Europe’s vaccine roll-out was condemned for being ‘unacceptably slow’ and blamed for ‘prolonging the pandemic’ by the World Health Organisation earlier this month. ‘Vaccines present our best way out of this pandemic. However, the rollout of these vaccines is unacceptably slow’, WHO director for Europe Hans Kluge said. He added that Europe’s outbreak was ‘more worrying … Read more
Boris Johnson defends visit to Valneva vaccine lab in Scotland last week after it was hit by coronavirus outbreak Several cases reported at Valneva site in Livingston after PM’s visit on Thursday SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said he was guilty of ‘shocking error’ PM said ‘nothing and no-one one is going to stop me’ visiting all parts … Read more
Britain has signed deals with two foreign pharmaceutical giants for 90million doses of new coronavirus vaccines with the option of buying 40million more, it was revealed today. Agreement has been reached for 30million doses from BioNTech and German firm Pfizer and 60million doses from France’s Valneva. The figure of 90million is in addition to the 100million … Read more