Millions of people in England have almost no Covid cases in their area March 2, 2021 Millions of people in England are living in regions where coronavirus cases have plummeted close to zero, according to the latest official data. Public Health England (PHE) said 971 out of 6,791 “Middle-Layer Super Output Areas” (MSOAs) in England have too few Covid cases to be published on the national database. PHE does not publish [...]
UK rolls out ‘vaccination status’ requirement for some international arrivals as ministers mull vaccine passports March 2, 2021 The government has updated its requirements for all international arrivals to England participating in the Test and Release scheme to provide their vaccination status, as ministers edge closer to introducing vaccine passports for foreign travel. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) introduced the Test to Release scheme in December as a way of [...]
See EU later: Austria forges vaccine alliance with Denmark and Israel March 2, 2021 Austria broke ranks with the European Union on Tuesday, vowing to work together with Israel and Denmark to produce vaccines against Covid mutations. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Austria and Denmark would team up with Israel to create second-generation jabs and research treatment options. The announcement is a rebuke to the EU’s joint vaccine procurement programme [...]
Matt Hancock takes over as head of government’s vaccine taskforce March 1, 2021 Matt Hancock will take over top-level responsibility of the government’s vaccine taskforce, the health department has announced, as ministers prepare to ramp up the nation’s largest ever immunisation programme. The health secretary will take charge of cabinet-level ministerial responsibility for the taskforce from business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng. The move is to allow “for end-to-end oversight [...]
Single Covid vaccine is 80 per cent effective in preventing hospitalisations among over-80s March 1, 2021 A single injection of either the Astrazeneca/Oxford jab or the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine is more than 80 per cent effective in preventing hospitalisation among over-80s, the health secretary has announced. Speaking at this evening’s Downing Street press conference, Matt Hancock hailed the new data from Public Health England as “extremely good news,” adding that it may [...]
Cyber criminals seek to cash in on Covid vaccines after fraudulent adverts pop up February 26, 2021 Cyber criminals seek to cash in on Covid vaccines after 100 fraudulent adverts discovered
Johnson & Johnson reports severe allergic reactions after Covid-19 jab February 26, 2021 A Johnson & Johnson researcher said today that the company has received preliminary reports of two cases of severe allergic reactions in people who had received the company’s Covid-19 vaccine, including one case of anaphylaxis. Dr Macaya Douoguih, head of clinical development and medical affairs at the Johnson & Johnson unit Janssen Pharmaceuticals, said the [...]
Pfizer Covid vaccine reduces transmission after one dose, study finds February 26, 2021 A single dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine could significantly reduce the risk of transmission, results of a UK study found on Friday. Researchers analysed results from thousands of Covid tests carried out each week as part of hospital screenings for healthcare staff in Cambridge. The vaccine, developed in partnership with BioNTech, could cut the [...]
EU vaccine passports will be ‘ready by summer’, leaders agree at summit February 26, 2021 EU vaccine passports will be 'ready by summer', leaders agree at summit
Cyber gang hacks into Oxford University’s Covid-19 lab February 25, 2021 Oxford University Lab Strubi has been hacked by Cybergang selling secrets
