Glass vial shortage and delays in approval… is this why the vaccine drive is being held up?

Britain has vaccinated 1.3million people in just under a month… but the target is two million a week. That’s the rate needed to protect the four most vulnerable groups by February 15 – including everyone over 70. Boris Johnson has blamed regulators for the sluggish start, warning that their strict protocols have limited how quickly … Read more

How Israel has leaped ahead in the vaccine race

Israel has leaped ahead in the global vaccine race by squeezing every last dose out of its vaccine supplies and using its efficient health system to launch a 24/7 immunisation drive with military help – with Benjamin Netanyahu making himself as visible as possible as he bids for re-election in March.  Some 1.4million Israelis have … Read more

How Israel has leaped ahead in the vaccine race

Israel has leaped ahead in the global vaccine race by squeezing every last dose out of its vaccine supplies and using its efficient health system to launch a 24/7 immunisation drive with military help – with Benjamin Netanyahu making himself as visible as possible as he bids for re-election in March.  Some 1.4million Israelis have … Read more

How the Oxford vaccine is made

Today, 82-year-old dialysis patient Brian Pinker became the first person to receive the vaccine created by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.  Getting the jab into a patient’s arm is just the final stage of a complicated manufacturing process beginning with a single cell.  Some 530,000 doses of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine will be available for vulnerable people … Read more

How the Oxford vaccine is made

Today, 82-year-old dialysis patient Brian Pinker became the first person to receive the vaccine created by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.  Getting the jab into a patient’s arm is just the final stage of a complicated manufacturing process beginning with a single cell.  Some 530,000 doses of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine will be available for vulnerable people … Read more

Astrazeneca vaccine hopes give investors a shot in the arm

Astrazeneca vaccine hopes give investors a shot in the arm on first trading day of 2021 By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 January 2021 Stock markets started the new year with a bang as high hopes for Astrazeneca’s vaccine fuelled a rally on … Read more

Market remains up 1.8% by 118 on 6,579 points as gains on morning of Oxford jab rollout are lost

Lockdown gloom stifles FTSE: Market remains up 1.8% by 118 on 6,579 points as gains made on morning of Oxford jab rollout are lost amid fears UK is set for third national lockdown London’s top market gained more than 200 points as it opened this morning Brexit and rollout of Oxford University/ AstraZeneca jab encourages … Read more

Market remains up 1.8% by 118 on 6,579 points as gains on morning of Oxford jab rollout are lost

Lockdown gloom stifles FTSE: Market remains up 1.8% by 118 on 6,579 points as gains made on morning of Oxford jab rollout are lost amid fears UK is set for third national lockdown London’s top market gained more than 200 points as it opened this morning Brexit and rollout of Oxford University/ AstraZeneca jab encourages … Read more

82-year-old dialysis patient becomes first Brit to get Oxford’s Covid jab

Britain today started to dish out Oxford’s game-changing Covid vaccine in what has been called a ‘pivotal moment’ in the fight against the pandemic, with an 82-year-old dialysis patient becoming the first person to receive the jab.  Brian Pinker, a retired maintenance manager who describes himself as Oxford born and bred, said he was ‘so … Read more

82-year-old dialysis patient becomes first Brit to get Oxford’s Covid jab

Britain today started to dish out Oxford’s game-changing Covid vaccine in what has been called a ‘pivotal moment’ in the fight against the pandemic, with an 82-year-old dialysis patient becoming the first person to receive the jab.  Brian Pinker, a retired maintenance manager who describes himself as Oxford born and bred, said he was ‘so … Read more