Brazilians defend white-hooded mascot that promotes coronavirus vaccines after his attire is compared to the KKK costume Twitter user @RoxxaneLaWin blasted the Brazilian Health Ministry’s mascot after versions of it appeared to be wearing hoods similar to the ones used by the KKK Several individuals were recently seen in a costume of Zé Gotinha, a mascot … Read more
Finnish scientists claim to have found another coronavirus variant which shares some of the same mutations as other troublesome strains. Only one case of the virus — temporarily named Fin-796H — has been spotted so far but experts have admitted they are unsure how widespread it is. Finland said was unlikely the variant emerged there, … Read more
Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine may actually be two doses, the Biden administration said. The vaccine, which was recently submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval, was hailed as one of the most effective ways to help increase supply and bring President Joe Biden closer to his goal of 150 million … Read more
Powerful ‘Covid O’ Cabinet committee is set to consider plans for ‘vaccine passports’ tomorrow amid hopes they could save summer holidays Covid O committee having initial discussions about ‘vaccine passports’ for travel Boris Johnson has said having two Covid jabs could allow you to go on holiday Iata revealed ‘fruitful’ Government talks about vaccination app for … Read more
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has claimed it’s ‘perfectly possible’ the UK will be giving coronavirus vaccines to children by the end of the year. England’s deputy chief medical officer revealed that ‘several’ trials were about to get underway to test whether the current crop of Covid jabs are both safe and effective in youngsters. The approved … Read more
Vaccine nationalism? Many Britons say they would not feel safe taking Chinese or Russian jabs even if they are approved for use by UK regulators – but a huge 90% back the Oxford version Poll shows some 73 per cent of people say it does not matter which jab they get But the survey found … Read more
Children who receive a seasonal flu jab are less likely to suffer symptoms from a COVID-19 infection, promising study finds US-based researchers looked at a group of more than 900 children in Arkansas Half were vaccinated with the seasonal flu jab and half had not been given it Data shows children that have received a … Read more
The UK could send spare coronavirus vaccines to Ireland after the EU humiliatingly backed down in the bitter row over threat to British supplies. The success of the drive to secure jabs could mean that by the summer stocks can be shared with other countries – as Boris Johnson warned the pandemic cannot be tackled … Read more
The supply of coronavirus vaccines to the North West of England could be cut by a third next month so doses can be diverted to parts of the country further behind in their rollout to the over-80s. NHS England figures reveal the North West had vaccinated the second-highest proportion of its over-80s, reaching two thirds of … Read more
Sophisticated scammers are exploiting Britain’s mass vaccination programme by sending out bogus emails and text messages purporting to be from the NHS offering a Covid jab. Those targeted are told that they have been chosen, ‘on the basis of family genetics and medical history’ and are given the option to accept or decline the invitation. … Read more