Vaccines work well against the Indian coronavirus variant and the strain may be less infecetious than first feared, Boris Johnson and one of his top scientific advisers revealed today. The PM said there was ‘increasing confidence’ among SAGE that the current jabs are highly effective against all variants, including the B.1.617.2 strain which has put England’s … Read more
When it comes to the coronavirus vaccine, it’s funny how many otherwise intelligent people I know have become borderline deranged about it. Endless paranoid WhatsApps and links to bonkers Facebook posts. ‘You won’t catch me putting that poison in my arm,’ they say. ‘I’m not stupid. I don’t want to be part of the evil … Read more
When it comes to the coronavirus vaccine, it’s funny how many otherwise intelligent people I know have become borderline deranged about it. Endless paranoid WhatsApps and links to bonkers Facebook posts. ‘You won’t catch me putting that poison in my arm,’ they say. ‘I’m not stupid. I don’t want to be part of the evil … Read more
British Olympic Association chairman Sir Hugh Robertson calls on Government to decide if athletes can be fast-tracked into Covid vaccines before Tokyo Games BOA hopeful that athletes will be vaccinated before pre-Games training camps Pfizer have offered fast-track vaccinations for Olympic and Paralympic athletes Government cautious about giving preferential treatment to fit, young athletes … Read more
British Olympic Association chairman Sir Hugh Robertson calls on Government to decide if athletes can be fast-tracked into Covid vaccines before Tokyo Games BOA hopeful that athletes will be vaccinated before pre-Games training camps Pfizer have offered fast-track vaccinations for Olympic and Paralympic athletes Government cautious about giving preferential treatment to fit, young athletes … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna work against the variant that emerged in India – known as B.1.617 – and drove its catastrophic recent surge, according to a new study from New York University. Both of the mRNA vaccines will neutralize the variant’s spike protein, the infectious surface part of the virus that lets … Read more
Sadiq Khan and Tony Blair today called for Covid vaccines to be fast-tracked to young people in places where the Indian Covid variant is surging. The London mayor said he asked Health Secretary Matt Hancock and vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi to consider the plan to jab people as young as 18 in high risk areas, but the … Read more
The coronavirus vaccines appear to be 97 per cent effective against infection from the Indian variant, real world data suggests. While the UK has recorded more than 1,313 cases of the new strain, the Government said it is not aware of anyone who has died after being given both jabs. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday … Read more
The coronavirus vaccines appear to be 97 per cent effective against infection from the Indian variant, real world data suggests. Studies by laboratories in the UK and India have recorded no deaths among the vaccinated population from the new strain – which has strengthened the case in favour of jabs. Health Secretary Matt Hancock today … Read more
Matt Hancock backed England’s vaccine roll-out to beat the new Indian Covid variant today, saying there was evidence existing jabs could deal with the highly contagious new strain and keep the move out of lockdown on track. The Health Secretary said that a new Oxford University investigation showed that the innoculations available were effective against … Read more