Tag Archive: Vaccine
More Than Half of People in Their 30s Have Been Vaccinated in Just Two Weeks
More than half of people in their 30s have been vaccinated in just two weeks, yet Government advisers continue to insist that the June 21st date for unlocking is "too early".
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Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine Approved for Use in U.K.
The Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine has been approved for use in the U.K. after regulators initially held back on adding it to the national vaccine rollout because of its link to blood clots.
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Ministers Sign £21 Million Renewable Vaccine Passport Contract
Michael Gove said yesterday that plans for vaccine passports could still be dropped – but ministers have already signed several vaccine ID contracts, including one worth up to £21 million that can be renewed each year.
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Average Age of Newly Infected Brits Drops to 29
The average age of newly infected Brits has fallen from 41 at the beginning of the year to just 29 – the lowest average age recorded yet.
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“We May Need to Wait” before Pushing Ahead with Unlocking, Says Boris
Following further pressure from SAGE on delaying Britain's unlock, the Prime Minister has said that Number 10 may have to "wait" for more data before pushing ahead with ending the lockdown.
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Northern Ireland’s Vaccine Rollout Now Open for Everyone Over 18
Northern Ireland has become the first part of the U.K. to offer appointments for Covid vaccines – including that made by AstraZeneca – to its entire adult population.
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First Man in the World to Receive an Approved Covid Vaccine Has Died at 81
William Shakespeare, the first man in the world to have received an approved Covid vaccine, has died in hospital at the age of 81 after suffering a stroke.
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Lockdown Restrictions to Come to an End In Israel from June – But They Could Return Further Down the Road
The success of Israel's Covid vaccine rollout means that the country's lockdown restrictions – vaccine passports included – will be revoked from the beginning of June. But they could return if Covid cases surge again.
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Scottish Government Covid Adviser U-Turns on Efficacy of AstraZeneca Vaccine against Variants
Prof Devi Sridhar, who advises the Scottish Government on Covid, has U-turned on the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine against variants (she now believes it works), and says "we must move away from harsh lockdowns".
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Fully Vaccinated People Will Still Have to Self-Isolate If They Come into Contact with Covid after June 21st
People who have had two doses of a Covid vaccine will still have to self-isolate for 10 days if they come into contact with someone infected with Covid after the "end" of lockdown.
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