Britons are left behind in race to sun loungers as other European nations waive tests and quarantine for vaccinated travellers – while Portugal ‘will BAN British tourists until at least May 30’ Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Switzerland removing quarantine and testing measures for visitors But vaccinated Britons must follow onerous rules when returning home Travel … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: CDC expected to say fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks INDOORS – except in crowded places like buses and planes CDC is expected to update its guidance on mask-wearing on Thursday The new guidance is expected to allow fully vaccinated people to go maskless indoors in almost all settings Crowded settings like … Read more
Dr Anthony Fauci has finally said that fully vaccinated Americans can ditch their masks outdoors – more than two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was safe. ‘If you are vaccinated, you don’t have to wear a mask outside,’ the top U.S. infectious disease expert told CBS This Morning … Read more
Any American who is undecided about receiving the coronavirus vaccine should ‘look at India,’ a Biden administration official said on Wednesday. Andy Slavitt, the White House senior advisor for COVID-19 response, said the general public should compare the downward trends in the U.S. to the spikes seen in the Asian country. While India recorded its highest … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stopped counting every infection among fully immunized with the COVID-19 vaccine who later tested positive for the virus. So-called ‘breakthrough cases’ occur when people are infected with coronavirus at least 14 days after receiving their final dose of the vaccine. As of April 26, 9,245 Americans out of more … Read more
Vaccinated Britons who catch Covid get a milder form of the disease and suffer fewer tell-tale symptoms, study warns King’s College London scientists found a third had classic Covid symptoms But among the un-vaccinated more than half had the three key signs of the virus Studies show Covid vaccines block hospitalisation and death in nearly … Read more
Coronavirus daily deaths tumbled by 86 per cent from 14 to just 2 in a week while cases rose slightly by 6 per cent in the same period as official figures show a third of UK adults are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The latest Department for Health figures show that the number of daily virus … Read more
Just two thirds of black Caribbean Brits have taken up the offer of the Covid vaccine compared to nearly 95 per cent of white adults, official data revealed today. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released today show 66.8 per cent of black Caribbean people over 50 in England had a first dose between December … Read more
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine is effective at preventing the disease in fully immunized people, two new studies find. In one report, just 0.4 percent of healthcare workers in Israel who received both shots of the COVID-19 immunization later tested positive compared to 7.2 percent of unvaccinated employees. This means healthcare workers who … Read more
Seychelles, the world’s most Covid-vaccinated nation with more than 60 percent of its adult population having received two jabs, has reintroduced Covid-19 restrictions. All schools have been closed and sporting activities have been cancelled for two weeks in the Indian Ocean archipelago, as infections continue to surge. Measures will also include a ban on house-hold … Read more