Britain has signed deals with two foreign pharmaceutical giants for 90million doses of different experimental vaccines amid fears one of the world’s leading candidates won’t be ready by September — despite academics saying it could be ready for the autumn. Agreement has been reached for 30million doses from German firm BioNTech and Pfizer and 60million … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Thousands of children miss out on jabs because their mothers ‘have mental health problems’ By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 July 2020 At least 5,000 children in the UK miss out on potentially lifesaving vaccines every year because their mothers have mental health … 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
‘I am glad I decided to vaccinate her’: Chloe Goodman breastfeeds ‘grisly’ baby Isla as she recovers from her jabs By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 13:45 BST, 2 July 2020 | Updated: 13:57 BST, 2 July 2020 She welcomed her daughter Isla Elizabeth with fiancé Grant Hall in May. And Chloe Goodman shared a sweet … Read more
Everyone in the UK could be offered a flu jab to avoid a surge in serious cases this winter, when there might be a second wave of the coronavirus. Scientists fear that Covid-19 could return in winter when lockdown restrictions have been eased and viral illnesses in general are more common. If that happens and … Read more