Tag Archive: Vaccine
The Covid Witch-Hunts
We're publishing an original article today by Dr Sinéad Murphy, a Research Associate in Philosophy at Newcastle University, on the parallels between witch-hunts and discrimination against the unvaccinated.
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JCVI Remains Opposed to Vaccination of Younger Teenagers
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation remains largely opposed to the vaccination of younger teenagers and children, despite having given the green light for the vaccination of healthy 16 and 17 year-olds.
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Northern Ireland Begins Vaccinating Healthy 16 and 17 Year-Olds Against Covid
Northern Ireland has become the first U.K. nation to extend its vaccine rollout to healthy 16 and 17 year-olds, and reports suggest that young people are "excited" to get 'jabbed'.
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Get ‘Jabbed’ or “Miss Out on the Good Times”, Government Tells Young in Latest Ad Campaign
If you don’t get vaccinated against Covid, you won’t be able to enjoy your life, young people are told in the latest Government ad campaign which nods to the introduction of vaccine passports later this year.
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Needing to Be Vaccinated Against Covid to Travel Abroad “A Reality in This New World”, Says Grant Shapps
The idea that proof of Covid vaccination is required to travel abroad "is a reality... in this new world", says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, who believes this could be "a feature [of foreign travel] for evermore".
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Covid Vaccine Could Become Mandatory for Troops in U.S. Military
Fears over the Delta variant could push the U.S. Defence Secretary to recommend that the Covid vaccine should be mandated for all 1.3 million active-duty troops. The final decision would lie with President Joe Biden.
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16 and 17 Year-Olds Will Be Able to Get Covid Vaccine Without Parental Consent
16 and 17 year-olds will not need parental consent to get vaccinated against Covid, it has been revealed, with Professor Jonathan Van-Tam saying there is "no time to waste" in extending the vaccine roll-out.
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More Than 220,000 Under-18s in England Have Already Been ‘Jabbed’
Almost a quarter of a million English children have already had a Covid vaccine, according to new figures, with some clinics vaccinating 16 year-olds – accompanied by a parent – at walk-up appointments.
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JCVI Could Recommend Giving 16 and 17 Year-Olds Covid Vaccine “In Days”, Says Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon says the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation could update its advice on the vaccination of children "in days" and hopes the roll-out will be extended to 16 and 17 year-olds.
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Preg-CoV: New Trial to Study Potential Side-Effects of Covid Vaccination on Pregnant Women on Babies
A new U.K. clinical trial will recruit pregnant women in order to determine the most suitable gap between giving the two Covid vaccine doses to this cohort and will study the potential side effects on their babies.
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