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. EU president Ursula von der Leyen suggested this week that the bloc could start an export ban on vaccines … Read more
Britain has almost stopped giving out the Pfizer Covid vaccine to new patients so it can save supplies for second doses, official data suggests. The NHS appears to now be rationing the jab, which was used to kick off the rollout in December, and only used it for one in 10 new patients in the … Read more
The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant (pictured) than first feared The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant than first feared, research suggests. An Oxford University study found its vaccine and the jab made by Pfizer perform just as well against … Read more
The European Union today effectively declared vaccine war on the UK by threatening to block exports of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus jab. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, suggested that the bloc could start an export ban on vaccines – the second time that threat has been made – because the continent’s rollout is … Read more
The European Union today effectively declared vaccine war on the UK by threatening to block exports of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus jab. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, suggested that the bloc could start an export ban on vaccines – the second time that threat has been made – because the continent’s rollout is … Read more
The success of the Covid jabs were highlighted again tonight as officials unveiled fresh data confirming they reduce deaths in the elderly by 85 per cent. Public Health England’s vaccine chief Dr Mary Ramsay told tonight’s Downing Street conference that ‘every day we vaccinate more people, we prevent more deaths’. She unveiled a raft of … Read more
Britain may have to stop giving new patients Pfizer‘s Covid vaccine so it can stockpile second doses after the NHS today warned there will be a ‘significant reduction’ in supplies in April. No10 has only bought 40million doses of the jab – but is not expecting all of its supply until the end of 2021, with deliveries … Read more
More than 25MILLION Brits have now received their first Covid jab just 100 days after first shot was dished out, Government announces By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:02 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 16:03 GMT, 17 March 2021 More than 25million Britons have had at least one dose of the … Read more
Pfizer‘s Covid vaccine has been linked to more blood clots than AstraZeneca‘s in reports from the UK, statistics show as Europe reels from a ‘baffling’ decision to snub the jab. Thirteen countries on the continent have now turned their backs on the Oxford University Covid vaccine after regulators said they were investigating links to deadly … Read more
Two doses of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine offer the same protection against the illness as getting infected and recovering, research suggests. A study of 13,000 health workers in England revealed no-one who received both jabs suffered symptomatic illness in the fortnight after their booster dose. That’s compared to the two per cent of Covid … Read more