European countries have followed the UK’s lead in rolling out ‘new weapon’ vaccines in the fight against covid-19, as pensioners and medics line up to get the first shots. The mass covid-19 vaccination drive begun on Sunday in countries including Italy, Spain, Germany and Slovakia as EU governments agreed on an official roll out date … Read more
Old and vulnerable people ‘AREN’T getting their Covid jabs’ with spare vaccines offered to healthy volunteers At one health centre in South London 75 doses of the vaccine were left over The Pfizer vaccine must be used within five days of being thawed to work Elderly people may be struggling with transport or are nervous … Read more
Rupert Murdoch, 89, gets the Covid vaccine an the NHS at his local GP surgery… while Fox News hosts question the jabs and create doubts about whether public should be ‘nervous’ Billionaire was whisked to a dedicated centre in Henley, Oxfordshire this week Mr Murdoch said he ‘strongly encouraged’ people worldwide to get the jab But … Read more
‘We’re so lucky!’ Rachel Riley shares sweet snap with daughter Maven after her one-year jabs as she thanks scientists for ‘protecting her from diseases’ By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 15:55 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 15:55 GMT, 17 December 2020 Rachel Riley gave her fans an update on life as a mum on … Read more
Nearly half of care home staff won’t take the coronavirus vaccine, with bosses desperately calling on ministers to make jabs compulsory among healthcare workers. Nadra Ahmed, chairman of the National Care Association, said as many as 40% of carers could choose not to take up the option as it is rolled out over the coming … Read more
Good luck with that! Russians are told to lay off alcohol for nearly two months when having Covid jabs Consumer safety watchdog head Anna Popova issued the advice on Tuesday Sputnik V vaccine recipients should avoid alcohol for two weeks before jab, she said, then for 42 days after the first injection The drug’s developer … Read more
CDC’s smartphone tool that will track the first Americans to receive coronavirus jabs may be vulnerable to hackers and anti-vaxxers filing false reports about the safety of the shots, health officials claim V-SAFE is a smartphone tool developed by the CDC to track patients who received the first coronavirus vaccines Patients will scan a QR … Read more
Moscow on Saturday began vaccinating workers at high risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus at newly opened clinics across the city. Health officials said they had opened 70 coronavirus vaccine centres in the Russian capital that would initially offer jabs for health, education and social workers. The Russian vaccine being used – Sputnik V … Read more
Coronavirus vaccines will be rolled out to care homes and GP surgeries within a fortnight, after regulators confirmed that doses can be transported in refrigerated bags. GPs were last night told to prepare to receive doses in the week starting December 14, with care homes expected to receive the vaccine in the same week. The … Read more
Anti-vaccine mob are exploiting confusion over Oxford University researchers’ data to cast doubts on the AstraZeneca jab’s safety By Ben Spencer Medical Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 02:22 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 02:22 GMT, 28 November 2020 Anti-vaccine campaigners are exploiting confusion over Oxford researchers’ data to cast doubts on their jab’s … Read more