Twitter users see funny side of news that under-30s will be offered alternative to AstraZeneca jab

‘Blood clot? You’re more likely to be killed by a POODLE!’: Twitter users see the funny side of news that under-30s will be offered alternative to AstraZeneca jab Internet has poked fun at news that under-30s should not take AstraZeneca jab Advisory board ruled 18 to 29 year olds should be offered an alternative vaccine … Read more

Covid UK: AstraZeneca shares fall 1% after regulator says under-30s should not take vaccine

AstraZeneca‘s share price has slumped by one per cent after UK health chiefs said Britons under 30 should not take its vaccine. The British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm, based in Cambridge, suffered a blow to its jab this afternoon following mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots. The company’s shares were trading at 7.110 points on Tuesday … Read more

Under-30s should NOT be given the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator

Britons under 30 should be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca‘s coronavirus vaccine due to mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots, UK health chiefs ruled today. In a major blow to the UK’s vaccination rollout, the Government’s vaccine advisory group is recommending healthy people aged 19 to 29 be offered either the Pfizer or Moderna jabs … Read more

Under-30s should NOT take the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator

Under-30s should NOT take the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator in blow to Britain’s jab roll-out after 79 people suffer brain blood clots out of 20MILLION doses – but officials insist benefits outweigh risks for the vast majority of people Government’s vaccine advisory group recommending healthy people aged 19 to 29 offered different vaccine By … Read more

Minister ‘to use Premier League footballers to encourage under-30s to get Covid vaccines’

Have a shot! Ministers ‘to use Premier League footballers to encourage under-30s to get Covid vaccines’ amid fears many don’t see virus as a threat Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written to clubs to ask for their support Experts fear young Britons are less likely to turn up for vaccines than others Those under-30 are … Read more

Coronavirus: Vaccine hesitancy worst in UK’s black people, under-30s and low-income

Nearly half of black people in the UK are still hesitant about receiving a coronavirus vaccine, according to a survey.  The Office for National Statistics found that the people most worried about the jabs are ethnic minorities, under-30s and people on low incomes. While 44 per cent of black or black British people in the … Read more