BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer asks FDA to expand emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine to include kids ages 12 to 15 Pfizer Inc has asked the FDA to expand emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine to Americans between ages 12 and 15 years old Recent clinical trial data found that the vaccine was 100 percent safe … Read more
Walgreens gave hundreds of thousands of Americans their second doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine a week late, flouting U.S. guidelines and confusing customers, the New York Times has revealed. Pfizer’s vaccine is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be given in two doses, spread three weeks apart, while Moderna’s is given three … Read more
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 91% effective after six months and protects against the South African variant Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said ongoing study of their COVID-19 vaccine shows it is around 91% effective at preventing the disease after six months The shot is also 100% effective in preventing illness in trial participants in … Read more
Britain ‘has made great strides’ in reaching out to coronavirus vaccine sceptics and boosting uptake among black people, a cabinet minister said today. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng blamed ‘misinformation’ and ‘people sharing things on social media’ for some getting scared of having jabs. But he claimed there had already been ‘huge improvements’ in willingness to … Read more
Downing Street today played down the prospects of spare coronavirus vaccines being handed to Ireland before July. The PM’s spokesman stressed that the ‘first priority’ is still to cover all UK adults, despite claims that 3.7million doses have been earmarked for gifting in a ‘poke in the eye’ for the EU’s slow rollout. The comments … Read more
Fewer than 60% of black Britons over the age of 70 have had their Covid vaccine – while rate is 91% in white adults, official data shows Office for National Statistics found just 58% of black African Brits over 70 had received first dose by March 11 Nationally, uptake in over-70s was 90.2% when all … Read more
When the Government roadmap out of lockdown was announced last month, we saw an immediate spike in activity on our website as people searched for flights to Europe and beyond, writes British Airways boss Sean Doyle Britain’s inoculation programme is an example to the world. The NHS has bought millions of doses of the Covid-19 … Read more
Vaccine protection is stronger for those previously infected by coronavirus, study finds Those previously infected by coronavirus are more protected by Pfizer vaccine Antibody levels against South African and Brazilian variants are 15 times higher The study took blood samples from 237 vaccinated NHS workers aged 22 to 71 By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For … Read more
One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found. Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s jab. The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more
One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found. Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s jab. The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more