More evidence is emerging that the Oxford Covid vaccine works in older people, according to vaccine experts in the UK. Sir Munir Pirmohamed, boss of the Commission on Human Medicines, today said regulators had received extra information from Oxford University and AstraZeneca scientists to prove their jab was safe and effective for over-65s. The data, … Read more
Two Pfizer doses ‘are 99.96% effective’: Double jab weeks apart prevents almost ALL cases of Covid-19, research in Israel suggests Israeli research has found that just 0.04 per cent of those vaccinated with both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine went on to develop coronavirus Of the 700,000 people vaccinated, just 300 later contracted Covid-19, with … Read more
Scientists’ fury at ‘completely incorrect’ German claim that Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is only 8% effective in elderly people German publication Handelsblatt published figure, citing senior sources But Oxford University and AstraZeneca have hit back at the claim as ‘incorrect’ Other scientists have added they have ‘no idea’ where the data has come from By Luke … Read more
Chris Whitty’s fury at Guardian for ‘total nonsense’ claim Pfizer vaccine might only be 33% effective amid fears it could threaten jab uptake Newspaper claimed only a third of people who’ve had one jab were protected No 10’s advisers say the real figure is 89%, starting 14 days after first injection Controversial report quoted Israeli … Read more
The announcement of not one but three coronavirus vaccines has been widely welcomed, in particular, their effectiveness. Preliminary results of clinical trials into the three jabs show their effectiveness — how good they are at stopping people from getting Covid symptoms — varies from 62 per cent to 95 per cent. The news that none of … Read more
Oxford and AstraZeneca announce their vaccine is 70% effective on average in preliminary results By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 07:14 GMT, 23 November 2020 | Updated: 07:14 GMT, 23 November 2020 The Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is 70 per cent effective at preventing COVID-19, preliminary results have revealed. The life-saving jab is Britain’s … Read more
The Covid vaccine wars: Pfizer now says its jab is 95% effective AND safe… days after Moderna’s breakthrough By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:56 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 11:57 GMT, 18 November 2020 Pfizer and BioNTech now claim their coronavirus vaccine is 95 per cent effective, upgrading an earlier … Read more
Nearly 65% of Americans say they WILL get a coronavirus vaccine that is 90% effective – the same level of protection Pfizer says its shot offers In a new poll, 63% of respondents said they would get a coronavirus vaccine if it was 90% effective at preventing infection That figure went up to 70% for … Read more
Russia claimed today that its controversial Covid-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective – shortly after Pfizer sparked a wave of optimism around the world by giving the same figure for its own vaccine. Moscow’s so-called Sputnik V jab was approved in August before human trials were complete, prompting criticism from scientists, and today’s news … Read more
Russia claimed today that its controversial Covid-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective – shortly after Pfizer sparked a wave of optimism around the world by giving the same figure for its own vaccine. Moscow’s so-called Sputnik V jab was approved in August before human trials were complete, prompting criticism from scientists, and today’s news … Read more