US vaccination sites closing down in at least seven states amid falling demand

At least seven vaccination sites across the U.S. are closing amid falling demand for COVID-19 shots.   A Kaiser Family Foundation report warned this week that the U.S. is approaching a ‘tipping point’: most people who were eager to get vaccinated already have been.  As of Friday, just shy of 42 percent of Americans – and … Read more

US vaccination sites closing down in at least seven states amid falling demand

At least seven vaccination sites across the U.S. are closing amid falling demand for COVID-19 shots.   A Kaiser Family Foundation report warned this week that the U.S. is approaching a ‘tipping point’: most people who were eager to get vaccinated already have been.  As of Friday, just shy of 42 percent of Americans – and … Read more

Covid-19: GPs are told to CANCEL planned AstraZeneca vaccination appointments for pregnant women

GPs that are only dishing out AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine have been told to scrap all planned appointments for pregnant women. A letter sent by NHS England bosses to practices on Saturday specified sites that do not have Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in stock should cancel all scheduled first doses for expectant mothers.  It takes a more … Read more

Covid-19: GPs are told to CANCEL planned AstraZeneca vaccination appointments for pregnant women

GPs that are only dishing out AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine have been told to scrap all planned appointments for pregnant women. A letter sent by NHS England bosses to practices on Saturday specified sites that do not have Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in stock should cancel all scheduled first doses for expectant mothers.  It takes a more … Read more

France Covid: Mass vaccination centre forced to close due to lack of demand

French teachers in the city of Nice have overwhelmingly rejected AstraZeneca’s Covid jab after just 58 out of a possible 3,000 signed up to be vaccinated.  The jabs were being offered at a mass vaccination centre in Nice’s Palais des Expositions this weekend, with 4,000 available to those aged over 55 in high-risk occupations, meaning 3,000 … Read more

France Covid: Mass vaccination centre forced to close due to lack of demand

French teachers in the city of Nice have overwhelmingly rejected AstraZeneca’s Covid jab after just 58 out of a possible 3,000 signed up to be vaccinated.  The jabs were being offered at a mass vaccination centre in Nice’s Palais des Expositions this weekend, with 4,000 available to those aged over 55 in high-risk occupations, meaning 3,000 … Read more

Slow-starting Europe coronavirus vaccination drive could catch up with Britain in ‘coming weeks’

The European coronavirus vaccination drive could catch up with Britain ‘in the coming weeks’ despite a slow start plagued by delays.    Europe’s vaccine roll-out was condemned as ‘unacceptably slow’ by the World Health Organisation earlier this month, with leaders blaming delays for ‘prolonging the pandemic’. The roll-out is now finally taking off as the EU … Read more

Slow-starting Europe coronavirus vaccination drive could catch up with Britain in ‘coming weeks’

The European coronavirus vaccination drive could catch up with Britain ‘in the coming weeks’ despite a slow start plagued by delays.    Europe’s vaccine roll-out was condemned as ‘unacceptably slow’ by the World Health Organisation earlier this month, with leaders blaming delays for ‘prolonging the pandemic’. The roll-out is now finally taking off as the EU … Read more

Google adds COVID vaccination sites to its Maps to help you get the jab

With the arrival of numerous effective vaccines, the battle against COVID-19 has shifted to getting the jab to as many people as possible.  And now tech giant Google has added vaccination site locations to Google Map and Search in the US, Canada, France, Chile, India and Singapore in a bid to help speed up the process.  Users … Read more

Coronavirus: Study finds CVST blood clot risk is 10 times higher after Covid than after vaccination

People are 10 times more likely to develop a CVST blood clot after catching Covid than after getting a vaccine, an Oxford study has found. CVST, full name cerebral venous sinus thombrosis, is the brain blood clotting condition spooking regulators by appearing in people having the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccines. But researchers … Read more