Britain’s vaccines minister today ruled out immediate 24/7 jabs at the country’s new vaccination hubs opening today, blaming a shortage of medicine. Nadhim Zahawi also admitted that said that most people currently had ‘about a 45-minute drive’ to the seven NHS sites opening their doors this morning, most of whom are over 80 and medically … Read more
Over-80s face gruelling trips to vaccination hubs to get inoculated against Covid-19… or an agonising wait for a unit to open nearer to home Around 130,000 invites were sent out to those aged over 80 at the weekend Several have complained about the long journeys they are expected to make NHS says if they are … Read more
The first of seven mass vaccination hubs for those aged 80 and over open their doors to the public today. The centres – which are also open to health and care staff – offer an alternative to receiving the jab at GP surgeries and in hospitals. They cover all seven NHS regions in England, including – … Read more
Boris Johnson wants to open 50 mass vaccination centres across the country within weeks to help hit his target of offering vaccines to nearly 14 million people by the middle of next month. There are already around 700 vaccination sites across the country, with seven national centres opening this week to turbo-charge efforts to get jabs to millions of … Read more
Pope’s personal doctor dies from coronavirus ‘complications’, aged 78, after pontiff revealed he will get vaccine as early as next week Fabrizio Soccorsi was hospitalised on Boxing Day with an oncological disease Pope Francis’ personal doctor died on Saturday with Covid complications It is not known when he was last in close contact with the … Read more
Joan Collins has become the latest famous face to have been given the game-changing Covid-19 vaccination. The Dynasty star, 87, took to Instagram on Sunday to reveal that she had been inoculated at London‘s Bloomsbury Surgery the previous morning. She has joined more than 1.5million people across Britain who have been given the jab since the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine … Read more
A mass vaccination centre set to treat 5,000 people a day has been kitted out ready to receive its first patients on Monday – after Boris Johnson vowed to jab hundreds of thousands of people each day by next Friday. Empty chairs have been placed a metre apart in the waiting area of Ashton Gate … Read more
Connecticut has led the race to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 since it received its first doses – thanks, in part, to a willingness to play a little fast and loose. The Constitution State was one of the first in the U.S. to get shots in the arms of more than two percent of its population, … Read more
Boris Johnson has admitted the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines into care homes ‘needs to be stepped up’ after it emerged just one in 10 residents has been jabbed. The Prime Minister — who has pinned all his hopes on being able to vaccinate 13million people by mid-February — also revealed just 14 per cent of care … Read more
Boris Johnson has revealed seven mass coronavirus vaccination centres will throw open their doors next week to turbo-charge efforts to pull the country out of a seemingly endless cycle of lockdowns. The hubs will be based in venues including sports centres and London’s ExCeL convention centre, and equipped to administer thousands of doses every week. There … Read more