Pfizer/BioNTech plan trials for new Delta variant vaccine July 9, 2021 The drugmakers are seeking regulatory approval in the US to begin clinical trials on a Delta booster shot as early as August. Pfizer and BioNTech announced they are developing an update version of their Covid-19 vaccine that will target the more transmissable Delta variant of the virus, which is responsible for the vast majority of [...]
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines: UK adds rare heart inflammation to side effects July 8, 2021 The UK’s drugs regulator has added extremely rare occurrences of heart inflammation to the official list of side effects for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) stressed that “the benefits of getting vaccinated outweigh the risks” and these “events are extremely rare and tend to be mild when [...]
UK records highest daily Covid-19 case rate since January July 7, 2021 The number of people testing positive for coronavirus has surpassed 32,000 for the first time since January, according to the latest government figures. In the latest daily update, there were 32,548 reported cases of the virus, up from 28,733 cases on Tuesday. The latest total has more than doubled from just over a week ago [...]
London vaccine race: NHS crackdown on clinics allowing second dose queue-jumping July 7, 2021 London vaccine race: NHS crackdown on clinics allowing second dose queue-jumping
Airlines begin checking vaccination status as end to quarantine beckons July 7, 2021 Heathrow trial with BA and Virgin readies staff and travellers ahead of end to quarantine rules
Half of the total UK population is now double-vaxxed July 6, 2021 More than 33m people have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the latest government figures, but the number of deaths from Covid is slowly edging up too. The number of people who have now received full vaccine protection in the UK equates to 50.5 per cent of the total UK population of [...]
Daily Covid cases in Scotland surpass 4000 in a day – for first time ever July 1, 2021 Scotland has reported a record number of daily Covid cases for the third time this week, as cases surpassed the 4000 mark for the first time since the start of the pandemic. 4234 people registered positive Covid test results in the last 24 hours, according to the latest Scottish government figures published on Thursday. The [...]
Test and Trace: Weekly Covid cases hit highest level in England since mid-February July 1, 2021 NHS Test and Trace figures showed that almost 80,000 people tested positive for coronavirus in the week to June 23, as the PM gave his strongest hint yet that reopening will go ahead on July 19. The latest figures showed that 79,247 people tested positive between June 17 and June 23 – a 43 per [...]
World Bank to bump Covid vaccine funding to $20bn June 30, 2021 The World Bank tonight said it would up to funding for Covid-19 vaccine purchases and deployment to $20bn due to a sharp increase in financing demand from developing economies. The multilateral body had previously targeted $12bn in spending on the vaccine programme. World Bank President David Malpass said the global development bank had given 51 developing countries more than $4bn to use [...]
Scotland records most Covid cases since start of pandemic, again June 30, 2021 Scotland has recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic for the second time in a matter of days. 3,887 people registered positive Covid test results in the last 24 hours, according to the latest Scottish government figures published on Wednesday. The case rate was up 769 on the previous [...]