Tag Archive: Vaccine
Denmark Remains “Uncertain” About Saftey of AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine
Denmark has extended its suspension of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for 3 weeks to continue investigating reports that it causes blood clots. A recent survey found that one in three Danes would decline to get an AZ jab.
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AstraZeneca Downgrades Its Efficacy Claims Following Criticism From US Health Agency
AstraZeneca has downgraded its estimates of its Covid jab's efficacy by 3%. The pharmaceutical company hopes that this small revision will enable its vaccine to receive US approval in the coming weeks.
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A Dentist Writes…
A retired dentist has written a guest post for Lockdown Sceptics about his decision not to have the jab.
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Children in Line for Covid Jabs From August
Children in the UK could start getting the Covid vaccine from August, much earlier than expected. Ministers are awaiting safety data on a child vaccine study being run by Oxford Uni before making their final decisions.
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Care Home Workers to Face Mandatory Vaccination
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock have agreed to make Covid jabs mandatory for care home workers. And this is just the beginning – similar requirements are currently under consideration for other healthcare workers.
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PM “Under No Illusion” That Europe’s “Third Wave” Will Hit UK
Boris Johnson has stressed the importance of keeping the vaccine rollout at its current pace due to the likelihood that the third wave of Covid infections across Europe will hit the UK as well.
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EU Jab Export Ban Could Delay Britain’s Vaccine Rollout by Two Months
The UK's vaccine rollout could be delayed by two months if EU members decide to ban exports of the jab next week. Reports suggest that this action would not even provide a significant boost to slower rollouts in the EU.
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Record Day for Covid Vaccinations in UK with 51% of Adults Now Jabbed
The UK has set a new record for the number of people vaccinated in one day, pushing the total number of adults jabbed to 51%. Yet the pace of unlocking is still far too slow.
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The EU's Medicines Agency yesterday declared the AstraZeneca Covid jab "safe" to use, but the sustained fear over serious cases of a brain blood clot disorder means a number of countries are still treading cautiously.
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“No Change” to Roadmap, Prime Minister Says
The Prime Minister has said there is "no change" to the next steps of the roadmap out of lockdown, despite the expected slowdown of the vaccine rollout next month.
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