Britain’s vaccination drive was given another boost today as yet more real-world data revealed the jabs are saving thousands of lives. Public Health England analysis suggested one dose of AstraZeneca‘s vaccine cuts the risk of death by around 80 per cent. Two doses of Pfizer‘s jab slashes the odds by around 97 per cent, academics … Read more
Norwegian health regulators say Covid vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson should only be offered to people who volunteer for the shots. The country’s Institute for Public Health recommended neither should routinely be used because of ‘serious side effects’, with both jabs linked to a tiny risk of suffering serious blood clots. But … Read more
Under-40s should now be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine: Health chiefs change guidance because of tiny risk of blood clots to younger adults By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:30 BST, 7 May 2021 | Updated: 11:34 BST, 7 May 2021 Britons under 40 will be offered an alternative to … Read more
Britons under 40 will be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid jab after it was linked to potentially fatal blood clots, it was claimed last night. Advisers are understood to have written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock suggesting the move after more adults suffered side effects. The experts believe the risk of clotting now … Read more
Only SIX out of 6million Britons given AstraZeneca’s Covid jab have suffered blood clots after their second dose, official data shows UK regulator revealed six cases of clots in fully vaccinated Brits in weekly update Until now had only been found in people given one dose, with 242 cases spotted Risk remains tiny, experts say, … Read more
Britain drops demand for 5m jabs from India amid concern about the state of the pandemic in the country, where Covid cases have soared past 20million The UK has dropped demands for India to release five million doses of vaccine Comes as the pandemic in the country continues to soar with cases at 20million Serum … Read more
‘Thank you to all the wonderful doctors and nurses’: Ruth Langsford, 61, gets her second dose of the Covid-19 Oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 09:01 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 09:14 BST, 2 May 2021 Ruth Langsford revealed she has now received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Surrey on … Read more
AstraZeneca boss hits back at the EU in vaccine supply row and denies over-promising as Brussels takes pharmaceutical giant to court AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot said company had not overpromised European Commission launched legal proceedings against the organisation Alleged drugmaker didn’t respect contract or ‘reliable’ plan to ensure deliveries By Lydia Catling For Mailonline … Read more
England’s coronavirus vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare again today as data revealed parts of London and Lancashire have jabbed fewer than half of residents aged 45 to 49. NHS England statistics going up to April 25 show that 65 per cent of adults in the age group have had their first dose of either … Read more
A dementia sufferer received two coronavirus vaccines just five days apart, after a mix-up at her London clinic. The 74-year-old got her first AstraZeneca jab on January 23 after she was booked in at Woolwich Late Night Pharmacy by her daughter. But just five days later the grandmother-of-four, who lives in supported housing, went and … Read more