The World Health Organization has thrown its support behind controversial trials in which healthy volunteers are infected with coronavirus and risk falling badly unwell. Bosses at the global health body claim the approach could rapidly accelerate vaccine development, which they say make it ethically justified. The WHO has set out eight criteria that would need … Read more
He has been isolating alone at home in London during the coronavirus lockdown and hasn’t been able to see his son, Bear, three, who is with mum Cheryl. But Liam Payne stepped out to volunteer at a food bank in London’s Euston in a bid to help those struggling to feed themselves during lockdown. The … Read more
Farmers who have received death threats for flying in potato pickers from Eastern Europe hit back today, saying ‘What else could we do – British people haven’t wanted this sort of work for decades.’ Fearing spuds, strawberries, plums, parsnips, rhubarb and other crops will rot in the fields, planes were chartered to bring Romanian workers … Read more
Volunteers for an experimental coronavirus vaccine trial have received their first doses as scientists desperately try to fight the illness which has now claimed the lives of 18,738 in the UK. Scientists at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, have begun the first human trial in Europe by administering the trial injections, which were developed in under three … Read more
The first volunteers for the coronavirus vaccine trial have received their first doses as scientists desperately try fight the illness which has now claimed the lives of 18,738 in the UK. Scientists at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, have begun the first human trial in Europe by administering the trial injections, which were developed in … Read more
One of Britain’s first coronavirus vaccine volunteers reveals side effects could include flu-like symptoms and a fever that lasts several days as trials start today Simeon Courtie says he is just ‘one small part,’ of vaccination scheme in Oxford More than 500 people have signed up to take part in the first part of the … Read more
Thousands of volunteers sign up to make scrubs and protective equipment for NHS workers on the front line of coronavirus battle By Claire Duffin For The Daily Mail Published: 01:43 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 01:46 BST, 14 April 2020 Thousands of volunteers have stepped in to help produce clothing and protective equipment for … Read more
Five hundred deep-sea divers are drafted in to help NHS: Breathing experts volunteer to join overloaded intensive care medics to fight coronavirus More than 500 deep-sea divers bought in to bolster the NHS frontline Divers are being brought in as they have experience with breathing difficulties It comes as demand for oxygen has become ‘exceptionally … Read more
An army of 750,000 volunteers are reporting for duty for the first time today to help the NHS in its fight against coronavirus. The NHS Volunteer Service received three times the amount of applications they had hoped for in the largest call for volunteers since the Second World War. Applications had to be halted while … Read more
The medical experts spearheading Britain’s fight against coronavirus have issued a plea for more more infected patients to take part in three major clinical drug trials. NHS England medical director Professor Stephen Powis and the UK’s chief medical officers penned an open letter to doctors urging them to enroll more volunteers. There are three main … Read more