As the first Pfizer vaccines were administered in the US on Monday, the country hit a new devastating record for hospitalizations with more than 110,000 people being treated for COVID-19. The virus continues to grip the country with more than 193,000 new cases and 1,358 deaths recorded on Monday and a new record of 110,549 … Read more
Thousands of people across Britain have already had their initial Covid-19 jabs as NHS teams use the first 800,000 doses of the revolutionary vaccine. And with a million more soon to be here, the jab campaign is due to pick up pace fast. Crucially, GP surgeries are set to begin work as vaccination centres, while … Read more
Dozens of GP surgeries have decided against taking part in the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine roll-out due to ‘concerns their workloads are already too heavy,’ reports claim today. Around 100,000 Britons will reportedly have to go elsewhere for their Covid-19 inoculations as the second stage of the UK’s mass vaccination programme begins in local GP practices next week. … Read more
The UK’s vaccine rollout has been thrown into doubt as two NHS staff who were given the jab yesterday suffered allergic reactions. Both the healthcare workers, who carried EpiPens, are recovering from anaphylactoid reactions following the first day of the mass vaccination programme. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency gave precautionary advice to NHS trusts that anyone who … Read more
Britain yesterday began mass vaccination of the public with Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid vaccine, bringing the ‘end in sight’ to pandemic lockdown rules. Here, MailOnline answers all the questions about the jab, including who will get it first, how much it costs and where people will be vaccinated. What could the logistical challenges of delivering it be? … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the Covid-19 vaccination rollout By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:08 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 02:08 GMT, 9 December 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:
48 hours to V-Day: From NHS hubs to how you get a jab, here’s everything you need to know about the Covid-19 vaccine rollout By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 23:09 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 01:41 GMT, 6 December 2020 Advertisement Hailed as the breakthrough that will help reclaim our lives, the vaccine … Read more
Grin and bear it: Scientists claim smiling or grimacing can make an injection feel less painful ahead of rollout of COVID vaccine US researchers recruited 231 students to pull expressions while being injected These included a neutral face, regular smiling, a ‘genuine’ smile and a grimace The latter two expressions lowered the pain felt by … Read more
TikTok is allowing users to upload three minute videos – triple the length of its current clips – in early roll out, but critics fear it’s the first step towards monetizing the app like Facebook TikTok caps videos at 60 seconds, but the app could allow up to three minutes A Twitter user shared an … Read more
The boss of frozen food giant Iceland says the supermarket ‘stands ready to support’ in rolling out Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine after the jab today sealed approval from the UK’s medical regulator. Amid scenes of joy at the historic breakthrough this morning, there have been concerns over how best to transport and store the vaccine because … Read more