Covid

Arnold Schwarzenegger rides his bike through Santa Monica one week after receiving his COVID vaccine

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, 73, rides his bike through sunny Santa Monica one week after receiving his COVID-19 vaccine and urging fans to follow suit By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 02:46 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 02:46 GMT, 27 January 2021 He’s a septuagenarian action star who underwent heart surgery again last fall. But Arnold … Read more Arnold Schwarzenegger rides his bike through Santa Monica one week after receiving his COVID vaccine

Covid may make world take climate change seriously says Blackrock boss

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Covid could finally convince the world to take climate change seriously, says boss of world’s biggest fund manager By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 The boss of the world’s biggest fund manager has said Covid-19 could finally convince people to take … Read more Covid may make world take climate change seriously says Blackrock boss

Teachers and police officers ‘should be next in line for Covid vaccines’

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Teachers and police should be considered for vaccinations after the most vulnerable have been immunised, NHS England’s chief executive said today.  Sir Simon Stevens said there should be a ‘legitimate discussion’ about vaccinating public-facing workers such as teachers after those most at risk have received their jabs.   He also suggested those with learning disabilities should be considered … Read more Teachers and police officers ‘should be next in line for Covid vaccines’

‘Fit and healthy’ air stewardess, 40, is killed by Covid

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The family of a mother-of-five who died with Covid-19 has shared her final Facebook posts voicing her fear that ‘she might not make it’. Karen Hobbs, 40, suffered a cardiac arrest and died on January 19 in an induced coma, weeks after testing positive for coronavirus. Known as a ‘beautiful’ and loving mother, Ms Hobbs, … Read more ‘Fit and healthy’ air stewardess, 40, is killed by Covid

Antibody treatment for Covid trialled on NHS is found to prevent 100% of symptomatic infections

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An experimental coronavirus drug which is now being trialled on the NHS has been found to cause a 100 per cent reduction in symptomatic infections and also reduce overall infection rates.  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday that its two-antibody cocktail REGEN-COV prevented 100 per cent of the 186 people who got the drug after being … Read more Antibody treatment for Covid trialled on NHS is found to prevent 100% of symptomatic infections

Imperial College London HALTS trial of its original Covid vaccine

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Kent variant Real name: B.1.1.7 When was it discovered? The variant was first found in the South East of England and can be traced back to September 2020. What mutations does it have? It has 23 mutations, some of which change the shape of the spike protein on its outside. The main mutation is known as N501Y. … Read more Imperial College London HALTS trial of its original Covid vaccine

London hospitals are giving Covid jabs to people who turn up without an appointment

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London hospitals are giving Covid jabs to people who turn up without an appointment to avoid wasting doses intended for no-shows NHS sources say their current approach is ‘if there’s a free arm, we’ll jab it’  They claim a frontline worker’s healthy partner in their 20s even got inoculated  The surplus in supplies stems in … Read more London hospitals are giving Covid jabs to people who turn up without an appointment

Coronavirus UK: England and Scotland give out just 282,000 Covid vaccine doses on Monday

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England and Scotland gave out only 280,000 Covid vaccines on Monday, official figures show, meaning Britain has missed its daily uptake target for the second day in a row. Figures published today reveal there were 281,725 jabs administered across the UK yesterday – of which 279,757 were given to people receiving their first dose. The UK needs to … Read more Coronavirus UK: England and Scotland give out just 282,000 Covid vaccine doses on Monday

Several hundred of Joe Biden’s staff have gotten the COVID vaccine already

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Several hundred of Joe Biden’s staff have gotten the COVID vaccine already in drive to ensure everyone working at the White House is inoculated Hundreds of staff in office of the president have been vaccinated Top staff and nominees also got vaccinated in early January Biden received two shots before taking office VP Kamala Harris … Read more Several hundred of Joe Biden’s staff have gotten the COVID vaccine already

Scammers offer NHS Covid vaccinations online to steal bank details

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Sophisticated scammers are exploiting Britain’s mass vaccination programme by sending out bogus emails and text messages purporting to be from the NHS offering a Covid jab. Those targeted are told that they have been chosen, ‘on the basis of family genetics and medical history’ and are given the option to accept or decline the invitation. … Read more Scammers offer NHS Covid vaccinations online to steal bank details