More than 350,000 people have been vaccinated by the Pfizer/BioNTech jab in Britain, it was confirmed today, as hopes rise that Oxford University’s inoculation could be approved by the New Year. Boris Johnson announced the figure at a Downing Street briefing, where the Government also confirmed London and swathes of the South East will be placed … Read more
Pressure is mounting on Matt Hancock to publish details of how many people have been given the coronavirus vaccine. Last week the Health Secretary proclaimed the approval of the Pfizer jab would see the vaccination of ‘millions by the end of the year’. But eight days in and officials have confirmed only that ‘tens of … Read more
GP surgeries in England will begin offering coronavirus vaccinations from today. Practices in more than 100 locations will have the approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine delivered to them today, with some offering the jab within hours. The vaccination clinics will operate from doctors’ surgeries or community hubs in villages, towns and cities. NHS England and NHS Improvement … Read more
The inventor of the BioNTech jab has added $4 billion to his personal fortune, while his investors have made double that as countries continue to scramble to inoculate populations from coronavirus. Ugur Sahin, CEO and founder of the German biotech firm that has teamed up with Pfizer on its vaccine, has seen share prices soar … Read more
V-Day heroes last night urged vaccine sceptics to have the Covid jab for the good of the country ahead of the arrival of more than a million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine next week. Thousands of elderly British patients made history yesterday by being the first in the world to get the injection outside … Read more
V-DAY heroes last night urged vaccine sceptics to have the Covid jab for the good of the country. Thousands of elderly British patients made history yesterday by being the first in the world to get the injection outside of medical trials. The national vaccination drive was launched at 70 UK hospitals, with most doses given … Read more
A Second World War submarine lieutenant, a young Northern Irish nurse whose wedding was cancelled due to Covid-19 and a Welsh care home worker with diabetes were among the first people to get vaccinated in Britain today. Thousands of people are expected to get their Pfizer jab at 50 UK hospitals by the end of … Read more
A jab of placental tissue may help alleviate the pain of arthritic knees. The treatment is made from the inner layer of the placenta, which provides the growing foetus with oxygen and nutrients. Earlier research shows that a single injection of the tissue — which is first processed — can reduce pain and other symptoms … Read more
States will likely receive far fewer doses of coronavirus vaccines than they told their residents to expect this month, a new report suggests. The projected number of shots that states including New York and Nevada said they’d be able to give in the first round of the vaccine rollout, expected to begin next week, was … Read more
Moderna CEO says they can ‘comfortably’ make 500 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 – but will need more resources to hit their goal of 1 billion Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said the firm is ‘very comfortable’ it can can make 500 million dose of its vaccine in 2021 at a Friday Nasdaq … Read more