Sir Patrick Vallance today said it was too early too draw conclusions from Israel’s vaccination drive after alarm that hospitalisations have not yet dropped. Israel is currently leading the global vaccination drive, with nearly 39 per cent of its citizens having had at least a single dose of a jab so far. However, infection and … Read more
Face coverings are ‘probably of no value’ for protection when walking past someone briefly in the street but people may need to start wearing them in outdoor crowds and markets, Sir Patrick Vallance said today. The UK’s chief scientific adviser said masks could become the new normal in some outdoor places and could still be … Read more
Britons may need to be vaccinated against Covid every year to keep the disease at bay, Sir Patrick Vallance warned today. No10’s chief scientific adviser delivered the warning today, saying a regular flu-style rollout may be required to ‘keep on top’ of the virus for the next few years. Scientists say that mutations on the spike … Read more
Britain is in for a ‘pretty grim period’ for Covid deaths which won’t fall for ‘some weeks’, the Government’s top scientist warned today – after the UK recorded its deadliest day yet with 1,564 confirmed fatalities. Department of Health figures show the daily laboratory-confirmed death toll has risen 50 per cent week-on-week, with data suggesting the … Read more
There was ‘no hard evidence’ England’s controversial 10pm curfew prevented coronavirus from spreading, Sir Patrick Vallance has admitted. The chief scientific adviser said it was a ‘policy decision’ designed to limit the amount of time people spent indoors together – where Covid spreads most easily. But he conceded the intervention was not backed up with any … Read more
Toni Braxton dons leggy, plunging Rebecca Vallance dress and chats Lupus and her love of performing By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 00:23 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 02:17 GMT, 3 December 2020 Seven-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton looked leggy in a plunging, metallic Rebecca Vallance cocktail dress and Malone Souliers heels for a … Read more
‘Unbelievable slide sass!’ Matt Hancock retweets message saying NHS boss was taking a dig at Vallance and Whitty’s ‘complicated graphs’ at No10 briefings Sir Simon was introducing a graph on rising Covid-19 hospital inpatients NHS CEO said: ‘Sometimes the charts can be a bit hard to keep up with’ Remark prompted a smirk from his … Read more
UK announces 189 more coronavirus deaths as Sir Patrick Vallance claims up to 90,000 people could be getting infected every day in England – but he admits outbreak IS slowing Chief scientific officer today held TV briefing with Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak Showed slide estimating new daily cases in England could be 22,000 or … Read more
As scientists race to develop a coronavirus vaccine to bring the world back to normal, MailOnline has taken a look at the prospective candidates. Vaccine trials were halted on Wednesday but it may still be ready this year The Oxford Vaccine When will it be ready?: The end of 2020/ early 2021. Despite the trials … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance today warned Boris Johnson’s draconian Tier Three coronavirus restrictions may not be enough to halt the surge in infections as he suggested even tighter rules will be needed. The Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser told a Downing Street press conference this afternoon that the ‘baseline’ measures set out in the top tier of … Read more