One-jab Janssen vaccine is set to be approved within DAYS – as ministers prepare to widen rollout

One-jab Janssen vaccine is set to be approved within DAYS – as ministers prepare to widen rollout to under-50s A decision by the health regulator on the single-dose jab expected in ten days UK already has 30 million doses of jab made by Johnson and Johnson   Comes after first doses of the Moderna vaccine were … Read more

Covid vaccine rollout is still on target, ministers pledge

All adults will be vaccinated by the target date of July 31 as the rollout continues ‘full steam ahead’, ministers pledged yesterday. And officials are confident there are sufficient supplies of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for the ten million under-30s who have now been advised not to have the Oxford/AstraZeneca one. However, some experts … Read more

Suspending AstraZeneca over ‘blood clot’ fears for under-50s would slow Britain’s roll-out by 75%

Britain’s Covid vaccination drive could slow by at least 75 per cent if AstraZeneca’s jab is banned in people under the age of 50, according to leaked figures which could demolish the Government’s targets for inoculating young people. Vaccine delivery figures from Scotland that were leaked earlier this year show that the British-made vaccine makes … Read more

Is Britain’s Covid vaccine roll-out on the brink of disaster?

Britain’s Covid vaccination drive could slow by at least 75 per cent if AstraZeneca’s jab is banned in people under the age of 50, according to leaked figures which could demolish the Government’s targets for inoculating young people. Vaccine delivery figures from Scotland that were leaked earlier this year show that the British-made vaccine makes … Read more

Britain’s Moderna vaccine rollout begins: 5,000 doses will be given out in Wales TODAY

The first doses of the Moderna Covid vaccine will be given to patients in Wales from today. Jabs will be given out at West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen in what has been hailed as ‘another key milestone’ in the fight against coronavirus.  Five thousand doses of the vaccine were also sent to vaccination centres … Read more

Boris Johnson pays tribute to the army of church volunteers in vaccine rollout

Boris Johnson pays tribute to the army of church volunteers who have helped Britain’s remarkable vaccination effort in his Easter message Boris Johnson thanks ‘millions of Good Samaritans’ in Britain’s vaccination effort The PM expresses sympathy for Christians who can’t celebrate Easter as normal He noted that churches across the UK are opening their doors … Read more

UK’s vaccine rollout will serve as a ‘blueprint for future disease prevention’, NHS chief says

UK’s world-beating vaccine rollout will serve as a ‘blueprint for future disease prevention’, NHS chief says as bin men help doctors identify those in need Key success has been merging of services, said NHS chief Sir Simon Stevens  He touted collaboration between NHS, charities, faith groups and armed forces Sir Simon also said the coronavirus … Read more

Covid-19 UK: NHS under pressure to expand Covid vaccine roll-out to all adults

NHS under pressure to expand Covid vaccine roll-out to all adults with Moderna’s jab set to come on stream NEXT WEEK EXCLUSIVE: Adam Smith Institute called for roll-out to be extended to all adults  Vaccine drive has already been expanded to all over-45s in Northern Ireland  Moderna’s vaccine will arrived in Britain ‘any day now’ … Read more

Europe’s vaccine roll-out is ‘unacceptably slow and prolonging the pandemic’, WHO warns

Europe’s vaccine roll-out has been condemned for being ‘unacceptably slow’ and blamed for ‘prolonging the pandemic’ by the World Health Organisation. ‘Vaccines present our best way out of this pandemic … However, the rollout of these vaccines is unacceptably slow’ and is ‘prolonging the pandemic’, WHO director for Europe Hans Kluge said today. He added … Read more