Ministers must ramp up protection for Jewish students at Bristol University, MPs say 

The universities minister has faced calls to take tougher action to ensure Jewish students are protected from anti-Semitism on campus, with one senior MP comparing the situation to ‘1930s Germany’. MPs pressed Michelle Donelan to adopt a more heavy-handed approach – such as cutting off their funding or sacking university bosses – when the institutions … Read more

Fauci: One-dose vaccination could be ‘tenuous’ protection against variants

Dr Fauci warns that delaying second doses of Covid vaccines would give only ‘tenuous’ protection against variants that may weaken the shots  UK health officials allow second doses to be delayed up to 12 weeks Dr Fauci has stood against this strategy in the U.S., buy Monday said there is not a ‘right or wrong’ … Read more

Vaccine protection is stronger for those previously infected by coronavirus, study finds 

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

People who’ve recently had a cold may have some protection against Covid, scientists claim

People who’ve recently had a cold may have some protection against Covid, scientists claim Lab studies by University of Glasgow found cold antibodies work against Covid But they only last a short while so window of protection is likely to be small A study last November suggested 5% of public had these antibodies at any … Read more

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offers 97% protection, Israel study finds

BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offers 97% protection and it shows 94% effectiveness against asymptomatic infections, Israel study finds Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine prevented 97% of symptomatic cases, hospitalizations and deaths It was also 94% effective at blocking asymptomatic cases of infection  The results were announced by the health ministry in Israel, … Read more

Former royal security unit chief blasts ‘assumption Harry and Meghan could retain their protection

No way they could keep their bodyguards: Former royal security unit chief blasts ‘arrogant’ assumption Harry and Meghan could retain their protection after stepping back Former Ch Supt Dai Davies called couple’s hope of protection in US ‘unworkable’  UK officers cannot carry guns under US laws or access intelligence about threat He was ‘gobsmacked’ couple … Read more

Dr Jenny Harries is favourite to take over England’s National Institute of Health Protection

England’s deputy chief medical officer, Dr Jenny Harries, is the odds-on favourite to run No10’s National Institute of Health Protection — which will replace Public Health England. PHE is set to be disbanded when the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is over and replaced by the NIHP, which will be bigger and more powerful. Dr … Read more

Pfizer scientists are studying whether a THIRD vaccine shot can offer protection

Pfizer scientists are studying whether a THIRD vaccine shot can offer protection against more contagious and resistant COVID strains like the one from South Africa Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech are studying a third dose of their coronavirus vaccine The booster shot is aimed at protecting against variants, which are better at evading … Read more

Lisa Rinna keeps it casual in sweatpants as she triples up on COVID-19 protection during grocery run

Lisa Rinna keeps it casual in sweatpants as she triples up on COVID-19 protection and wears three masks during grocery run in Beverly Hills By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 03:56 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 03:56 GMT, 22 February 2021 Lisa Rinna has strutted her stuff on the red carpet many times over … Read more

Pfizer Covid jab offers two-thirds protection against virus after one dose, new data is set to show

The Pfizer and Oxford Covid jabs offer two-thirds protection against the virus after just one injection, new data is set to reveal. The Pfizer vaccine starts to immunise in as little as two weeks and is just as effective in the elderly as it is in the young, official findings will reveal in the coming … Read more