Sage advisers: Protection given from Covid vaccine ‘highly likely’ to wane over time July 30, 2021 Vaccine campaigns will likely have to continue for many years as the Covid immunity induced by the shots is ‘highly likely to wane over time’, according to scientific advisers to the government. “It is highly likely that vaccine induced immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and potentiallysevere disease (but probably to a lesser extent) will wane over [...]
UK Government won’t insist workers are jabbed to return to office, but rules out Covid passports July 30, 2021 Workers being double-jabbed before returning to the office is a “good idea” but will not be a legal requirement, Grant Shapps said, and he today ruled out Covid passports for pubs and shops. The Transport Secretary said some companies will require their staff to be fully vaccinated but it won’t become law. Shapps said that [...]
Dominic Raab says only countries with ‘high trust’ could join US and EU in quarantine exemption July 29, 2021 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the introduction of a quarantine exemption for double-jabbed people entering from the US and EU I would only be extended to countries using similar vaccines to the UK. The new exemptions were introduced as part of the government’s “easing out of lockdown” plan, according to Raab. The Foreign Secretary emphasised [...]
Pfizer hikes Covid vaccine sales forecast by almost a third to $33.5bn July 28, 2021 Pfizer has raised its full-year sales forecast for its coronavirus vaccine by nearly a third, as governments across the world rush to secure doses to vaccinate their populations. The US drugmaker raised its 2021 forecast for sales of the Covid vaccine that it produces with Germany’s BioNTech by 28.8 per cent to $33.5bn (£24bn), up [...]
Study says two shots of either AstraZeneca or Pfizer effective against Delta variant July 22, 2021 Two does of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine provide nearly as much protection against the Delta variant as they do against the previously dominant variants, a new study shows. The positive news comes as cases of the Delta variant are rising exponentially around the world. Over 44,000 people tested positive for the virus in [...]
Over a third of Londoners unvaccinated July 19, 2021 More than one third of Londoners have not been given their first Covid-19 jab – making the capital the area with the lowest uptake in England, according to the latest NHS England data. The figures show that 55 per cent have not had a second dose while across England, 88 per cent of people have had [...]
International scientists warn UK Freedom Day is ‘murderous’ as Whitty says numbers could ‘get scary’ July 16, 2021 A group of 1200 international scientists have clubbed together to condemn Boris Johnson’s decision to go ahead with Freedom Day next week as “murderous”, as Whitty warned Covid-19 still had a “long way to run in the UK.” It builds upon an open letter penned last week and signed by1400 scientists and doctors that accused [...]
ONS update: One in 95 people in England had Covid last week July 16, 2021 An estimated one in 95 people in England tested positive for Covid-19 in the week up to 10 July, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In yet another sign that Covid cases are multiplying in the UK, the ONS estimates that 577,700 people in England had Covid last week [...]
Pop-up vaccine centres are coming to London parks in time for the sun this weekend July 16, 2021 In the latest iteration of the government’s “grab a jab” mass vaccination drive in the capital, several parks around the city will play host to pop-up clinics this weekend. It’s the final push for the NHS vaccination programme to maximise the jab rollout before the majority of coronavirus restrictions are lifted on Monday. Pop-up clinics, [...]
Fancy a Covid jab? Here are all the free walk-in vaccine sites open in London this month July 14, 2021 If you haven’t had a chance to book your Covid-19 vaccination, there are a number of sites accepting walk-ins this July. Anyone over 18 can get their Covid-19 jab in England and those attending sites won’t be required to provide identification, proof of address, or be registered with a GP. If you’re lucky enough to [...]