The UK needs an ‘early warning system’ to track new variants when Covid restrictions are lifted, a leading vaccine expert has said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce his living with Covid plan today (Monday, February 21) which will see the scrapping of regulations put in place to control the pandemic. Professor Sir Andrew … Read more
An independent committee have recommended GlaxoSmithKline pause a trial of its vaccine candidate against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), reports The Times. The trial involved the creation of a vaccine to protect newborn children against RSV, which is a cause of pneumonia in toddlers and the elderly. It was designed to be given to pregnant … Read more
Children aged from five years old are set to be a Covid vaccine in England, it has been announced. Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said the offer was “non-urgent” but added that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) had advised that a coronavirus vaccine should be offered to those aged from … Read more
Around 3,000 British volunteers are being sought to take part in a new study for Moderna’s Omicron booster vaccine. The jab, which is one of the world’s first to tackle the variant, will be trialled at various sites across the UK thanks to a partnership between Moderna and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). … Read more
Tennis star Novak Djokovic’s comments about Covid-19 vaccination will “cause harm”, a medical expert has claimed. His views are “enormously influential” and could “reinforce beliefs” among people who are not as fit and healthy, according to Professor Dominic Wilkinson, professor of medical ethics at the University of Oxford. Meanwhile Health Secretary Sajid Javid suggested that … Read more
Novak Djokovic has moved to share he would rather miss Wimbledon and the French Open than get vaccinated. The Serb made the claims about the Covid vaccine after his Australia Open row. He said: “The principles of decision making on my body are more important than any title.” READ MORECouple irate as neighbor refuses to … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams fired more than 1,400 government workers who refused to get vaccinated, the city revealed on Monday — including 36 NYPD personnel, 25 Fire Department workers and 914 Department of Education staffers. The number had dropped considerably by last Friday’s vaccine mandate deadline as more employees submitted proof of getting at least one … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Europe’s refusal to share COVID-19 vaccine technology threatens to overshadow a major gathering of European and African leaders this week. Europe wants to use the meeting — which has been delayed by 16 months due to the pandemic — to advance relations on several fronts, including trade and … Read more
A father of five in Merseyside has become the first patient in the UK to receive a vaccine for head and neck cancer. Graham Booth, 54, received the jab which is designed to stop his recurring cancer from returning. the West Kirby resident was first diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and has fought to keep … Read more
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