Boris Johnson has championed ‘the might of the private sector’ as crucial to the delivery of Britain’s successful vaccine programme following attacks on AstraZeneca by EU leaders. Brussels has accused the Anglo-Swedish firm of not supplying the bloc with enough doses and threatened to seize shipments bound for the UK. Emergency weekend talks between Brussels … Read more
How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more
How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more
All care homes in England have finally been vaccinated against Covid almost four months after the jab rollout began, NHS figures show. The final outstanding home – unable to be visited for months because of a ongoing coronavirus outbreak – was visited by an NHS team of vaccinators last week. Officials refused to name it … Read more
One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found. Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca‘s jab. The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more
Virgin Atlantic has become the latest airline to announce a trial of so-called vaccine passports. Customers on flights to Barbados from April 16 will be invited to use the Travel Pass app to verify they meet the Caribbean island’s entry requirements for pre-departure coronavirus testing. Future versions of the app – developed by airline trade … Read more
Virgin Atlantic has become the latest airline to announce a trial of so-called vaccine passports. Customers on flights to Barbados from April 16 will be invited to use the Travel Pass app to verify they meet the Caribbean island’s entry requirements for pre-departure coronavirus testing. Future versions of the app – developed by airline trade … Read more
Britain has approved a rapid coronavirus test that gives a result in just 20 seconds, it was revealed today. UK start-up iAbra said the Virolens test was given approval by the country’s medical regulator after it was trialled at Heathrow Airport. The company hopes to roll it out more widely in the coming months as the UK comes … Read more
Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca Covid vaccine as a nasal spray with the hope it will trigger a better and faster immune response in the lungs Oxford university is looking for 30 adults to receive vaccine through nasal spray Trials could begin next week and are expected to last four months Trial follows announcements that … Read more
Britain’s international travel ban will probably stay in place until Europe’s vaccine drive picks up pace, SAGE adviser says Sir Jeremy Farrar said the biggest threat to the UK now came from abroad Wellcome Trust chief added the continent was facing a ‘terrible month or two’ Ministers are yet to approve holidays this summer with … Read more