Britain’s Covid vaccine rollout will go at twice its speed so far over the next three months potentially doubling the number of people immunised by June as well as dishing out second doses, the UK’s vaccine minister says. Nadhim Zahawi said today that March will be a ‘very big month’ for the programme. February saw … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus vaccine drive is working, with the first published real-world data showing both jabs currently being deployed cut the risk of being hospitalised by the illness by up to 95 per cent. Researchers examined coronavirus hospital admissions in Scotland among people who had had their first jab and compared them with those who had … Read more
Oxford University and AstraZeneca plan to have a new Covid vaccine ready by the autumn to tackle new variants of the coronavirus, they confirmed yesterday. Growing evidence suggests that a mutation first found in the South African variant of the virus, and now cropping up elsewhere, can reduce how well current vaccines work because it … Read more
Britain’s vaccine minister revealed his uncle died with coronavirus in an emotional interview where he promised to vaccinate the country’s most vulnerable and protect the whole nation. Nadhim Zahawi appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain today to answer questions from presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid about the country’s ongoing pandemic response. Mr Zahawi, 53, … Read more
Covid vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi denies jabs have been diverted from the North to areas lagging behind in over-80s rollout – after NHS figures reveal huge postcode lottery Nadhim Zahawi blasted claims stocks were being diverted from Yorkshire He said they would still be receiving their 13 per cent allocation of supplies But he admitted … Read more
The government’s vaccines tsar today admitted that the NHS will need to be giving around three million vaccine doses a week by February to meet the PM’s target. Nadhim Zahawi said goal of covering more than 13million of the most vulnerable within seven weeks was ‘very stretching’ – but can be delivered. Boris Johnson … Read more
How YOU can help roll out the Covid-19 inoculation: Vaccines Minister NADHIM ZAHAWI urges every Briton to play their part to make us safe again By Nadhim Zahawi Mp, Vaccines Minister For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 02:13 GMT, 6 January 2021 As we begin the New Year we … Read more
The Business Minister yesterday pledged to ‘stamp out’ bounce back loan fraud after being grilled over the Mail’s expose of conmen exploiting it. Nadhim Zahawi was confronted on live radio after we revealed how scammers were cashing in on lax checks by helping arrange fraudulent loans worth tens of thousands of pounds. LBC presenter Nick … Read more
Business minister Nadhim Zahawi engaged in bruising clashes with BBC presenter Naga Munchetty today over millions of workers ‘falling through the cracks’ of coronavirus financial support. Munchetty repeatedly challenged Mr Zahawi over a swathe of people ‘excluded’ from the extraordinary packages announced by the government. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday that 80 per cent furlough … Read more