80 per cent of adults in the UK are likely to have Covid antibodies June 9, 2021 Around eight in 10 adults in most parts of the UK now have Covid-19 antibodies, according to new estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In England, sample blood test results for the week beginning 17 May suggest that 80.3 per cent of the adult population have coronavirus antibodies, either from a vaccine or [...]
Twenty-somethings join thousands-long vaccine queue, with 500,000 jabs booked June 8, 2021 Over 25s have hopped onto the back of a thousands-long vaccine queue, after health secretary Matt Hancock confirmed yesterday that the age group was able to get jabbed. The NHS said half a million COVID jabs had been booked by 12pm today, likening the rush for bookings to the annual scramble for Glastonbury tickets. The [...]
Vaccine passports to be used to admit football fans at England Euro 2020 matches June 8, 2021 Vaccine passports will be used to admit fans to UK sporting events for the first time at Euro 2020. Football supporters attending any of England’s three group games at Wembley will need to present the NHS app to prove they have had two jabs, or show evidence of a recent negative test. If they are [...]
Over-25s will be offered Covid-19 vaccine from tomorrow June 7, 2021 Over-25s will be offered Covid-19 vaccine from tomorrow
‘Operation Blue Freedom’: Greece races to vaccinate islanders in bid to go Covid-free June 7, 2021 Greece has launched an ambitious plan to lure back visitors to its islands this summer by vaccinating all local residents by the end of this month. “Operation Blue Freedom” aims to turn the country’s islands into “Covid-free” travel destinations. The UK government currently advises against all but essential travel to Greece, except for a small [...]
More than half of UK adults have now received two vaccine doses June 3, 2021 More than half of all adults in the UK have now received two doses of the Covid vaccine as the rollout continues with pace. The milestone follows yesterday’s news that more than three-quarters of adults have had their first jab. “Over half of UK adults have now been fully vaccinated and have maximum protection against [...]
Three-quarters of adults in UK have now received first Covid jab June 2, 2021 More than three-quarters of adults in the UK have now received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose. The milestone was reached by midnight yesterday, according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock. It comes the day after zero deaths within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus were reported for the first time since 30 July last year. [...]
MPs urge government to donate half of incoming vaccines to Covax scheme June 1, 2021 MPs and peers have urged the UK to adopt a Covid-19 “vaccine matching” scheme in a letter today, which would see half of the doses the arrive in the UK be donated to the Covax scheme. The letter, coordinated by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), said that prime minister Boris Johnson has a “moral duty” [...]
Lifting restrictions should be spaced out to avoid third wave, senior doctors say June 1, 2021 The easing of restrictions should be spaced out to keep the levels of transmissions down and avoid a third wave in the UK, according to senior doctors today. “If we are intending to keep the levels of transmission down because that is the fundamental risk we have, then it would make sense to space the [...]
UK may be edging into a third wave, according to scientist advisor May 31, 2021 The UK may be in the early stages of a third wave of Covid-19 infections, according to a scientist advising the government. Professor Ravi Gupta has said that although new cases were “relatively low”, the Indian variant had caused “exponential growth” in infections. The University of Cambridge professor added that lifting Covid restrictions in England [...]