Covid jabs have saved almost 12,000 lives and prevented 33,000 hospitalisations, figures revealed yesterday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the numbers as ‘remarkable’ after a ‘heartbreaking and difficult year.’ The research by Public Health England showed that vaccines prevented at least 11,700 deaths in those aged 60 and older from December up to April. This … Read more
Covid jabs have saved almost 12,000 lives and prevented 33,000 hospitalisations, figures revealed yesterday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the numbers as ‘remarkable’ after a ‘heartbreaking and difficult year.’ The research by Public Health England showed that vaccines prevented at least 11,700 deaths in those aged 60 and older from December up to April. This … Read more
England’s R rate is ‘unlikely’ to drop below one even after all adults have been fully vaccinated, official modelling suggests. Public Health England estimated the rate of spread when daily activity returns to ‘normal levels’ and remaining restrictions are dropped. In papers published today by SAGE they concluded: ‘Vaccination reduces the reproduction number, but is … Read more
England’s R rate is ‘unlikely’ to drop below one even after all adults have been fully vaccinated, official modelling suggests. Public Health England estimated the rate of spread when daily activity returns to ‘normal levels’ and remaining restrictions are dropped. In papers published today by SAGE they concluded: ‘Vaccination reduces the reproduction number, but is … Read more
The success of the Covid jabs were highlighted again tonight as officials unveiled fresh data confirming they reduce deaths in the elderly by 85 per cent. Public Health England’s vaccine chief Dr Mary Ramsay told tonight’s Downing Street conference that ‘every day we vaccinate more people, we prevent more deaths’. She unveiled a raft of … Read more
The success of the Covid jabs were highlighted again tonight as officials unveiled fresh data confirming they reduce deaths in the elderly by 85 per cent. Public Health England’s vaccine chief Dr Mary Ramsay told tonight’s Downing Street conference that ‘every day we vaccinate more people, we prevent more deaths’. She unveiled a raft of … Read more
Four more cases of the deadly Brazilian coronavirus variant have been spotted in the UK, Public Health England revealed today. The strain, known as P.1, was picked up in three patients in South Gloucestershire who were all close contacts or family members of two existing cases in the area. Another person tested positive for the variant … Read more
PHE spots FOUR more cases of Brazil Covid variant in South Gloucestershire and Yorkshire and detects ANOTHER mutant strain ‘from Antigua’ in the South East P.1 strain picked up in three people in South Gloucestershire and one in Bradford Latest cases bring the total number of Brazilian variant cases in the UK to ten Antigua … Read more
Facemasks with at least two or three layers are effective at reducing the spread of Covid, a top UK health official has said. Public Health England’s Dr Susan Hopkins last night told the Downing Street press conference the ‘more layers you have the better’. The comment came in response to a question about the effectiveness … Read more
One of Public Health England’s top advisers has accused the Government of doing ‘science by press release’ by announcing things without telling its scientists. Dr Susan Hopkins, who has appeared alongside senior ministers in Downing Street press conferences throughout the pandemic, vented her frustration in leaked emails seen by Politico. The email came in the … Read more