Vaccine competition: Sanofi shelves mRNA-based Covid jab work September 28, 2021 French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has shelved plans for its own mRNA-based Covid-19 jab due to the vaccine-success and dominance of rivals Pfizer and Moderna. Instead, Sanofi is set to focus on a different coronavirus vaccine making approach with its British partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). It signals the growing weight of the companies, namely BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna and [...]
Covid to be like the common cold – one day, says AstraZeneca vaccine co-designer September 23, 2021 It is likely that Covid-19 will become just like the common cold, the professor who co-designed the AstraZeneca vaccine has said. However, the big question remains as to how long it will take to get there, Dame Sarah Gilbert explained. Speaking to a Royal Society of Medicine webinar, Gilbert assured that Covid-19 will “eventually” become [...]
Wales gives Covid-19 passes the green light ahead of New Zealand rugby showdown September 17, 2021 Wales has given Covid-19 passes, similar to the UK’s proposed passports, the green light, meaning people will have to prove vaccination or a negative test to attend events. The new rules, which come into effect on October 11, will see large-scale ever goers and clubbers use an NHS Covid Pass to be allowed entry. The [...]
Covid-19: Changes to menstruation after vaccination should be investigated, BMJ report urges September 16, 2021 More than 30,000 women after their vaccinations have reported changes in their menstrual cycle to the UK’s medicines watchdog, which a British Medical Journal report published today has urged to be investigated. Common temporary side effects of the Covid-19 vaccines listed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) include a fever, fatigue [...]
Central London least vaccinated place in England September 15, 2021 A new report has revealed that the vaccination rate in Central London is lagging behind the rest of the UK despite fears of a fourth coronavirus wave despite rising hospitalisation. It was first reported earlier this week in Metro that all 11 areas with the lowest vaccine coverage in the UK are clustered in the [...]
Vaccine minister: ‘We have a right to cancel’ the 140m Valneva jabs order September 14, 2021 Vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi has said that the government had “a right” to quash its Covid-19 vaccine deal with French pharmaceutical firm Valneva. Health secretary Sajid Javid agreed, saying in the government’s Covid-19 autumn and winter plan this afternoon: “There are commercial reasons that we have cancelled the contract. “The vaccine in question would not [...]
Covid-19: Government aims to avoid winter restrictions with booster jabs and teenage vaccinations September 14, 2021 Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said Government intends to avoid a return to Covid-19 restrictions through booster jabs and vaccinations of 12 to 15-year-olds, as he set out an autumn and winter pandemic plan. The Health Secretary said ‘Plan A’ is a series of pharmaceutical interventions, with the objective of avoiding “unsustainable pressure” on the [...]
Johnson: Booster Covid-19 jabs for over 50s ‘going ahead’ September 14, 2021 A third booster jab is to be offered to over 50s in the upcoming months, prime minister Boris Johnson confirmed last night. It is expected that all over 50s will be offered a third Pfizer/BioNTech jab at least six months after their second dose, beginning with those over the age of 70 and the most [...]
Vaccines for teens: Covid jabs for 12 to 15-year-olds given the green light September 13, 2021 Covid-19 vaccinations for 12 to 15-year-olds has been given the green light by the government’s chief medical officers. A single dose of the Pfizer vaccine is set to be offered to children over the age of 12 through in-school immunisation programmes as soon as next week. Chief medical officer Chris Whitty and his counterparts agreed [...]
Morrisons to cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff amid rising costs September 10, 2021 Morrisons, the fourth biggest UK supermarket, will cut sick pay for unvaccinated employees who need to self-isolate in a bid to limit the “biblical costs” of the pandemic, according to reports. The news comes as the supermarket readies itself to be auctioned off next month and after it reported a slide in interim profit before [...]