Plans to continue the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine by age rather than prioritising frontline workers ‘makes sense’, a former Government scientific adviser said today. Professor Sir Mark Walport, former chief scientific adviser to the Government, insisted the strategy maximised the number of vaccines on a basis of the most vulnerable. It comes as fury erupted on … Read more
Fury erupted today after the Government confirmed police officers and teachers would not be bumped up the Covid vaccine priority list once the NHS has made its way through 32million people in the top nine priority groups. Ministers confirmed they will follow the age-based approach recommended by leading scientists, paving the way for everyone in … Read more
The Queen has made a historic intervention in the coronavirus vaccination drive, suggesting it is selfish not to have the jab. In a video call with NHS officials in charge of the rollout, she encouraged those with doubts to ‘think about other people rather than themselves’. The 94-year-old monarch said her jab last month ‘didn’t … Read more
Consulting giant McKinsey has attracted criticism over France’s slow vaccine rollout after Emmanuel Macron gave the firm £2.83 million to handle logistics. The president signed contracts totalling £9.46 million with four large consulting firms, despite France’s traditional pride for the quality of its vast civil service. Within weeks of those deals, Mr Macron was receiving flak … Read more
Matt Hancock today warned that the Covid vaccine rollout will suffer a dip this week — but there will be a bump in March to compensate for the lag. The Health Secretary said a delay in the supply schedule will result in less jabs being dished out. But both AstraZeneca and Pfizer — manufacturers of … Read more
Green cash fiasco wastes £1.5bn: Fortune is set to be frittered away amid shambolic rollout of eco-home improvements scheme £2billion in Green Homes Grant was pledged to make homes energy efficient In September scheme promised 600,000 vouchers to homes owners in England More than 23,000 grant vouchers been issued and around £100million paid out Leftover … Read more
Pound smashes through $1.40 as rollout of Covid vaccines across UK fuels hopes of strong economic recovery By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 19 February 2021 The pound smashed through $1.40 as the rollout of Covid vaccines across the UK fuelled hopes of a … Read more
Prince William says there’s ‘light at the end of this tunnel’ as he thanks Armed Forces personnel for their ‘vital’ role in the Covid vaccine roll-out on Zoom call The Duke of Cambridge asked Armed Forces members how they’ve found working on the vaccination roll-out across the UK in Zoom calls earlier this week Prince … Read more
The massive sprawl of winter storm Uri put COVID-19 vaccinations on hold in nearly half of US states this week. At least 22 had to delay or cancel vaccination appointments, Oregon health officials are quietly shuttling doses from storage facility to another and Kentucky paired each COVID-19 vaccine storage site with a generator. And Harris … Read more
Teachers and police officers may not be prioritised in vaccine roll-out once all 32million over-50s are jabbed with No10’s advisers expected to sign off today on continuing with age-based approach The JCVI is today expected to sign off its recommendations for the next stage It is likely to recommend continuing to dish out jabs according … Read more