Britain’s medical regulator today revealed that a handful people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca coronavirus jab developed a rare type of blood clot in the brain. The MHRA said five out of 11million Britons given the injection went on to develop cerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CSVT). The cases were all men aged between 19 and 59 and … Read more
More than 25MILLION Brits have now received their first Covid jab just 100 days after first shot was dished out, Government announces Milestone means almost half of adults in Britain have been jabbed at least once Latest figures up to March 16 show 25,273,226 Brits have received first injection Of them, 1,759,445 have had both doses … Read more
Defiant Britons have today insisted they are not fazed by Europe’s ‘scaremongering’ against the AstraZeneca vaccine, as they backed the UK’s scientists as ‘the best in the world’. Fourteen countries across the continent have now turned their backs on the Oxford University-researched jab in a knee-jerk reaction over unproven blood clot fears. France, Italy, Germany … Read more
Non-binary singer Sam Smith has broken their silence on the Brit Awards keeping gender-specific categories for this year’s ceremony. The 28-year-old took to Instagram on Thursday where they told their followers they look forward to ‘a time where awards can be reflective of the society we live in’. According to The Sun, bosses wanted to talk … Read more
Matt Hancock reveals homeless Brits will be bumped up the Covid vaccine priority list after top scientists said it would save lives JCVI vaccine advisers said homeless people should be on jab priority list Matt Hancock has asked NHS to reach them alongside people with health issues There are 280,000 homeless people living in the … Read more
Majority of Brits would be happy to carry vaccination cards if it meant they could travel abroad study finds amid Government’s proposals for jab passports Majority of Britons, 75 per cent, would be willing to carry proof of vaccination Acceptance is highest among people over 65 who have been offered Covid-19 Anyone who gets a … Read more
P&O Cruises cancels some of its trips abroad this summer so it can offer Britons staycation voyages for the first time The trips are being billed by the cruise line as ‘the ultimate summer escapes’ The cruises, which will sail from Southampton, will go on sale later in March In normal times, all P&O Cruises’s … Read more
Lockdown-weary Britons headed to the beach and basked in 55F sunshine today as police faced a losing battle to enforce stringent rules. The country is heading into the first weekend of spring with the lowest R rate ever, soaring vaccination figures and deaths and new cases continuing to fall. The Department of Health recorded another 8,523 … Read more
Ethnic minority Britons may only face a higher risk of dying of Covid because they’re more likely to catch it, not because of genetic differences, according to an official report. A review by Number 10’s Race Disparity Unit compared death rates between white people and ethnic minorities and found the gap had narrowed in the … Read more
Britons could get their Covid vaccine in the form of a pill in the future, according to the lead scientist behind Oxford University’s jab. Professor Sarah Gilbert told MPs today her team were focusing their efforts on new, injection-free ways to deliver the vaccine and stimulate a better immune response. The group are exploring delivering the … Read more