The first Americans have received Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine after it was approved for emergency use authorization. Just three days after being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), initial shipments left a distribution center in the Memphis area. Hartford Healthcare, the first healthcare system in Connecticut to get Moderna’s vaccine, received 8,800 doses … Read more
Sir Paul McCartney is chomping at the bit to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Beatles crooner, 78, told The Sun this week that he’s eager to join the likes of other older stars – such as Sir Ian McKellan, Lionel Blair and Prue Leith – who received the Pfizer jab against coronavirus this week, in … Read more
A one-week quarantine IS enough to stop someone exposed to coronavirus from spreading it – if they test negative on day 7, Yale study finds Researchers looked at oil-rig workers who were quarantined for five to seven days between April 2020 and August 2020 They found tests conducted just four days after the start of … Read more
After months of lockdown restrictions, some married couples are sick of the sight of each other. But the Hugheses won’t be getting sick from Covid – after they both received the Pfizer vaccine yesterday. Maureen, 84, and Gerry, 81, are believed to be the first people to receive the vaccine in a GP surgery. It … Read more
Victims of a doctor who used a ‘truth serum’ to paralyse and rape at least 130 children as young as ten at a psychiatric hospital in the 1960s and 70s have received an apology from Matt Hancock. Children at Derby psychiatric hospital Aston Hall were drugged, stripped and abused at the hands of Dr Kenneth … Read more
High-ranking White House staffers who work closely with President Donald Trump will be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as this week ahead of the general public, according to a new report. Staffers who work in close quarters to Trump will be the first to receive the newly-approved vaccine, while its public … Read more
The local hero who is first in line for Covid-19 jab: Doctor and dedicated equality campaigner, 87, tells of his pride at being among first patients to receive coronavirus vaccine Hari Shukla, 87, and his wife Ranjan, 83, will be given the Pfizer jab on Tuesday Dr Shukla will be one of the first people … Read more
CDC’s smartphone tool that will track the first Americans to receive coronavirus jabs may be vulnerable to hackers and anti-vaxxers filing false reports about the safety of the shots, health officials claim V-SAFE is a smartphone tool developed by the CDC to track patients who received the first coronavirus vaccines Patients will scan a QR … Read more
People could be given shopping vouchers if they get tested for coronavirus under Number 10‘s mass-swabbing plans. Local councils in Tier 3 hotspot areas will be paid £14 for every test carried out in a bid to encourage widespread uptake. Authorities could use the money on ‘discount schemes with local businesses’ to incentivise residents to get … Read more
Three million care home residents and ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ people will be offered Vitamin D this winter to help combat the coronavirus Three million people will be offered free Vitamin D supplements this winter Patients will receive a four-month supply and it will be delivered free of charge Health Secretary Matt Hancock said people staying … Read more