Pregnant women in the US will likely have to wait to receive Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine after it is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show pregnant COVID-19 patients are twice as likely to be admitted to ICUs and three times more likely to … Read more
Pregnant women will not be offered Pfizer’s breakthrough coronavirus vaccine due to a lack of evidence, experts have said. And they will not be among the first to receive Oxford’s either, if it is approved, because no mothers-to-be were included in clinical trials. The UK Government has issued guidelines making it clear pregnant women should not … Read more
Google and Facebook could soon be forced to pay UK publishers for using their news content as part of a suite of new powers to rein them in, the Government’s digital taskforce said today. A group led by the UK’s competitions watchdog believes British publishers are victims of the tech giants’ extraordinary market dominance and payments … Read more
Google and Facebook could soon be forced to pay UK publishers for using their news content as part of a suite of new powers to rein them in, the Government’s digital taskforce said today. A group led by the UK’s competitions watchdog believes British publishers are victims of the tech giants’ extraordinary market dominance and payments … Read more
Social media influencers must be stopped from encouraging children to gamble, say MPs as ministers ban under 18s from playing the National Lottery Ministers announced under 18s will be banned from playing the National Lottery The Government also today launched a major review of gambling legislation MPs called for crackdown on social media influencers who … Read more
Mass coronavirus testing in Slovakia slashed infection rates by 60 per cent in a week during a national lockdown, according to a study. Rapid tests were given to 5.2million people, almost the entire population (5.5m), with those who tested positive or refused to take a test forced to quarantine at home for 10 days. Operation … Read more
Top health expert Sir Jeremy Farrar reveals he had to resit his A-levels and only recently stopped having nightmares about them Sage scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar said some students can be ‘late developers’ He said learners can have ‘bad days’ and they should be offered a second chance Sir Jeremy hopes to inspire people with how things … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus reproduction rate may have fallen below the crucial number of one, according to the Government’s scientists. SAGE – Number 10’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies – estimates the ‘R’ is between 0.9 and 1.0 across the whole of the UK, down from 1.0 and 1.1 last week. The R value represents the … Read more
Number 10’s decision to keep England’s pubs and restaurants locked down when the rest of the country reopens on Wednesday was based on ‘tenuous’ evidence, a think-tank has warned. A report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) claimed studies used to make the financially-crippling move were ‘often outdated’ and based on research carried out … Read more
Hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal were fading tonight as the UK accused the EU of slamming fresh demands on the negotiating table at the last minute. With the clock ticking to strike an agreement before Britain severs ties with the bloc on December 31, talks in London are going right down to the wire. … Read more