Brisbane trainee nurse hospitalised with three blood clots after getting AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

A young nursing student has been hospitalised with three blood clots on her right lung just three weeks after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.   Ellie Peacock, who works on a casual team that is exposed to potential Covid-positive patients, was given her first dose of the vaccine on March 31, a week before the government … Read more

India Covid crisis now hitting other nations with vaccine supplies to Covax countries short by 140m

India’s devastating second coronavirus wave and its ban on exporting vaccines has left the Covax scheme for other nations facing a shortfall of 140 million doses.  India is the largest manufacturer for the program, which distributes free vaccines to developing countries, but the country stopped exports of the AstraZeneca vaccine in March in order to … Read more

Plan to offer alternative Covid jab to AstraZeneca to under-40s could be reversed

Under-40s could get AstraZeneca vaccine after all: Plan to offer alternative Covid jab could be reversed amid fears over Indian variant Decision to offer under-40s an alternative jab to AstraZeneca could be reversed  Last month, it was said under-40s should get different jab due to blood clot risk  But advice could be changed to protect … Read more

We cannot allow NHS Trusts to stop patients getting support of a loved one, writes MP ALICIA KEARNS 

Given the success of our vaccine programme we cannot allow NHS Trusts to insist on blanket policies that stop mothers, children or any other patient benefiting from the vital support of a loved one, writes MP ALICIA KEARNS By Alicia Kearns, Conservative Mp For Rutland And Melton, For The Mail On Sunday Published: 11:08 BST, … Read more

We cannot allow NHS Trusts to stop patients getting support of a loved one, writes MP ALICIA KEARNS 

Given the success of our vaccine programme we cannot allow NHS Trusts to insist on blanket policies that stop mothers, children or any other patient benefiting from the vital support of a loved one, writes MP ALICIA KEARNS By Alicia Kearns, Conservative Mp For Rutland And Melton, For The Mail On Sunday Published: 11:08 BST, … Read more

Eric Clapton hits out at ‘propaganda’ over vaccine safety

Lockdown-sceptic rock star Eric Clapton claims he had a ‘disastrous reaction’ to AstraZeneca Covid jab and feared he’d never play again Eric Clapton reveals that he had severe reactions from the Astrazeneca vaccine He even feared he would never play again in a message to his music producer He suffered further ‘disastrous reactions’ six weeks … Read more

Eric Clapton hits out at ‘propaganda’ over vaccine safety

Lockdown-sceptic rock star Eric Clapton claims he had a ‘disastrous reaction’ to AstraZeneca Covid jab and feared he’d never play again Eric Clapton reveals that he had severe reactions from the Astrazeneca vaccine He even feared he would never play again in a message to his music producer He suffered further ‘disastrous reactions’ six weeks … Read more

Coronavirus: How will the UK bring forward second vaccine doses to eight weeks?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced that the NHS’s Covid vaccine rollout will be rejigged to try and protect people from the Indian variant which he fears will trigger a third wave before lockdown ends in June. All over-50s will now get their second jab within eight weeks of the first, rather than 12, and … Read more

Coronavirus: How will the UK bring forward second vaccine doses to eight weeks?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced that the NHS’s Covid vaccine rollout will be rejigged to try and protect people from the Indian variant which he fears will trigger a third wave before lockdown ends in June. All over-50s will now get their second jab within eight weeks of the first, rather than 12, and … Read more

Coronavirus: Mixing and matching Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs ‘could worsen side effects’

Mixing and matching Covid vaccines could lead to more side effects, scientists say. British guidance says people should be given two doses of the same jab because of a lack of data on alternating doses. But there are ongoing trials of giving one type for the first dose and a different type for the second, … Read more