Britain’s drug regulator today dismissed safety fears over the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine after a report revealed four people in a trial in the US got Bell’s palsy. The condition, which is usually temporary, causes muscles on one side of the face to droop because of nerves not working properly. Four cases of it … Read more
Pfizer Inc said it is working on a new form of its experimental coronavirus vaccine that can be stored in the refrigerator. Currently, the vials, which use messenger RNA – or part of the virus’s genetic code – have to be stored between -94F (-70C) and -112F (-80C). In an event held by the International Federation … Read more
Britain today began mass vaccination of the public with Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid vaccine, bringing the ‘end in sight’ to pandemic lockdown rules. Here, MailOnline answers all the questions about the jab, including who will get it first, how much it costs and where people will be vaccinated. What could the logistical challenges of delivering it be? … Read more
Coronavirus vaccines will be rolled out in care homes before Christmas, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has promised. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) put care home residents at the top of its priority list for the jabs. But they were not among the 5,000 or so Britons who were vaccinated today as the … Read more
Coronavirus vaccines will be rolled out in care homes before Christmas, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has promised. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) put care home residents at the top of its priority list for the jabs. But they were not among the 5,000 or so Britons who were vaccinated today as the … Read more
A pensioner melted hearts as he revealed he’d had the Covid vaccine after ringing up his hospital this morning and asking for it – and said he was looking forward to hugging his grandchildren. Chipper Martin Kenyon was interviewed by CNN as he left Guy’s Hospital in London, after becoming one of the first people … Read more
Four people who got Pfizer‘s coronavirus vaccine in the firm’s trial developed Bell’s palsy, a form of temporary facial paralysis, according to U.S. regulators’ report on the shot. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators said there wasn’t any clear way that the vaccine caused Bell’s palsy, but warned that doctors should watch for the alarming … Read more
A Nottinghamshire care home where coronavirus killed almost half of its residents has been told it might need to wait three months for a vaccine. Bosses at Wren Hall Nursing Home say they’ve been told it could be February before jabs are deployed to the facility in the quiet village of Selston. Residents will need to … Read more
A Second World War submarine lieutenant, a young Northern Irish nurse whose wedding was cancelled due to Covid-19 and a Welsh care home worker with diabetes were among the first people to get vaccinated in Britain today. Thousands of people are expected to get their Pfizer jab at 50 UK hospitals by the end of … Read more
The first Britons to be given the coronavirus vaccine are arriving at hospitals as the country took a gigantic step towards ending the hated pandemic on a day being dubbed ‘V-Day’. The NHS has this morning started the biggest vaccination drive in British history at 50 hospital sites across the country where the UK’s new weapon … Read more