Elderly Britons who flout Covid rules after both jabs could ‘more than offset’ the benefits, experts warn Experts fear many will stop social distancing after they have been inoculated Protection from Covid only kicks in about two weeks after the first vaccine dose It remains unclear whether the jabs stop infection or just stops people … Read more
Elderly Britons who flout Covid rules after both jabs could ‘more than offset’ the benefits, experts warn Experts fear many will stop social distancing after they have been inoculated Protection from Covid only kicks in about two weeks after the first vaccine dose It remains unclear whether the jabs stop infection or just stops people … Read more
Three new studies suggest that as many people as possible should receive at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Currently, both vaccines approved for emergency use authorization in the U.S. – from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc – require two doses administered about one month apart. But researchers from Yale University, Stanford University and the … Read more
The advice was simple: one jab, and then another three weeks later. ‘It’ll only work properly if you come back for the second dose,’ is what Dr Helen Salisbury, an Oxford-based GP, had told her patients – all in their 80s and beyond – at the time of their first shot of the Covid vaccine. Doubtless, … Read more
Health officials have insisted that Britain is not opting for a ‘mix and match’ Covid-19 vaccination approach, and have said it is not recommended to give patients two different doses. The warning came after Britain’s guidance for its coronavirus vaccine rollout was updated to say that a ‘mix and match’ approach to vaccine administration is ‘reasonable’ … Read more
Health officials have insisted that Britain is not opting for a ‘mix and match’ Covid-19 vaccination approach, and have said it is not recommended to give patients two different doses. The warning came after Britain’s guidance for its coronavirus vaccine rollout was updated to say that a ‘mix and match’ approach to vaccine administration is ‘reasonable’ … Read more
European countries have followed the UK’s lead in rolling out ‘new weapon’ vaccines in the fight against covid-19, as pensioners and medics line up to get the first shots. The mass covid-19 vaccination drive begun on Sunday in countries including Italy, Spain, Germany and Slovakia as EU governments agreed on an official roll out date … Read more
Wealthy Britons ‘are offering private doctors up to £2,000 to jump Covid vaccine queue and get the jabs early’ Dr Roshan Ravindran has told clients they will have to wait their turn for vaccine He owns private clinic in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and has been offered money Vaccine can only be obtained through NHS. More than 355m … Read more
Wealthy Britons ‘are offering private doctors up to £2,000 to jump Covid vaccine queue and get the jabs early’ Dr Roshan Ravindran has told clients they will have to wait their turn for vaccine He owns private clinic in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and has been offered money Vaccine can only be obtained through NHS. More than 355m … Read more
UK ‘faces vaccine chaos’: Doctors warn jab rollout could turn into shambles like PPE fiasco with hundreds of GP surgeries still waiting for Pfizer jabs and elderly patients facing last-minute cancellations At one health centre in South London 75 doses of the vaccine were left over The Pfizer vaccine must be used within five days … Read more