At least three Hawaii residents have been infected with COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated against the disease. Vaccine trials showed that the three vaccines approved in the US prevent between 66 and 95 percent of symptomatic infections, but we still do not know how well the vaccines prevent people from catching or spreading coronavirus. So it’s little … Read more
Boris Johnson today joined the millions of vaccinated Britons after receiving his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab. The Prime Minister, 56, gave a triumphant thumbs up after having his inoculation at St Thomas’ in central London – the same hospital he was admitted to when struck down with Covid in April last year. Encouraging … Read more
Gibraltar becomes the first nation in the world to fully vaccinate its entire adult population as all 33,000 get jabbed Gibraltar is home to 33,000 people and has had 4,263 cases and 94 deaths Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed the milestone and praised the island Chief Minister Fabian Picardo also thanked the UK government for … Read more
The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant (pictured) than first feared The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant than first feared, research suggests. An Oxford University study found its vaccine and the jab made by Pfizer perform just as well against … Read more
The European Union today effectively declared vaccine war on the UK by threatening to block exports of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus jab. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, suggested that the bloc could start an export ban on vaccines – the second time that threat has been made – because the continent’s rollout is … Read more
All the living former presidents except for Donald Trump took part in two public service announcements encouraging Americans to get the COVID vaccine. In one video, the former first ladies – except for Melania Trump – are also pictured getting their shot. The one-minute spot shows Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Bill and Hillary Clinton, George … Read more
A 91-year-old amputee from Ohio went into shock, collapsed, and nearly died after accidentally receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine twice just four hours apart from each other. Victor Smith of the Cincinnati suburb of Hamilton received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at Fort Hamilton Hospital in January, according to … Read more
The EU has blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines from leaving Italy for Australia using controversial export laws for the first time. Authorities in Italy refused to grant a licence for 250,000 doses manufactured in the country to be exported, meaning the shipment could not leave Thursday as planned. Officials in Rome had informed the … Read more
Vaccine passports have landed in the UK as the International Air Transport Association trials an app with an airline between Singapore and London. The phone software from IATA stores evidence of a negative Covid test as well as the facility to store evidence travellers have had coronavirus vaccinations. It is being trialled over the next few … Read more
Dolly Parton has received a COVID-19 vaccination after pledging $1million of her own money to help fund trials earlier this year. On Tuesday, the 75-year-old country music icon posted a picture of herself getting the injection, with a caption that read: ‘Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine.’ ‘Hey it’s me!’ Parton said in … Read more