Antivaxxers targeting Tesco Christmas ad set to complain to advertising watchdog November 17, 2021 The antivaxxers who began the #BoycottTesco trend at the weekend have reportedly arranged a campaign to complain to the Advertising Standards Authority. Tesco became the latest subject to antivax protest after it included a double vaccinated Santa in its Christmas advert. Antivaxxers, those who have been against the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, took to Twitter to [...]
UK expands eligibility for Covid-19 booster November 15, 2021 All over 40s should be offered a third dose of a Covid vaccine, according to the UK government’s vaccine advisors. The move would top up protection and help limit the spread of the virus over winter. The booster policy change follows the publication of new data from the UK Health Security Agency, which show that [...]
Pfizer accused of warping Covid-19 vaccine distribution claims November 11, 2021 Human rights charity Amnesty International UK has accused Pfizer of making misleading claims about the distribution of its Covid-19 vaccines to low-income countries. “Pfizer says it is committed to supplying doses to low and middle-income countries, but the numbers just don’t bear this out. The fact is that this company is still putting profits first,” [...]
Vaccines to be compulsory for frontline NHS staff November 9, 2021 Frontline NHS staff in England will have to be fully vaccinated against Covid to protect patients, the health secretary has announced today.
UK to roll out antiviral Covid pill as soon as this month November 7, 2021 Britain will start to roll out Merck's molnupiravir COVID-19 antiviral pill through a drug trial later this month, Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at the UK Health Security Agency said today.
More than 5m receive Covid-19 booster jab in six weeks as rollout picks up the pace October 26, 2021 More than half of over-50s have received their Covid-19 booster jab, as the once sluggish rollout picks up the pace, NHS England has confirmed. The booster rollout, which targets those who were prioritised last year in the UK’s immunisation programme, has seen over 4.5m over-50s receive a third dose in less than six weeks. The [...]
Pandemic festivities: A ‘normal Christmas’ is on the horizon, says Sajid Javid October 25, 2021 A “normal Christmas” is on the way, providing everyone “plays our part”, health secretary Sajid Javid has said today. Responding to concerns that this Christmas could face the same fate it did last year, Javid told BBC Breakfast: “What we know about this virus is that it’s unpredictable and I don’t think any sensible health [...]
Global vaccine programmes: How do they compare? October 25, 2021 While the UK was one of the first nations to begin the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines, it has fallen behind in the race for full inoculation. So, how do global vaccination programmes compare? Portugal Leading the world’s vaccination success is Portugal, with 82.82 per cent of its population having received both doses as of [...]
Potential Covid Plan C could ban household mixing October 21, 2021 Under a potential Plan C for Covid-19 that is currently being discussed by Cabinet officials, household mixing could be banned, the Telegraph reported. Health secretary Sajid Javid said “at this point” the government would not implement measures such as mandatory masks, vaccine passports and the advice to work from home, instead recommending people to meet [...]
J&J pulls in $2.5bn from Covid-19 jabs alone, but slips below Wall Street forecasts October 19, 2021 Johnson & Johnson quarterly revenue slipped below Wall Street forecasts in its latest trading update, though the business giant turned Covid-19 vaccine maker pulled in $2.5bn from its jab sales. The vaccine sales figure comes despite a string of production setbacks, including quality issues at one of its single-dose vaccine manufacturing facilities – which saw [...]