Moderna confirmed on Wednesday that it is in talks with the U.S. to supply an additional 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine. The federal government had already signed an agreement with the biotechnology company last year to purchase 200 million doses of the inoculation, and the new purchase would bring the total up to 300 … Read more
EU leaders have voiced their fury after AstraZeneca said it could not meet the demands of a £300m vaccine deal following a weekend of riots in Europe over lockdown restrictions. The vaccine makers have blamed the EU’s supply chain for their failure to deliver the promised 80million vaccines by the end of March as part … Read more
Priti Patel today blamed AstraZeneca and Pfizer for an alarming slowdown in the UK’s vaccine rollout – amid warnings the target of giving jabs to the 14million most vulnerable people by mid-February is now ‘very tight’. The Home Secretary pointed the finger at the firms after the daily rate fell for a third consecutive day, … Read more
Pfizer jab supply worries will make reaching Boris Johnson’s target of 15 million people vaccinated by mid-February ‘very, very, tight,’ a government source warned last night. The number of Britons having jabs fell for the third day in a row on Monday, slumping to 204,076 – down from 324,000 on Friday. Pfizer has warned supplies will … Read more
Number 10 has insisted all areas have had equal access to the coronavirus vaccine amid mounting anger over a jabs ‘postcode lottery’. The Prime Minister’s spokesman dug his heels in on the claims today, saying ministers had ‘ensured’ everywhere received the same supplies. Matt Hancock yesterday revealed some regions were lagging behind schedule in the … Read more
Sir Brian Leveson publishes first report on Boohoo’s supply chain overhaul after sweatshop-style conditions and low pay were exposed By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 January 2021 Sir Brian Leveson has published his first report on Boohoo’s supply chain overhaul Sir … Read more
GPs leading Britain’s great vaccination drive have been forced to pause inoculations to allow other parts of the country to catch up, it was claimed today. Practices that have already vaccinated every patient over the age of 80 and are now looking to dish the jabs out to the over-70s have had their deliveries cancelled by … Read more
The oxygen supply at a hospital under intense strain with coronavirus patients has ‘reached a critical situation’, according to an internal document. Bosses at Southend Hospital said there is ‘high demand for oxygen’ because of rising numbers of Covid-19 patients and they ‘are working to manage this’. An internal memo seen by BBC Essex revealed that … Read more
Oxygen supply at Southend Hospital ‘reaches critical situation’ as doctors face intense strain amid rising numbers of coronavirus patients Bosses at Southend Hospital in Essex say there is ‘high demand for oxygen’ They ‘are working to manage this’ amid rising numbers of Covid-19 patients Patients’ oxygen saturation levels ‘should be kept within 88-92% target range’ … Read more
Pfizer and AstraZeneca have rejected Government warnings of months-long vaccine supply gaps, claiming there will be enough doses to hit the country’s ambitious targets. England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty this week warned that vaccine availability issues will ‘remain the case for several months’ as firms struggle to keep up with global demand. In a bid … Read more