England’s Covid vaccination drive was given another boost today as the NHS confirmed over-65s living in areas winning the race can now be inoculated. NHS England said regions could move on to the next cohort if every effort has been made to get hold of everyone in groups one to four — the over-70s, NHS … Read more
England’s Covid vaccination drive was given another boost today as the NHS confirmed over-65s living in areas winning the race can now be inoculated. NHS England said regions could move on to the next cohort if every effort has been made to get hold of everyone in groups one to four — the over-70s, NHS … Read more
The World Health Organization has officially recommended the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for people over the age of 65 and said it should be used ‘without an upper age limit’. WHO experts have reviewed all the evidence from studies of the jab and said there is ‘no reason’ it shouldn’t be used against the South African variant … Read more
Sweden will not recommend the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to over-65s, the country’s health ministry said today. It comes after Germany advised against administering the jab to those over 65 and Emmanuel Macron claimed it was ‘almost ineffective’ for the age bracket. It is not clear why Stockholm objects to the vaccine but the Germans said … Read more
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will not be recommended for over-65s in Sweden as country follows Germany’s lead Comes after Germany and France raised objections to Oxford AstraZeneca jab Berlin said lack of evidence for over-65s, Macron said it was ‘almost ineffective’ Came after EU reacted angrily to delayed jab roll-out, while Britain triumphs Boris Johnson has backed … Read more
France’s president Emmanuel Macron has astonishingly claimed the AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘almost ineffective’ on people who are over 65 years of age. Macron made the explosive comments despite the EU giving the AstraZeneca vaccine full approval to be rolled out to its member states on Friday. His comments came as the EU’s vaccine war entered a … Read more
France’s president Emmanuel Macron has astonishingly claimed the AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘almost ineffective’ on people who are over 65 years of age. Macron made the explosive comments despite the EU giving the AstraZeneca vaccine full approval to be rolled out to its member states on Friday. His comments came as the EU’s vaccine war entered a … Read more
The Oxford coronavirus vaccine will work for over-65s, scientists say, after the German advisory committee claimed it was 6.5 per cent effective for the age group. Professor Anthony Harnden, the deputy chairman of the committee that decided the jabs priority list, vowed there was ‘really good evidence’ that it is ‘safe and effective’. He added … Read more
The Oxford coronavirus vaccine will work for over-65s, scientists say, after the German advisory committee claimed it was 6.5 per cent effective for the age group. Professor Anthony Harnden, the deputy chairman of the committee that decided the jabs priority list, vowed there was ‘really good evidence’ that it is ‘safe and effective’. He added … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden has doubled down on his promise to get 100 million Americans vaccinated in his first 100 days but warned that ‘things will get worse before they get better’. Biden first unveiled the ambitious goal Thursday as part of his $1.9 trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’ which includes about $400 billion to tackle COVID-19. … Read more