Milestone reached as figures show 15m people have been fully vaccinated against Covid

In a major milestone, more than 15million of the most vulnerable Britons have been fully vaccinated against Covid. The over-70s and the clinically vulnerable have had a second jab, offering maximum immunity from the virus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said last night. With the UK set to exceed 50million vaccinations today, ministers and health officials … Read more

RAY MASSEY drives Volkswagen’s first fully electric family SUV

Volkswagen’s first fully electric family SUV crowned World Car Of The Year – and RAY MASSEY has been driving it By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 30 April 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 30 April 2021 Volkswagen’s first fully electric family SUV has just been crowned World Car Of … Read more

100 MILLION Americans are fully vaccinated

At least 100 million U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a major milestone in the harrowing fight to end the pandemic, White House officials announced Friday.  Daily average COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. fell to a low of 628 for this year on Thursday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more

Two fully vaccinated people meeting inside would be ‘incredibly safe’ says JVT, but it’s not allowed

It would be ‘incredibly safe’ for two fully Covid vaccinated people to meet up, England’s deputy chief medical officer said – but the UK will not follow the US in enabling vaccinated people to get together without social distancing. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam told a Downing Street press briefing that scientifically it would be safe for vaccinated people to … Read more

Fully vaccinated seniors are 94% less at-risk of being hospitalized for Covid

COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna are 94 percent effective at preventing people 65 and older from winding up hospitalized for the infection, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DC) report finds.  That puts the the efficacy rate about as high as what was found in clinical trials, and helps to assuage … Read more

Hospitality bosses battle to fill 355,000 roles before fully reopening

Restaurants in Britain are facing a recruitment crisis as they gear up to fully reopen in three weeks’ time, after more than 350,000 jobs were lost in the hospitality industry over the past year during the pandemic. Jobs lost in hospitality account for 43 per cent of the national total during the coronavirus crisis, with … Read more

HHS chief hints that fully vaccinated Americans can return to normal

Fully vaccinated people can soon ‘return to normal,’ Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said on Tuesday.    ‘You’re vaccinated, guess what, you get to return to a normal lifestyle! You’re not vaccinated, you’re still a danger, you’re still in danger as well, so get vaccinated,’ Becerra said on CBS.  New guidance on … Read more

Covid UK: 13.2m – a QUARTER of all adults – now fully vaccinated

A quarter of British adults are now fully vaccinated as the country passed the 13.2million mark for second doses today. Department of Health data released this afternoon shows 33.8million have now had a first dose, taking the UK’s total number of jabs administered up to 47million. Health chiefs have praised the significant step and called … Read more

Covid-19 UK: Britain has now fully vaccinated a QUARTER of all adults

A quarter of British adults are now fully vaccinated as the country passed the 13.2million mark for second doses today. Department of Health data released this afternoon shows 33.8million have now had a first dose, taking the UK’s total number of jabs administered up to 47million. Health chiefs have praised the significant step and called … Read more

Covid US: Just two ‘breakthrough’ infections found in 417 fully vaccinated people in NY study

Only two ‘breakthrough’ Covid infections found among 417 fully vaccinated people at a New York City university, study finds Researchers looked at 417 employees at Rockefeller University in New York City who received both doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines  Just two people, 0.5%, tested positive more than two weeks after getting their final … Read more