Britain is still on track to fully lift the lockdown on June 21 after ministers revealed growing confidence that the Indian variant is not as transmissible as first feared and that coronavirus vaccines are working against it. While the number of cases of the new strain has quadrupled in the last fortnight, the number of people … Read more
Britain is still on track to fully lift the lockdown on June 21 after ministers revealed growing confidence that the Indian variant is not as transmissible as first feared and that coronavirus vaccines are working against it. While the number of cases of the new strain has quadrupled in the last fortnight, the number of people … Read more
Chris Whitty is on holiday for the first time in two years – but is still tracking the Indian variant of coronavirus Chris Whitty is on holiday for the first time in two years – but is still tracking the Indian variant of coronavirus. The chief medical officer is on leave this week after overseeing … Read more
The EU’s travel plan Anyone who has received their final dose of an EU-approved vaccine at least two weeks beforehand can travel, no matter their country of origin. The list of approved vaccines includes all of those being used in the UK and the US Children who are excluded from vaccination should be able to … Read more
Wembley Stadium could be used as a vaccine hub to fight against the Indian Covid variant, it was claimed today. Health officials are in talks about opening up England’s national football stadium in north London, as well as Stamford Bridge in Chelsea. Ministers hope the scheme could help stop the spread of the mutant B.1.617.2 … Read more
The EU’s travel plan Anyone who has received their final dose of an EU-approved vaccine at least two weeks beforehand can travel, no matter their country of origin. The list of approved vaccines includes all of those being used in the UK and the US Children who are excluded from vaccination should be able to … Read more
It takes a special kind of selfish, deluded fool to refuse to take the covid vaccine but persist in ranting about the evils of lockdowns. Yesterday, rock legend Eric Clapton did his best to dissuade people from having the jab after claiming the side effects he suffered made him fear he would never perform again. … Read more
An interactive map today revealed where the Indian variant of coronavirus is spreading fastest after data showed the mutant virus is dominant in 23 towns. Just three per cent of cases were found to be the strain in the seven days to April 24 across England. But over the following two weeks this spiralled by … Read more
Vaccines work well against the Indian coronavirus variant and the strain may be less infecetious than first feared, Boris Johnson and one of his top scientific advisers revealed today. The PM said there was ‘increasing confidence’ among SAGE that the current jabs are highly effective against all variants, including the B.1.617.2 strain which has put England’s … Read more
Vaccines work well against the Indian coronavirus variant and the strain may be less infecetious than first feared, Boris Johnson and one of his top scientific advisers revealed today. The PM said there was ‘increasing confidence’ among SAGE that the current jabs are highly effective against all variants, including the B.1.617.2 strain which has put England’s … Read more