Biden to announce all federal workers must be vaccinated September 9, 2021 US President Joe Biden is set to require all federal employees and government contractors to be vaccinated against coronavirus. Biden will sign an executive order on Thursday that will require federal workers to receive jabs against Covid-19, a source briefed on the matter told news agency Reuters. The Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans [...]
Oxford Nanopore bets on London with IPO, to top up its £2.5bn valuation September 9, 2021 Oxford Nanopore, whose DNA technology has been used to sequence global variants, is set to float in London, in a listing that could secure a valuation north of £2.5bn. The biotech firm is the latest technology heavyweight to confirm its intentions for an initial public offering (IPO) in the UK’s capital, which has been on [...]
WHO boss: Wealthy nations should pause booster Covid jab rollout until 2022 September 8, 2021 The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on wealthy cations with plentiful Covid jab supplies to delay booster shots until the end of the year. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hit back at claims vaccine supplies were high enough to allow for both booster jabs and vaccinations in countries facing shortages. “I [...]
Covid jabs for healthy teens not recommended by UK vaccine body September 3, 2021 The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation (JCVI), which advises the government on its jab rollout, has decided not to recommend Covid vaccines for healthy 12 to 15-year-olds. After an assessment that focused on health grounds alone, the JCVI has now referred the matter to the UK’s four chief medical officers to review. The JCVI [...]
UK to share 4m vaccines with Australia September 3, 2021 The UK and Australia have agreed to a partnership which will see some 4m vaccines shared with each other, as Britain’s double-jabbed population nears 80 per cent. Britain will be the first to ship over the large batch of Pzifer/BioNTech jabs, while Australia will return the same number before the end of the year. It [...]
UBS chief: Staff who choose not to get vaccine can work from home rather than office September 2, 2021 UBS employees who don’t want to receive the Covid vaccine can apply to work from home instead, the Swiss bank’s CEO Ralph Hamers announced today, indicating a more flexible approach than some banking rivals. Some banks, including Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, have mandated vaccines for staff returning to their desks in some [...]
Covid vaccine: Immunosuppressed people in the UK to receive third dose September 1, 2021 Around half a million people in the UK whose immune systems are severely weakened will be offered a third primary vaccine dose, following a new recommendation announced by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) today. Anyone over the age of 12 who was immunosuppressed at the time of their first or second dose [...]
Morrison Foerster are first law firm to mandate vaccines for London lawyers August 26, 2021 Law firm Morrison Foerster have publicly announced that its lawyers must be fully vaccinated against covid-19 to return to the London office. Morrison Foerster, also known as MoFo, will make covid-19 vaccinations mandatory from 13 September for those coming back to the office, where they will also need to wear a mask in common areas [...]
Square Mile workers split on vaccine proof being mandatory for return to City offices August 26, 2021 Professionals working in the City of London are split on whether their employers should ask them to show proof of coronavirus vaccination to return to the office, according to a survey. Around 43 per cent of City staff think companies should require employees to provide proof that they have been vaccinated should be required to [...]
Covid vaccine protection could fall below 50 per cent for the elderly by winter August 25, 2021 A leading scientist has warned that the protection provided by two doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines could fall below 50 per cent for the elderly by the winter months. The test results from 1.2m users of the Zoe Covid app showed that protection from two jabs starts to wane “even within six [...]