Nicola Sturgeon stole a march on Boris Johnson today as she revealed that the first consignment of the eagerly-awaited Moderna vaccine has arrived in the UK. The First Minister told a press conference the first delivery arrived safely in Scotland yesterday, giving the country three different jabs to administer. Her surprise announcement at lunchtime came … Read more
Vaccines take-up among ethnic minority Britons soars amid advertising push with more than 90% already jabbed or planning to – as proportion of all adults who would REFUSE to have injection more than halves in four months to just 6% Just 6% of Brits would probably or definitely refuse a jab in March That was … Read more
The long-awaited Moderna coronavirus vaccine will be dished out in Britain within the next two weeks, No10’s vaccine minister revealed today. Nadhim Zahawi said the first batch of the jab — approved by regulators in January — is set to arrive in the third week of this month, with ‘more volume’ expected in May. Ministers … Read more
An injection in the cheek with a local anaesthetic could banish tinnitus, the ringing in the ears that affects around six million people in the UK. The drug, lidocaine, is already widely used to numb the gums during dental procedures, and as a ‘nerve block’ before surgery. Now research suggests injecting it into a specific bundle … Read more
The Johnson & Johnson Covid jab could be offered to millennials as a single shot in July so they do not have to wait three months between doses. The government plans to vaccinate young people, born in the 80s and early-to-mid 90s, with the single-dose jab, The Telegraph reports. The jab is currently undergoing safety tests … Read more
Professor Linda Bauld of Edinburgh University said there is no evidence that the uptake of AstraZeneca jab is slowing in the UK There is no evidence that the uptake of AstraZeneca jab is slowing in the UK despite European countries pausing their rollout of the company’s vaccine, a public health expert has claimed. Professor Linda … Read more
The Netherlands is halting AstraZeneca coronavirus jabs for people aged under 60 after fresh reports of rare blood clots, Dutch health authorities said on Friday. The move comes after five new cases were reported in the Netherlands in women aged between 25 and 65 while the UK’s regulator last night announced it has just seen 30 … Read more
Rishi Sunak broke his silence over the David Cameron lobbying row today with a swipe at the former Tory prime minister. The Chancellor did not deny that Mr Cameron directly contacted him seeking million in Covid aid cash to help bail out financier Greensill Capital before it went bust. But in a cutting comment he … Read more
Russians have been warned to limit their vodka consumption after receiving the Sputnik V jab, as the country registered the world’s first vaccine for animals. The head of the Gamaleya Research Institute, which created Russia‘s coronavirus vaccine, has said Russians should not drink more than one and a half shots of vodka a day if … Read more
Britain faces a lack of vaccine manufacturing bases which could hamper research into coronavirus and other diseases, an expert has warned. Professor Adrian Hill, director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, says the development of jabs is being held back because the country is ‘very weak’ when it comes to the manufacturing side of vaccines. His … Read more