All eyes have been on Israel. The country has swept all before it when it comes to rolling out Covid vaccinations. Orit Farkash-Hacohen, Israeli Tourism Minister, tells Escape that the entire adult population will have received the jab by ‘the end of March’, making the country a ‘healthy’ as well as an attractive destination for … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden has doubled down on his promise to get 100 million Americans vaccinated in his first 100 days but warned that ‘things will get worse before they get better’. Biden first unveiled the ambitious goal Thursday as part of his $1.9 trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’ which includes about $400 billion to tackle COVID-19. … Read more
The United Arab Emirates is racing to vaccinate half of its citizens by April as it battles a dramatic surge in Covid cases since the turn of the year. The Arab nation, comprising the holiday hotspot of Dubai where British influencers have been flocking in recent weeks to take advantage of lax lockdown rules, has … Read more
A team of medics achieved their target of vaccinating every single care home resident and member of staff in their catchment area with the Oxford jab yesterday. It took just over two hours for the 16-strong team of doctors and nurses administered around 350 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for their network in the Ribble … Read more
The UK’s vaccination programme will take a major step forward tomorrow as the first ‘super-vax’ centres, capable of inoculating up to 3,000 people a day, open their doors. Already 1.5million people have been vaccinated, mostly with the Pfizer jab. Now the mass rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine heralds a blitz of inoculations. With more than … Read more
GPs are being urged to ‘stand down’ routine appointments so they can prioritise Covid vaccinations, it was claimed last night. Guidance sent to doctors says the jabs should be their top priority – with other ‘non-essential’ activities postponed, potentially for weeks. NHS England has already advised surgeries to focus on the delivery of the vaccine … Read more
Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more
Vaccinations against coronavirus will continue on Christmas Day as part of a national drive to halt the spread of the new mutant strain spreading across the country. Britain’s GP surgeries and hospital hubs have seen more than 100,000 bookings for the Pfizer jabs this week, NHS sources say. Medical staff are preparing to inoculate patients … Read more
Britons are to get unlicensed flu injections from the US in bid to vaccinate 30million this winter Government has reached a deal with drugs firm to purchase its vaccine Flublok This is despite the fact Sanofi’s flu jab is not licensed for use anywhere in Europe Government insists drug has gone through ‘robust clinical trials’ … Read more