Covid: UAE races to vaccinate half its 10m population by April

The United Arab Emirates is racing to vaccinate half of its citizens by April as it battles a dramatic surge in Covid cases since the turn of the year. The Arab nation, comprising the holiday hotspot of Dubai where British influencers have been flocking in recent weeks to take advantage of lax lockdown rules, has … Read more

Medics vaccinate almost 350 care home residents and staff with the Oxford jab in just over two hours

A team of medics achieved their target of vaccinating every single care home resident and member of staff in their catchment area with the Oxford jab yesterday. It took just over two hours for the 16-strong team of doctors and nurses administered around 350 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for their network in the Ribble … Read more

Medics vaccinate almost 350 care home residents and staff with the Oxford jab in just over two hours

A team of medics achieved their target of vaccinating every single care home resident and member of staff in their catchment area with the Oxford jab yesterday. It took just over two hours for the 16-strong team of doctors and nurses administered around 350 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for their network in the Ribble … Read more

The race to vaccinate the UK out of lockdown: Everything you need to know about ‘super-vax’ centres

The UK’s vaccination programme will take a major step forward tomorrow as the first ‘super-vax’ centres, capable of inoculating up to 3,000 people a day, open their doors. Already 1.5million people have been vaccinated, mostly with the Pfizer jab. Now the mass rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine heralds a blitz of inoculations.  With more than … Read more

The race to vaccinate the UK out of lockdown: Everything you need to know about ‘super-vax’ centres

The UK’s vaccination programme will take a major step forward tomorrow as the first ‘super-vax’ centres, capable of inoculating up to 3,000 people a day, open their doors. Already 1.5million people have been vaccinated, mostly with the Pfizer jab. Now the mass rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine heralds a blitz of inoculations.  With more than … Read more

Blitz spirit volunteers vaccinate 2,500 patients in FOUR days at one Essex clinic

The battle against the coronavirus scourge is being waged in village halls and community centres across Britain as an army of volunteers and NHS staff provide vaccines for the most vulnerable in society. As so often in the past, the trojan efforts of small groups of ordinary people are helping to bring the nation back from … Read more

Blitz spirit volunteers vaccinate 2,500 patients in FOUR days at one Essex clinic

The battle against the coronavirus scourge is being waged in village halls and community centres across Britain as an army of volunteers and NHS staff provide vaccines for the most vulnerable in society. As so often in the past, the trojan efforts of small groups of ordinary people are helping to bring the nation back from … Read more

Government experts drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary pupils to curb spread of new Covid strain

Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more

Government experts drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary pupils to curb spread of new Covid strain

Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more

NHS will continue to vaccinate people on Christmas Day

Vaccinations against coronavirus will continue on Christmas Day as part of a national drive to halt the spread of the new mutant strain spreading across the country.   Britain’s GP surgeries and hospital hubs have seen more than 100,000 bookings for the Pfizer jabs this week, NHS sources say.  Medical staff are preparing to inoculate patients … Read more