The rapid success of drive-through vaccination centres could lead the UK out of lockdown before Boris Johnson’s roadmap suggests. A trial that delivered 2,300 Covid jabs in just one day at a car park near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, was 360 per cent more than an equivalent clinic, The Mirror reports. But whilst the system … Read more
Matt Hancock last night hailed the Novavax vaccination’s 86.3 per cent effectiveness against the Kent strain of Covid-19. The Health Secretary confirmed the UK has 60 million doses of the jab, developed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on order ahead of its approval by the medicines regulator. He said: ‘Really encouraging results from Novavax tonight on its efficacy against variants. ‘We’ve … Read more
Misinformation about fertility and coronavirus jabs is driving vaccine hesitancy in Britain, Nadhim Zahawi warned today. The UK’s vaccine minister said focus groups and polling had shown much of the wariness toward the jabs centered around ‘issues of fertility’. Speaking to the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee, he added the problem was ‘proving to … Read more
Austria has suspended vaccinations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus jabs as a precaution following the death of one person and the illness of another after the shots. A 49-year-old woman died as a result of severe coagulation disorders, while another 35-year-old woman developed a pulmonary embolism, an acute lung disease caused by a dislodged blood … Read more
GBBO star Nadiya Hussain fronts campaign urging Bangladeshis in Britain to get their Covid jabs amid hesitancy and low uptake of the vaccine within the community Nadiya Hussain has joined NHS in a bid to tackle hesitancy surrounding the jab She was joined by Asma Khan from the Chef’s Table and MasterChef’s Dr Saliha NHS data … Read more
The European Union has been accused of ‘bullying’ and blasted as a ‘total disgrace’ after blocking a shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines to Australia. Authorities in Italy have drawn on controversial export laws for the first time, refusing to grant a licence for 250,000 doses manufactured in the country to be exported. Officials in Rome had … Read more
Plans for a night-time vaccine drive during Ramadan are being drawn up by No10 amid fears uptake among Muslims could plummet during the religious festival. Officials are concerned that vaccine hesitancy within ethnic minority groups could be even greater during the month-long fast, which lasts from April 12 to May 12. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain … Read more
Some regional NHS sites have started dishing out Covid jabs to healthy people in their twenties, it emerged today in another example of the UK’s vaccine postcode lottery. Despite national guidance stating only the top six priority groups should currently be invited for the jab, there have been growing reports of younger Brits who are … Read more
Europe’s vaccine chaos is set to continue into the spring with as many as 90million doses missing from AstraZeneca shipments in the second quarter of 2021. An EU official involved in talks with the firm says the company has warned that it may deliver only half of its promised 180million doses from April to June. … Read more
Gavin Williamson has claimed coronavirus vaccine supply issues are not to blame for Britain’s roll-out suffering its worst slump in a month. The Education Secretary insisted today there was ‘no problem’ with deliveries of doses and said ‘there will always be some days’ when uptake dips lower. Figures show just 150,000 Covid vaccines jabs were dished … Read more