Experts warn vaccines are ‘less effective’ at reducing transmission of Indian variant

SAGE says it’s a ‘realistic possibility’ Indian variant could lead to 1,000 Covid deaths by summer  There is a ‘realistic possibility’ the Indian Covid variant is far more transmissible than the Kent strain and could lead to up to a thousand deaths a day by summer, the Government’s scientists warned last night. The SPI-M subgroup … Read more

Experts warn vaccines are ‘less effective’ at reducing transmission of Indian variant

SAGE says it’s a ‘realistic possibility’ Indian variant could lead to 1,000 Covid deaths by summer  There is a ‘realistic possibility’ the Indian Covid variant is far more transmissible than the Kent strain and could lead to up to a thousand deaths a day by summer, the Government’s scientists warned last night. The SPI-M subgroup … Read more

Biden will NOT mandate COVID-19 vaccines, White House confirms  

The Biden administration is not planning on imposing a vaccine mandate and will not track who has or hasn’t had the shots, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a Friday briefing.  However businesses and institutions like colleges and universities can, Psaki added.  ‘Private sector companies may decide that they want to have requirements. … Read more

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cut the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 by 94%

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cut the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 by 94%, the largest real-world CDC study confirms – and just one dose reduces the odds of illness by 82% CDC compared vaccination status of 623 health care workers who tested positive for COVID-19 to the status of 1,220 who tested negative  People … Read more

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cut the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 by 94%

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cut the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 by 94%, the largest real-world CDC study confirms – and just one dose reduces the odds of illness by 82% CDC compared vaccination status of 623 health care workers who tested positive for COVID-19 to the status of 1,220 who tested negative  People … Read more

Coronavirus: PHE study claims vaccines have already saved 12,000 lives in the UK

Covid jabs have saved almost 12,000 lives and prevented 33,000 hospitalisations, figures revealed yesterday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the numbers as ‘remarkable’ after a ‘heartbreaking and difficult year.’ The research by Public Health England showed that vaccines prevented at least 11,700 deaths in those aged 60 and older from December up to April. This … Read more

Coronavirus: PHE study claims vaccines have already saved 12,000 lives in the UK

Covid jabs have saved almost 12,000 lives and prevented 33,000 hospitalisations, figures revealed yesterday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the numbers as ‘remarkable’ after a ‘heartbreaking and difficult year.’ The research by Public Health England showed that vaccines prevented at least 11,700 deaths in those aged 60 and older from December up to April. This … Read more

Jessica Alba celebrates as she and Cash Warren get COVID-19 vaccines

Jessica Alba celebrates as she and Cash Warren get COVID-19 vaccines following public launch of her The Honest Company By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 07:36 BST, 13 May 2021 | Updated: 09:05 BST, 13 May 2021 She has described herself as ‘thrilled’ that her The Honest Company earned a $2 billion valuation after going … Read more

UK could share 20% of its available Covid vaccines with poorer countries

UK could share 20% of its available Covid vaccines with poorer countries and still hit its target of offering a jab to every adult AHEAD of schedule, UNICEF claims The UK has already ordered 517million doses of different coronavirus vaccines But it only needs 160million to vaccinate all adults and give them booster jabs Analysis … Read more

Britain could approve Covid vaccines for children after US allows Pfizer’s jab for youngsters

Britain could approve Covid vaccines for children within weeks following US health chiefs’ decision to green light the move, UK scientists said today. America’s regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), last night approved plans for the Pfizer jab to be given to children aged 12 and above.   No10 has reportedly already drawn up plans … Read more