EU leaders were today forced to make a humiliating climbdown after Europe’s medical experts ruled that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not linked to blood clots. ‘This is a safe and effective vaccine,’ said Emer Cooke, the chief of the European Medicines Agency. ‘When you vaccinate millions of people, it’s inevitable that rare or serious instances … Read more
The delay in vaccine shipments to Britain from an Indian pharma giant run by a father and son with a fleet of luxury cars comes amid a resurgence of Covid-19 infections which is causing fears of a second wave in the country of 1.4billion. Billionaire Adar Poonawalla and his father Cyrus linked up their Serum … Read more
The vaccine roll-out was plunged into its first real crisis last night as the NHS revealed a major four-week fall in supply, meaning millions of people under 50 now face a much longer wait for their first vaccine appointment than many had hoped. The jabs shortage was triggered by delays to a shipment of 5million … Read more
EU leaders are poised to perform another vaccine U-turn today when safety experts who have backed the AstraZeneca product deliver their final verdict on the jab, after more than a dozen countries suspended shots over sporadic reports of blood clots. Countries including Germany, France and Italy will face pressure to immediately resume AstraZeneca jabs and … Read more
What has happened? The NHS has written to GPs, hospitals and councils to warn of a looming fall in the supply of coronavirus vaccines. It said the Vaccines Task Force (VTF) had warned of a ‘significant reduction’ in supplies from the week starting March 29. The VTF, which agreed vaccine deals on behalf of the … Read more
Matt Hancock today insisted the UK ‘fully expects’ all of its contracts with vaccine manufacturers to be delivered on as ministers condemned Brussels’ ‘brinkmanship’ after the EU threatened to block exports of the jabs. The Health Secretary told a Downing Street press conference this evening he believes vaccines manufactured inside the bloc which have been … Read more
Boris Johnson today revealed he will be getting the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine ‘very shortly’ as the government scrambles to reassure the public it is safe despite chaos in Europe. Speaking at PMQs, Mr Johnson said he was ‘pleased to discover’ that he is in line for his jab, with over-50s now being covered. And he … Read more
Doctors have defended the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine as they point out women face a significantly higher risk of developing blood clots from taking the contraceptive pill than they do from having the jab. Fourteen countries in Europe – including France, Germany, Italy and Spain – suspended use of the Oxford jab this week over unproven … Read more
An extraordinary civil war has broken out in Europe over vaccinations as leaders turn on each-other over the decision to halt the use of AstraZeneca jabs. Stella Kyriakides, health commissioner of the European Commission, issued a rare rebuke to EU leaders on Tuesday, urging them to keep using AstraZeneca shots to protect as many people … Read more
British patients are cancelling appointments for their coronavirus vaccine because the EU’s mass revolt against AstraZeneca‘s jab over unproven blood clot fears has scared them off. Doctors involved in the UK’s rollout say Brits due their second dose have called with concerns about the vaccine, despite the EU’s own drug regulator, as well as the … Read more