Germany and France were negotiating with Vladimir Putin to supply Russia’s coronavirus vaccine to the EU. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron were on a video call with the Russian president on Tuesday night. The leaders discussed ‘cooperation’, which would see the Sputnik jab made used in the European Union once regulators give … Read more
Healthy under-50s who live with an adult with a weak immune system will be added to the UK’s Covid vaccine priority list. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed today that all adults who share a home with someone who is immunocompromised will be offered a vaccine by mid-April. Those include people living with someone who is … Read more
Thirty million Brits have now been vaccinated in just over three months as ministers as infections fall by nearly a third in a week to 3,862 and deaths drop by 42 per cent to 19. A total of 30,151,287 people had their first dose between December 8 and March 27 – about 57 per cent … Read more
It’s so frustrating being six miles from the UK border but not having the vaccine Ireland New daily cases 569 Number jabbed 515,800; % of population 10.4% Corrinna Maguire thinks Brussels has let all of Europe down Five thousand long-term care residents still haven’t had a jab. Despite hopes of getting 827,000 AstraZeneca doses by … Read more
Ben Fogle, 47, gets his Covid jab early because he and his wife are classed as as carers for their epileptic daughter Ben Fogle gets coronavirus jab and says how lucky developed world is to have it The TV star has climbed Mount Everest and has also crossed the Sahara desert But the adventurer admitted … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Gift Britain has given world via Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine undermined by EU squabbling and medical-politics in US By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:55 GMT, 26 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 26 March 2021 When my wife and I sat down a year ago to our Passover supper, known as the … Read more
No one should be surprised at the shameful behaviour of Eurocrats over the corona vaccine. They were always going to revert to type. Some of us have been telling you for decades that the European Union is a corrupt, incompetent, anti-democratic protection racket. That’s partly why 17.4 million voted Leave in 2016. After the EU’s … Read more
Millions could go to pubs with no social distancing under plans to let drinkers use mobile phones to prove they are free of Covid. As fury erupted over the idea of coronavirus ‘passports’, it emerged customers could be allowed to rely on an app. They could use it to prove they had either had the … Read more
British scientists today slammed US medical regulators for causing ‘serious damage to public confidence’ in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, as they waded into the row over the jab’s efficacy. The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant was accused by US watchdogs of cherry-picking data to make it seem more effective than it actually was in the American arm of … Read more
Over-50s are being urged to book a jab while they still can – as it emerged some vaccine centres will temporarily close due to looming supply issues. England’s top doctor has called on anyone at risk to book a slot before the NHS stops taking appointments on Monday. Professor Stephen Powis said those who qualify … Read more