vaccinated or previously infected people. While antibodies are not the only part of the immune response against … Read more

South African Covid variant makes current crop of vaccines 30% less effective, SAGE warns

The South African coronavirus variant may make vaccines 30 per cent less effective, the Government’s scientific advisers have warned. Analysis by SAGE found the strain can cause up to a 10-fold decrease in the effectiveness of antibodies in vaccinated or previously infected people. While antibodies are not the only part of the immune response against … Read more

Will UK be hit by an ‘exit wave’ of Covid as lockdown is lifted?

Britain could be hit with an ‘exit wave’ of Covid when lockdown is lifted but it’s unlikely to lead to an uncontrollable spike in hospital admissions or deaths, experts insisted today despite the predictions of a SAGE model released last week. Scientists told MailOnline that while there was ‘no doubt infections will rise’ when pubs and … Read more

Will UK be hit by an ‘exit wave’ of Covid as lockdown is lifted?

Britain could be hit with an ‘exit wave’ of Covid when lockdown is lifted but it’s unlikely to lead to an uncontrollable spike in hospital admissions or deaths, experts insisted today despite the predictions of a SAGE model released last week. Scientists told MailOnline that while there was ‘no doubt infections will rise’ when pubs and … Read more

UK’s international travel ban will probably continue until Europe’s Covid vaccine drive picks up

Britain’s international travel ban will probably stay in place until Europe’s vaccine drive picks up pace, SAGE adviser says Sir Jeremy Farrar said the biggest threat to the UK now came from abroad Wellcome Trust chief added the continent was facing a ‘terrible month or two’ Ministers are yet to approve holidays this summer with … Read more