Fewer than 60% of black Britons over the age of 70 have had their Covid vaccine – while rate is 91% in white adults, official data shows Office for National Statistics found just 58% of black African Brits over 70 had received first dose by March 11 Nationally, uptake in over-70s was 90.2% when all … Read more
It’s so frustrating being six miles from the UK border but not having the vaccine Ireland New daily cases 569 Number jabbed 515,800; % of population 10.4% Corrinna Maguire thinks Brussels has let all of Europe down Five thousand long-term care residents still haven’t had a jab. Despite hopes of getting 827,000 AstraZeneca doses by … Read more
Boris Johnson has championed ‘the might of the private sector’ as crucial to the delivery of Britain’s successful vaccine programme following attacks on AstraZeneca by EU leaders. Brussels has accused the Anglo-Swedish firm of not supplying the bloc with enough doses and threatened to seize shipments bound for the UK. Emergency weekend talks between Brussels … Read more
How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more
Sitting on my terrace in Tangier with a breakfast croissant while being watched by some pert little sparrows, thoughts turn to the opening of the world’s borders. Right now, with no ferries and no planes, Tangier is eerily quiet for a usually bustling port town. I have been locked down in Morocco for more than … Read more
One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found. Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca‘s jab. The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more
One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found. Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca‘s jab. The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more
How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more
India has banned AstraZeneca exports in a fresh blow to Britain’s supply chain woes after the EU last night threatened an embargo until deliveries are met. A second wave is gripping the country and there is increased demand for the doses made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine-maker. The SII has … Read more
AstraZeneca lost £21 BILLION in profits from selling Covid vaccine cheaply… but the firm ‘wouldn’t do it again’ after attacks from EU over supply issues AstraZeneca sacrificed more than £21bn of revenue with its Covid-19 vaccine The pharmaceutical giant offered its vaccine at a cost of just £3.60 a dose The company has been criticised … Read more