The biggest immunisation programme of its kind in British history — that’s how the Government has billed its ambitious new flu vaccination plan. Some 30 million people in England are to be offered a free NHS jab this winter, double the number immunised last year, in a bid to prevent the health service collapsing under … Read more
University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has slammed ‘nuts’ anti-vaxxers as he urges ‘everybody’ to get a flu jab in the run-up to winter. He added that getting a flu jab is something that can help to protect the NHS in the event of a second wave of coronavirus later this year. When discussing opponents of vaccinations … Read more
The Government is aiming to double its winter flu vaccination programme in England to 30million people, with free jabs for everyone aged 50 and over and children under 11. Last year, around 15million people received a jab against seasonal flu but ministers hope this will rise to 30million this winter. Experts are concerned about the … Read more
Every Briton over 50 could be offered a free flu jab this winter as Ministers ‘consider all options’ to avoid a double-whammy scenario of a bad flu season and a second wave of Covid-19. ‘It’s still under discussion and will depend on vaccine stocks, but it makes sense to extend the programme if it’s possible,’ … Read more
Ministers are preparing to roll out the ‘biggest flu vaccination programme in history’, the Health Secretary promised today. Matt Hancock claimed Number 10 had procured enough jabs to vaccinate a record-breaking number of Britons on the NHS this winter. Experts have warned that a flu outbreak in the colder months could wreak havoc on the NHS, … Read more
Britain could have been hit harder by Covid-19 than other European nations because the past two winter flu outbreaks have only been mild, according to a study. Researchers say influenza kills the same groups of people as the coronavirus, with both illnesses posing the greatest danger to the elderly and those with underlying conditions. Data … Read more
Death rate is now TWO THIRDS higher than a bad flu year as coronavirus kills 185,000 people across Europe, study reveals Spain had the worst mortality rate across all ages at the height of the pandemic The 15-44 age group also died in greater numbers than their peers across Europe The European Union and the … Read more
Labour has urged for all over-50s to receive a free flu vaccine to prevent a ‘perfect storm’ of a winter flu outbreak and second Covid-19 wave. Leader Sir Keir Starmer said the Government owed it to the NHS to do all it could to prevent the two outbreaks coinciding. It comes as The Royal College … Read more
Coronavirus patients are EIGHT TIMES more likely to suffer a stroke than flu patients, study finds Of more than 1,900 patients either in the ER or hospitalized with coronavirus, 1.6% suffered an ischemic stroke One-third of COVID-19 patients who had strokes were severe cases who were on mechanical ventilation About 32% of coronavirus patients who … Read more