Operation Warp Speed head says first Americans could be given Pfizer vaccine on December 11 – and life could go back to normal by May if citizens get the vaccine COVID-19 vaccine program head Dr. Moncef Slaoui said the first Americans to receive the coronavirus vaccine could get it as soon as December 11 Psizer … Read more
Britons could be required to show QR codes on their phones to attend football matches, the theatre and other events, it was suggested today. The unique codes would only be given to those who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, under plans being considered by ministers, to signal they can attend large gatherings currently considered to … Read more
University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more
The head of Russia‘s sovereign wealth fund has claimed that he and his figure skater wife have already been vaccinated against coronavirus using an ‘experimental’ shot developed in Moscow. Kirill Dmitriev, 45-year-old manager of the $10billion Russian Direct Investment Fund, said that he, wife Natalia Popova and their family developed ‘double the antibodies’ of a … Read more
More than 30 percent of Americans say they won’t be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus once a jab is developed, a new survey suggests. The report, from PR firm Bospar, found that one-third of adults did not trust being immunized against the virus that has killed more than 69,000 in the US. Among age groups, … Read more
A hot microphone left on in the White House press briefing room has sparked controversy, after a journalist was overheard joking that everyone there had been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Two journalists – identified online as Fox News’ John Roberts and New York Times photographer Doug Mills – were caught chatting before an official press briefing. ‘You can … Read more