NHS agrees to pay £120k in damages to bereaved fiancee in covid first Covid Vaccine A woman whose fiance died after taking the covid jab has claimed to have received the first covid vaccine damage payment of £120,000.
Novavax Covid-19 vaccine shipments held up by regulatory processes share price plunge Novavax, the maker of the Covid-19 vaccine most recently approved by the UK’s medicines regulator, has reportedly delivered a small fraction of the two billion doses it has promised this year. The US biotech firm has delayed its first-quarter shipments in Europe and lower income countries such as the Philippines, Reuters first reported, citing public [...]
New Covid-19 vaccine wins regulatory approval in UK pandemic A new Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by the UK’s medicines watchdog, making it the fifth jab to be authorised for use in the country. The Nuvaxovid vaccine, developed by US biotech firm Novavax, will add another string to the UK’s vaccine bow, with 71 per cent of the population having received at least two [...]
Javid calms new variant fears as government announces NHS vaccine U-turn February 1, 2022 Sajid Javid attempts to calm fears for new variants as he reassures the public that “part of living with COVID means living with new variants and subvariants”. “While some countries remain stuck on a zero-COVID strategy and others think about how they will safely open up here, we’re showing the way forward, and showing the [...]
Covid-19: South Africa records fall in cases for third day in a row and fewer hospital admissions December 21, 2021 The number of daily Covid cases in South Africa have fallen for the third day in a row, while hospital admissions also dropped in the country where the Omicron variant was first detected one month ago. While cases climb in both the UK and France, which shut its borders to Brits last week, there is hope that the latest [...]
Covid-19: Moderna booster strengthens antibodies to combat Omicron December 20, 2021 Moderna’s booster vaccine significantly strengthens the level of antibodies that can combat the Omicron variant, the pharmaceutical giant said today. It comes as the new strain of Covid-19 shows signs of slowing in some countries, including South Africa. “The dramatic increase in Covid-19 cases from the Omicron variant is concerning to all. However, these data [...]
Government to scrap the 15-minute vaccine waiting time December 14, 2021 A new report from Chief Medical Officers this afternoon has recommended the removal of the 15-minute wait for vaccination with mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.
Some rationality called for amidst the drumbeat to restrictions December 14, 2021 Who would have thought that just five years after the Brexit referendum, Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin and the CBI would be back on the same side. Truly, Covid-19 has made for the strangest of bedfellows. Both have railed, reasonably, against the new Plan B restrictions which are well on their way to being passed into [...]
Amazon to sell PCR Covid-19 tests for Brits travelling December 13, 2021 Amazon will sell Covid PCR test kits to travellers as the giant online retailer moves in on the Covid-19 market. The online retailer will sell government-approved tests for £34.99 each and offer discounts for those bought in bulk, the Guardian reported today. Travellers coming into the UK will be able to use the tests sold [...]
Football players to be split by vaccination status December 10, 2021 The Premier League and English Football League (EFL) have advised clubs to reinstate covid restrictions including separating players out based on their vaccination status, according to reports. The new guidance from the EFL recommends splitting players into those who are doubled jabbed against coronavirus, boosted, previously infected or unvaccinated on team coaches, according to Sky News, [...]