The EU is suing AstraZeneca over its ‘complete failure’ to meet delivery deadlines and contractual agreements for its vaccine. Brussels also bitterly decided not to take up the option to buy 100 million more of the Anglo-Swedish firm’s vaccine. The EU claimed the deadline to exercise that clause in its current supply contract with the … Read more
A British grandmother who became the first person in the world to get an approved Covid vaccine in December has encouraged everyone to get their second dose. Maggie Keenan, 91, from Coventry, praised ‘incredible’ staff for the UK’s successful vaccine drive while speaking to NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens in a Zoom call. The grandmother-of-four made … Read more
The EU has bitterly decided not to take up the option to buy 100 million extra AstraZeneca vaccines and was considering suing the firm over not delivering contracted doses. Brussels claimed the deadline to exercise that clause in its current supply contract with the Anglo-Swedish firm had already expired and it didn’t plan to pursue … Read more
Covid deaths have fallen by more than 40 per cent over the last week — down to just 22 victims today, according to Department of Health data. Cases are also continuing to fall despite more testing being carried out and another 2,396 infections were posted today — a fall of 3.8 per cent from last … Read more
A mother has claimed her legs erupted into painful blood-filled blisters that ‘merged together’ after receiving AstraZeneca‘s coronavirus vaccine. Sarah Beuckmann, from Glasgow, said she suffered flu-like symptoms after getting her first dose in mid-March — a very common side-effect. But the 34-year-old began to feel a tingling sensation in her legs just a week later … Read more
Britain is no longer one of the 20 worst-hit countries for excess deaths during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show. The UK has suffered 121,000 more deaths than expected since March last year — a rate of 183 excess fatalities per 100,000 people, according to analysis of official figures by the Economist, putting it at number … Read more
People in the UK could be offered pills to treat Covid at home from autumn this year thanks to a new antivirals taskforce being set up by No10. Boris Johnson today said he will assemble a team of scientists to find ways for people to recover from the virus without going into hospital because the … Read more
Denmark is looking to swap its unwanted AstraZeneca jabs for other coronavirus vaccines owned by other countries after ditching it entirely over blood clot fears. Meanwhile, it was announced by the Swedish Health Agency on Tuesday that Swedes under 65 who have had one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be given a different vaccine for their … Read more
John Foley, 21 (pictured), a student at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio received the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday and was discovered by his roommates on Sunday Officials are investigating the death of a University of Cincinnati student one day after he received Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine. John Foley, 21, … Read more
Pregnant women in Britain should be offered Pfizer or Moderna‘s coronavirus vaccine, UK medical bosses concluded today. Number 10‘s vaccine advisory panel said real-world data from the rollout in the US had shown the two American jabs were safe for expectant mothers. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is now encouraging all pregnant … Read more