US has risen to 7th in world for vaccinating its population – but still lags behind UK’s rollout

A vaccination drive that has begun to pick up speed is propelling the United States ahead in the race to immunize its population against COVID-19. Currently, the U.S. ranks seventh in the world, with 25.7 percent of Americans having received at least one dose, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Children’s Commissioner demands clear plan on vaccinating school teachers

The Children’s Commissioner today insisted teachers should receive Covid-19 vaccinations after the first on the priority list as calls grow for schools to reopen. Anne Longfield said about 500,000 teachers and 500,000 support staff could all be given the jab ‘in a couple of days’ given recent data on UK vaccination capacity. She added that … Read more

Has Britain got ANY chance of vaccinating 13m by mid-February?

Supermarkets, high-street pharmacies and breweries have offered to help deliver Britain’s great coronavirus vaccine drive after the Government pinned all of its hopes on jabs rescuing the country from its third lockdown. Three Morrisons car parks will be converted into drive-through Covid-19 vaccination hubs from Monday, with another 47 on standby if ministers need them, … Read more

Europe finally starts vaccinating… three weeks after Britain

Europe finally starts vaccinating… three weeks after Britain became the first country to start using Pfizer jabs The first shipments of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been despatched  Most health authorities to begin delivering jabs to the most vulnerable today  At least 600,000 Britons have already been inoculated against Covid-19  By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: … Read more

Russia fights to stop an outbreak of bubonic plague by vaccinating 32,000 people

Russia fights to stop an outbreak of bubonic plague by vaccinating 32,000 people after virus spreads from Mongolia to Siberian tourist region Plague has been detected in the Altai Mountains for the first time in 62 years The rush to vaccinate comes after two deaths in Mongolia and two in China Some 18,090 people have … Read more