Drug giant AstraZeneca rejects Donald Trump’s ‘plan to fast-track the jab’

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has dismissed claims its experimental Covid-19 vaccine could be fast-tracked in the US amid reports Donald Trump wants to get it approved before the presidential election this autumn. White House insiders claim the US President is considering speeding up regulatory approval for the jab, originally developed by Oxford University scientists. Getting a … Read more

Drug giant AstraZeneca rejects Donald Trump’s ‘plan to fast-track the jab’

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has dismissed claims its experimental Covid-19 vaccine could be fast-tracked in the US amid reports Donald Trump wants to get it approved before the presidential election this autumn. White House insiders claim the US President is considering speeding up regulatory approval for the jab, originally developed by Oxford University scientists. Getting a … Read more

Weight-loss injections: Is the skinny jab too good to be true?

‘I was crying when it arrived. I’m scared of needles and didn’t know how to use it’ Controversial, costly and worryingly easy to get hold of, weight-loss injections are the latest fat-shedding trend to hit the headlines. But do they work – and are they worth the risk? Libby Galvin investigates  There’s little 40-year-old Ciara … Read more

The DIY jab that stops migraines before they start

The DIY jab that stops migraines before they start and could save 10,000 patients repeated hospital visits Previously anti-migraine medicine had to be injected by a doctor or a nurse This new development allows patients to self-administer the treatment  A special home use injection pen device patients to administer the drug ahead of a migraine  … Read more

Having a flu jab could cut the risk of over-50s suffering a heart attack or stroke

Getting a flu jab could slash the risk of middle-aged people suffering a heart attack or stroke, a study has found. Vaccinated over-50s were 28 per cent less likely to have a heart attack and faced a 47 per cent lower chance of a mini-stroke.  Scientists called the results — based on data from 7million … Read more

Having a flu jab could cut the risk of over-50s suffering a heart attack or stroke

Getting a flu jab could slash the risk of middle-aged people suffering a heart attack or stroke, a study has found. Vaccinated over-50s were 28 per cent less likely to have a heart attack and faced a 47 per cent lower chance of a mini-stroke.  Scientists called the results — based on data from 7million … Read more

GPs get ready to give a free flu jab to 30 million people this winter

The biggest immunisation programme of its kind in British history — that’s how the Government has billed its ambitious new flu vaccination plan. Some 30 million people in England are to be offered a free NHS jab this winter, double the number immunised last year, in a bid to prevent the health service collapsing under … Read more

Boris Johnson slams ‘nuts anti-vaxxers’ as he urges ‘everybody’ to get a flu jab before winter

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has slammed ‘nuts’ anti-vaxxers as he urges ‘everybody’ to get a flu jab in the run-up to winter.  He added that getting a flu jab is something that can help to protect the NHS in the event of a second wave of coronavirus later this year.  When discussing opponents of vaccinations … Read more

Boris Johnson slams ‘nuts anti-vaxxers’ as he urges ‘everybody’ to get a flu jab before winter

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has slammed ‘nuts’ anti-vaxxers as he urges ‘everybody’ to get a flu jab in the run-up to winter.  He added that getting a flu jab is something that can help to protect the NHS in the event of a second wave of coronavirus later this year.  When discussing opponents of vaccinations … Read more

Will every person over 50 get a flu jab on the NHS this winter?

Every Briton over 50 could be offered a free flu jab this winter as Ministers ‘consider all options’ to avoid a double-whammy scenario of a bad flu season and a second wave of Covid-19. ‘It’s still under discussion and will depend on vaccine stocks, but it makes sense to extend the programme if it’s possible,’ … Read more