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• Oxford jab ‘safe for all ages’ despite under-30s being offered alternative Matt Hancock says regulators are showing an ‘abundance of caution’ (Picture: Reuters/Sky News)Health Secretary Matt Hancock has insisted the Oxford Covid vaccine is safe for all ages, despite UK regulators suggesting giving under-30s the Pfizer or Moderna jab instead. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) made the recommendation yesterday following concerns over rare blood clots. It has been linked to 79 cases of blood clots and 19 deaths out of the 20 million people who have been given…
• Dr Amir Khan vows there’s ‘no proven link’ between blood clots and AstraZeneca vaccine To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Dr Amir Khan has insisted there is ‘no proven link’ between the Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and blood clots. There have been fears that the Covid-19 jab could be linked to rare blood clots, with the University of Oxford pausing a trial in children and teenagers over the worries. Ahead of a review from the UK regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products…
• Can you choose which Covid vaccine you get as Moderna is rolled out in the UK? There are three kinds of Covid-19 vaccines available in the UK (Picture: Getty)The first Moderna Covid-19 vaccine was administered in the UK on Wednesday, adding to the two jabs already in circulation. The Moderna vaccine has been found to be more than 90% effective in a real-world study in the US, and the UK has ordered 7 million doses. With three vaccines available in the UK, and all adult Brits set to be offered a dose by early June, can you pick…
• Moderna and Novavax – here’s what new vaccines mean for the UK rollout and the end of lockdown The UK government aims to have the entire adult population vaccinated with at least one dose by the end of July (Picture: REX)Liz Breen, University of Bradford and Sarah Schiffling, Liverpool John Moores University Two new COVID-19 vaccines are due to arrive in the UK. As the country begins to emerge from lockdown, recent announcements about the Moderna and Novavax vaccines will boost confidence in its vaccination rollout. With more than 30 million first doses administered, the rollout is going…
• Family of blood clot victim urge people to keep taking AstraZeneca vaccine Neil Astles, 59, died on Easter Sunday after suffering from 10 days of headaches and vision loss following his AstraZeneca vaccinationThe family of a man who died from a blood clot after taking the AstraZeneca jab have urged the public to continue taking the vaccine. Neil Astles, 59, a lawyer from Warrington, passed away on Easter Sunday following 10 days of vision loss and headaches. Last night, his family said he was ‘extraordinarily unlucky’ but stressed the shots created by the University of Oxford…
• Serbia's leader chooses Chinese-made vaccine for own shot Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic finally rolled up his sleeve for a coronavirus vaccine Tuesday to encourage his country's increasingly skeptical citizens to get the shots themselves. A live TV broadcast showed Vucic, 51, taking a jab of the Chinese-developed Sinopharm vaccine in the remote eastern village of Rudna Glava. He elected to get the Sinopharm vaccine as some experts have suggested that a third shot of the Chinese vaccine may be required because two doses don’t appear to produce enough…
• Brazil records more than 4,000 Covid deaths in 24 hours The country’s total death toll is rapidly approaching 340,000 (Picture: Getty/EPA/AP)Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time – becoming only the third nation to hit the grim milestone. The country’s death toll is rapidly approaching 340,000, second to the United States, and only the US and Peru have reported a higher daily tally than the 4,195 fatalities registered on Tuesday. Some experts say the total number could eventually surpass the States, where…
• How effective is the Moderna Covid vaccine and is it safe? The Moderna vaccine is the third vaccine to be approved in the UK. (Credits: Getty Images)The first Moderna Covid vaccine was administered in the UK today, adding to the AstraZeneca and Pfizer jabs already in circulation. The Moderna jab has been found to be more than 90% effective in a real-world study in the US, and is based on the same technology as the successful Pfizer mRNA vaccine. Moderna’s vaccine, named mRNA-1273, has been found to be very safe in…
• Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just 5 states In this March 29, 2021, file photo, people wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus wait in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines at a site in Philadelphia. Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states, including Pennsylvania — a situation that puts pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots. | APNew York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44% of…
• Company involved in 15 million discarded doses of the J&J vaccine has history of quality control violations Summary List PlacementThe company at the center of the mix-up that led to roughly 15 million discarded doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has a history of quality control violations, the Associated Press reported. A manufacturing plant in Baltimore under Emergent Biosolutions, one of eight companies producing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, spoiled a batch of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, delaying production and halting future shipments, The New York Times reported Wednesday.  The mishap was due to human…