‘I have had the Covid vaccine!’: Dr Alex George says he ‘feels quite emotional’ as he receives jab which gives him hope ‘there’s light at the end of the tunnel’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 10:18 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 10:18 GMT, 6 January 2021 Dr Alex George admitted he ‘felt quite … Read more
Staff at one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals have described in harrowing detail the ‘overwhelming’ situation faced by NHS workers across the country as they battle through the pandemic. Nurses and consultants at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south London, admitted to feeling ‘completely demoralised’, unable to sleep and crying at the end of shifts … Read more
Tottenham donate their £1bn stadium as a Covid vaccine hub, with Wembley unlikely to be used despite FA volunteering it… and Premier League footballers will NOT be given early use of life-saving injections Tottenham’s stadium was taken over by NHS during the first national lockdown Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is also being used as testing centre … 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
Patients seeking treatment for coronavirus could be selected by ‘lottery’ in the event that hospitals are left overwhelmed by an influx of cases, according to an NHS emergency protocol. The draft emergency triage document, which is now being sent across NHS hospitals in the UK, details how patients should be selected using an ‘ethical system’ in … Read more
Almost half of patients suffering from ‘long Covid’ may be left unable to fully return to work six months after their infection, a study suggests. Victims were most likely to still be plagued with fatigue, ‘brain fog’ or feeling unwell after attempting minor physical exercise. Long Covid strikes one in ten under-50s who are infected … Read more
Two thirds of hospitals currently have more Covid patients than they did on England’s worst day in April last year when the pandemic first exploded, official figures show as Number 10 last night shifted back to another national lockdown to ‘protect the NHS’. There were a record 26,000 infected patients in hospital beds across England … Read more
Professor Donal O’Donoghue (pictured) passed away in the critical care unit of Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport on Sunday following a two-week battle with coronavirus A ‘tireless’ professor who was awarded an OBE for his work as the ‘big daddy of British renal medicine’ has died from Covid-19 aged 64. Professor Donal O’Donoghue passed away in … Read more
Two thirds of NHS hospitals currently have more Covid patients than they did on England’s worst day in April last year when the pandemic first exploded, official figures show as the Government last night shifted back to a total national lockdown to ‘protect the NHS’. There were a record 26,000 infected patients taking up hospital … Read more
Supermarkets, high-street pharmacies and breweries have offered to help deliver Britain’s great coronavirus vaccine drive after the Government pinned all of its hopes on jabs rescuing the country from its third lockdown. Three Morrisons car parks will be converted into drive-through Covid-19 vaccination hubs from Monday, with another 47 on standby if ministers need them, … Read more