Nine out of 10 people over 80 still had strong signs of coronavirus immunity six weeks after their first vaccine dose, a study has found. And both AstraZeneca and Pfizer‘s jabs work equally well at forcing the body to make antibodies that can fight off the disease. University of Birmingham research adds to evidence that the … Read more
Covid vaccine blood clot fears have struck a second jab as the US today stopped using the Johnson & Johnson shot which the UK may approve within days. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called for use of the jab to be suspended after six young women developed blood clots after receiving it. British … Read more
Daily Covid cases have jumped by nearly a third in a week, official figures revealed today in the first sign that England’s four-day Easter weekend may have fuelled a spike in transmission. Department of Health bosses posted another 3,568 positive tests across the UK – the highest daily toll since April 1. Deaths have halved … Read more
The Covid pandemic is at a ‘critical point’ and cases are growing ‘exponentially’ despite lockdown efforts, a World Health Organization chief has warned. Even though experts know exactly how to contain the coronavirus it is still managing to spread rapidly and infect more than half a million people per day worldwide. Dr Maria van Kerkhove … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus deaths have halved in a week while infections have risen slightly, official data revealed today as England took its next step towards freedom. Department of Health chiefs posted 13 more lab-confirmed victims after recording just seven yesterday — which was the first time the daily fatality count was in single figures since … Read more
Blood clots linked to the Oxford Covid vaccine have had virtually no effect whatsoever on public confidence, an exclusive poll for the Mail reveals. The number of people who say they would be unlikely to or would refuse to have a jab has gone down by one per cent since the concerns emerged. Among under 30s … Read more
Britons are starting to cancel appointments for the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine amid fears over its link to blood clots, GPs warned today. In what could be a major blow to vaccine uptake, doctors said they had been inundated with patients requesting to be given an alternative. The concern comes as officials try to maintain confidence in … Read more
People waiting for their first Covid vaccine say they are not put off by blood clot fears – and insist they would still be happy to have AstraZeneca shot. A review by the drugs watchdog the MHRA found that by the end of March, 79 out of 20million Britons vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine had suffered … Read more
AstraZeneca‘s share price has slumped by one per cent after UK health chiefs said Britons under 30 should not take its vaccine. The British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm, based in Cambridge, suffered a blow to its jab this afternoon following mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots. The company’s shares were trading at 7.110 points on Tuesday … Read more
The Baltimore plant that discarded 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine last week threw away up to 15 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine last year. And it may have to scrap up to 120 million more due to shoddy factory conditions, according to the New York Times: Included would be 62 million … Read more