Tag Archive: Vaccine

23/4/21

12 Year-Olds to Be Given Covid Vaccines from September

12 year-olds will be given Covid vaccines when they return to school after summer, according to reports. Oxford University’s child vaccine study is also testing the AstraZeneca jab on children as young as six.

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22/4/21

Royal College of GPs Opposed to Mandatory Vaccination

Forcing health and social care staff to take a Covid vaccine would lead to "resentment and mistrust", says the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), which boasts a membership of over 50,000 GPs in the U.K..

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22/4/21

E.U. Will Not Take up Option to Buy 100 Million Extra Covid Vaccines from AstraZeneca

The European Commission will not take up an option to buy 100 million additional doses of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, and is preparing legal proceedings against the drugmaker over the "fulfillment of deliveries".

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20/4/21

Warning About Blood Clots Should be Added to Labels for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid Vaccine, Says E.U.’s Medicines Regulator

There is a "possible link" between the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine and blood clots, according to the European Medicines Agency. The regulator says that a warning should be added to labels for the vaccine.

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20/4/21

You Can Catch Covid Twice – But it’s Very Rare and Very Mild

Alarmist claims about Covid reinfections are being used to encourage young people to get vaccinated even when they've already had the virus. But dig down deeper into the study being used and the truth is quite different.

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18/4/21

Israel Begins to Ease Lockdown Restrictions as around 80% Of Its Population Are Now Vaccinated

With almost 80% of its population having been vaccinated, Israel has scrapped the requirement for people to wear masks outdoors. The rule has been in place for the past year.

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18/4/21

Too Early to Tell If Hospitality Can Reopen On May 17th, Says Minister

It is still "too early to say" whether the reopening of indoor hospitality can take place on May 17th because of the risk of Covid variants, according to the Environment Minister.

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17/4/21

U.S. States Say They Are Running Out of People Willing to Take a Covid Vaccine

A number of American states say that they are running out of people willing to take a Covid vaccine, as the country is reported to have "hit the vaccine wall".

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17/4/21

Almost 15% Of English Health Service Workers Remain Unvaccinated

Reports are emerging that many health service workers in England are refusing the vaccine, as the number of workers coming forward to receive a Covid jab is falling.

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17/4/21

Vaccine Immunity “Won’t Just Disappear” in Face Of Covid Variants, Says JCVI Member

A member of the JCVI has dismissed claims that the Government's "roadmap" out of lockdown could be "scuppered" by Covid variants as "pessimistic", saying that the immunity gained from vaccines "won’t just disappear".

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