EU and Britain ‘are close to a deal’ that will end vaccine war

How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more

Vaccine protection is stronger for those previously infected by coronavirus, study finds 

Vaccine protection is stronger for those previously infected by coronavirus, study finds Those previously infected by coronavirus are more protected by Pfizer vaccine Antibody levels against South African and Brazilian variants are 15 times higher  The study took blood samples from 237 vaccinated NHS workers aged 22 to 71  By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For … Read more

Covid UK: One in 25 people hospitalised since December WERE vaccinated, says SAGE

One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found.  Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca‘s jab.   The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more

One in 25 people hospitalised with Covid since December WERE vaccinated

One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found.  Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca‘s jab.   The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more

EU threatens to block UK’s second vaccine doses with Pfizer export ban

How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more

Covid survivors have three times the antibody response to a single dose of the vaccine, study finds

Coronavirus survivors who get vaccinated respond up to seven times better to it than those who haven’t had the virus, a study has found. Researchers found that antibody levels were three times higher in people who had the virus and then one dose of Pfizer‘s jab, compared to someone who had never been infected but … Read more

Pfizer launches first clinical trial of PILL to treat COVID-19 orally

Pfizer launches first clinical trial of a PILL to treat COVID-19 that prevents the virus from making copies of itself inside human cells Pfizer Inc has launched early-stage human trials of an experimental oral drug to treat coronavirus called PF-07321332 It belongs to a class of drugs called protease inhibitors, which would inhibit an enzyme … Read more

Pfizer launches first clinical trial of a PILL to treat COVID-19

Pfizer launches first clinical trial of a PILL to treat COVID-19 that prevents the virus from making copies of itself inside human cells Pfizer Inc has launched early-stage human trials of an experimental oral drug to treat coronavirus called PF-07321332 It belongs to a class of drugs called protease inhibitors, which would inhibit an enzyme … Read more

Covid US: At least three fully-vaccinated Hawaiians caught infection

At least three Hawaii residents have been infected with COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated against the disease.  Vaccine trials showed that the three vaccines approved in the US prevent between 66 and 95 percent of symptomatic infections, but we still do not know how well the vaccines prevent people from catching or spreading coronavirus.  So it’s little … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen threatens to halt exports of vaccines if bloc doesn’t get its deliveries first

Ursula von der Leyen has threatened to halt exports of AstraZeneca vaccines if the EU does not receive its deliveries first, in a worsening row over delayed shipments that has caused international tensions. The EU chief told the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company it has to come through on deliveries to the bloc.  In an interview with … Read more