Is ‘covid tongue’ the latest sign of infection? One in four coronavirus patients develop bumps and swelling in their mouth, while 40% get red, burning feet or hands, study finds Researchers from Spain looked at 666 mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients treated between April 10 and April 25, 2020 at a field hospital in Madrid They found that … Read more
England and Scotland gave out only 265,000 Covid vaccines on Monday, official figures show, meaning Britain has missed its daily uptake target for the second day in a row. NHS England figures show 236,177 injections were carried out yesterday, while Public Health Scotland numbers reveal there were 28,558 dished out North of the Border. The … Read more
Moderna Inc says it is on track to deliver the U.S. 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine by March and 200 million doses by June. That will be enough to immunize 100 million people – about one-third of the country’s population – with the two-shot regimen. In a press release on Tuesday, the biotechnology company … Read more
What would happen if the EU forced Pfizer to stop delivering Covid vaccines? UK could miss out on 3.5m doses between now and February and rely totally on AstraZeneca’s plan to hit 2m per week by Monday Eurocrats proposed plans to stop vaccine exports could cut Britain’s supplies Pfizer – which manufactures doses in Belgium … Read more
Senior doctors have called for the gap between the first and second doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to be halved to six weeks. The British Medical Association (BMA) has recommended to cut the waiting time, warning in a letter that the strategy is ‘difficult to justify’ and the UK is ‘internationally isolated’. It emerged on … Read more
Doctors have issued a warning to ministers and health officials over second doses of coronavirus vaccine. They say patients given their first dose have not received an assurance that all will get a second jab of the same vaccine after 12 weeks and that it is ‘completely unacceptable’ to ignore the need for one. Scientists … Read more
Hospitals ‘could lose their licence’ if they dish out second doses of Covid jabs before 12 weeks as doctors warn controversial dose-spacing strategy is putting patients at risk NHS hospital in Southampton warned staff not to give second doses early Government is stretching doses as far apart as possible to make supplies last But medics … Read more
A Lincolnshire care home where two-thirds of its elderly residents were killed by coronavirus was today given the life-saving vaccine. The Old Hall at Halton Holegate, near Spilsby, revealed the jabs had happened onsite in a huge boost for staff and people living there. Manager Diane Vale took to social media to announce the happy … Read more
Boris Johnson today insisted the UK is still ‘on track’ to hit the target of vaccinating the 14million most vulnerable people by mid-February despite rising alarm at a slowdown in progress. The PM warned that ‘constraints on supply’ were making the situation harder as he was grilled by MPs in the Commons this afternoon, after alarm … Read more
Italian aircraft firm Tecnam transforms one of their 11-seater planes into a massive -122F freezer that can transport 115,000 Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccine doses Tecnam has unveiled a redesigned plane to help delivery COVID vaccines Called P2012 TravelCare, the plane features a massive freezer in the cargo area The freezer is capable of maintaining -122F … Read more