Pfizer vaccine ‘arrives in UK’ for distribution December 4, 2020 The Pfizer/Biontech coronavirus vaccine has arrived in the UK ready for distribution to the public, marking a major step in the global fight against the pandemic. Freight deliveries from Belgium have hit UK shores and will now transport the vaccine at -70C across the devolved nations. The UK on Wednesday became the first country in [...]
Hackers target vaccine supply chain in suspected state-led cyber attack December 3, 2020 The international Covid vaccine supply chain has been targeted by a suspected state-led cyber attack, according to IBM. An alert issued by the US government showed IBM tracked a campaign aimed at the delivery “cold chain” used to keep vaccines at the correct temperature during transit. Hackers targeted a range of organisations including within the [...]
Positive coronavirus tests fall 28 per cent as England’s lockdown makes its mark December 3, 2020 Positive Covid cases dropped more than a quarter in England last week, according to the latest Test and Trace figures, as the country begins to feel the effects of the nationwide lockdown. Figures from the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) found that just over 110,000 people in England tested positive for coronavirus in [...]
Dr Fauci joins EU leaders in slamming Britain for swift vaccine approval December 3, 2020 American chief medical adviser has joined the EU in slamming Britain’s swift approval of the Pfizer/Biontech coronavirus vaccine. “If you go quickly and you do it superficially, people are not going to want to get vaccinated,” America’s top immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci told Fox News. “We have the gold standard of a regulatory approach with [...]
Pfizer vaccine to be rolled out across 50 hospital hubs from next week December 2, 2020 Around 50 hospital hubs around England will start offering the Pfizer vaccine to patients and staff in care homes from next week, the chief executive of the NHS has announced. Speaking at this evening’s Downing Street press conference, Simon Stephens said the NHS would also start sending letters out next week inviting vulnerable members of [...]
Pfizer vaccine: Matt Hancock green-lights 800,000 doses for rollout next week December 2, 2020 The NHS will start vaccinating the most vulnerable next week, after 800,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine passed batch testing this morning, the health secretary has said. Announcing the UK’s approval of the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine in the Commons this morning, Matt Hancock said: “I can confirm that batch testing has been completed this morning for [...]
‘No corners have been cut’: UK’s top scientists ward off anti-vaxxers with vaccine rollout plan December 2, 2020 The Pfizer/Biontech vaccine has been approved following “an extremely thorough and scientifically rigorous review” of safety evidence, the UK’s top scientists said this morning as they swooped to ward off anti-vaxxer rhetoric. “No corners have been cut — none at all,” said Dr June Raine, chief executive of the Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency [...]
NHS and Armed Forces join up to roll out vaccine this weekend December 2, 2020 The NHS has joined with the Armed Forces to begin urgent preparations to roll out the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine by the weekend, with the drug set to hit London in the next few weeks. Wide-scale vaccination will start in the next few days as the UK this morning became the first country in the world to [...]
What counts as a substantial meal under new Tier 2 rules for pubs? December 2, 2020 Scotch eggs were first mentioned in the House of Commons in 1979 by Labour MP George Cunningham, who said the proposed introduction of pub meals was little more than a decoy to sell more booze. Pub food would “likely result in the sale of liquor — and that is what we are talking about rather [...]
Government slammed for relying ‘too much’ on management consultants in Brexit preparations December 1, 2020 The government relies “too much” on management consultants for work on Brexit preparations “that could be better done by civil servants”, the select committee on government spending has warned. In a wide-ranging report published today, the Public Accounts Committee slammed the government’s negligence of civil servants in preparing for Brexit, amid warnings that ministers are [...]
