Britain can achieve herd immunity against coronavirus — and may be able to get there without vaccinating children, one of the Government’s scientific adviser said today. Professor Adam Finn, who sits on No10’s Covid vaccine advisory body, said uptake among adults was so high that the panel was ‘optimistic’ that the UK can stop the … Read more
Prince William revealed today that he has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine from NHS staff at the Science Museum in London. The Duke of Cambridge tweeted this morning: ‘On Tuesday I received my first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. To all those working on the vaccine rollout – thank you for everything … Read more
People who have received both doses of the COVID-19 may soon need a third dose in order to remain immune from the virus. Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer, predicts that a third shot of his companies vaccine may be required 8 to 12 months after receiving the second dose Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, … Read more
Wealthy nations must stop hoarding Covid vaccines and share them with poorer countries, a body representing the world’s jab makers said today. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations called for ‘immediate action’ to address the ‘vaccine apartheid’ that has emerged. It warned a ‘stepping up of responsible dose sharing’ was the only way to … Read more
British Olympic Association chairman Sir Hugh Robertson calls on Government to decide if athletes can be fast-tracked into Covid vaccines before Tokyo Games BOA hopeful that athletes will be vaccinated before pre-Games training camps Pfizer have offered fast-track vaccinations for Olympic and Paralympic athletes Government cautious about giving preferential treatment to fit, young athletes … Read more
They haven’t had a crowd like this all year here at Bolton Wanderers Football Club. It might only a be a few punters every few minutes but it’s several hundred every day and that’s more than the Trotters have enjoyed this season. There’s room for plenty more, too. Because while Bolton might be leading the … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna work against the variant that emerged in India – known as B.1.617 – and drove its catastrophic recent surge, according to a new study from New York University. Both of the mRNA vaccines will neutralize the variant’s spike protein, the infectious surface part of the virus that lets … Read more
Offering the Covid vaccine to children in wealthy countries when high-risk groups in poorer nations remain unvaccinated is ‘morally wrong’, the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group has said. Professor Andrew Pollard said it felt ‘completely wrong’ that vaccines were being rolled out to children who had a ‘near-to-zero’ risk of severe disease or death from … Read more
There will be enough Pfizer jabs available to vaccinate children against Covid, Matt Hancock says There will be enough Pfizer jabs to vaccinate children, Matt Hancock said A final decision on whether to vaccinate children is yet to be made There has been debate on the ethics of vaccinating youngsters, who mostly only suffer mild … Read more
EU chills out its Pfizer rules: Boost for vaccine rollout on the Continent as regulators say Covid jabs can be stored in a fridge for up to a month European regulators have extended time the Pfizer jab can be stores in a fridge European Medicines Agency approved the change from five days to a month … Read more