Vaccinations are continuing to be dished out at Salisbury Cathedral today as religious landmarks join the battle against the coronavirus. NHS staff worked with church workers and volunteers to help the elderly receive their jab in the 800-year-old place of worship in Wiltshire. Pictures today showed rows of mask-wearing visitors sitting in the atrium in … Read more
Matt Hancock has insisted the UK’s ambitious vaccination drive is a ‘full seven-day service’ – despite an apparent drop in the number of people receiving jabs at the weekend. This week’s figures showed a total of 321,951 people received a dose of the Oxford or Pfizer vaccine on Thursday – followed by a further 328,260 on Friday. The … Read more
Matt Hancock has insisted the UK’s ambitious vaccination drive is a ‘full seven-day service’ – despite an apparent drop in the number of people receiving jabs at the weekend. This week’s figures showed a total of 321,951 people received a dose of the Oxford or Pfizer vaccine on Thursday – followed by a further 328,260 on Friday. The … Read more
Troops have been drafted in to set up 80 new vaccination centres in Scotland to strengthen the fightback against coronavirus. The massive operation will get under way this week with Armed Forces personnel set to identify suitable sites. Ninety-eight soldiers are being deployed over the next 28 days to prepare locations where NHS Scotland can … Read more
The 10 new coronavirus vaccine centres opening from Monday Bournemouth International Centre, Dorset Taunton Racecourse, Somerset Blackburn Cathedral, Lancashire Salt Hill Activity Centre, Berkshire Norwich Food Court, Norfolk The Lodge in Wickford, Essex Princess Royal Sports Arena, Lincolnshire St Helens Rugby Ground, Merseyside The park-and-ride at Askham Bar, York Olympic Office Centre in Wembley, north … Read more
The AA has announced this morning that it will provide around 5,000 free directional road signs to temporary vaccination centres in Britain to help guide local communities through the Covid-19 vaccination period. It said the signs, which are made from 100 per cent recycled plastic, will help people navigate to vaccination locations that are not local … Read more
A coalition of health organizations and technology companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, are working on a project that verifies who has received the coronavirus vaccination and prevent others from making false claims they have. Called Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI), the venture aims to help people get encrypted digital copies of their immunization records stored in … Read more
Pope Francis will receive Covid-19 jab this week and declares ‘without a vaccine you are playing with life’ Vatican City is preparing to vaccinate its 450 residents this week with Pfizer jab Pope Francis said it is an ‘ethical duty’ for everyone to get inoculated He has been in favour of vaccines despite misgivings among … Read more
Sir David Attenborough and Brian Blessed OBE have both received their first dose of the Covid vaccine. Renowned broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David, 94, received the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab last week, according to the Sun. Meanwhile British actor, Blessed, 84, and his wife Hildegarde, were both pictured receiving the vaccine last night. NHS Surrey Heath CCG … Read more
How the Government’s vaccine plan breaks down PHASE 1 (FEB 15 TARGET) CARE HOME RESIDENTS – 300,000 CARE HOME WORKERS – 500,000 AGE 80+ – 3,300,000 HEALTHCARE WORKERS – 2,400,000 SOCIAL CARE WORKERS – 1,400,000 AGE 75-79 – 2,300,000 AGE 70-74 – 3,200,000 CLINICALLY EXTREMELY VULNERABLE (UNDER 70) – 1,200,000 PHASE 2 (SPRING) 65-69 2,900,000 … Read more