Aim to vaccinate '25,000 people a week' in Oldham - but chiefs have concerns over the supply chain

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 28,000 people in Lanarkshire have now received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.The health board’s roll out of the jab is now set to move into its second phase from next month, which will see those over 70 and people who are currently shielding offered appointments.Dr Mark Russell, associate medical director Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, who is leading on the delivery of the

direct to your inboxMore than 300,000 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine so far in Greater Manchester.As of Tuesday (January 26), 309,469 first doses of the vaccine had been administered and 96pc of care homes have now been offered the vaccine.Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has praised the progress of the rollout, saying the region is in a good position to reach the mid-February deadline.There are around 560,000 people in the four highest priority groups

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 28,000 people in Lanarkshire have received their first Covid-19 vaccination.The health board have reported that since the roll-out of the vaccine started on December 8, “good progress has been made”.Dr Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, is leading on the delivery of the vaccine in Lanarkshire.He said: “This is the largest vaccination programme ever

direct to your inbox Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine could produce a strong enough immune response to stop people who get the vaccination from spreading coronavirus, a medic in Israel has claimed. The Mail reports researchers found in a small study that recipients developed up to "20 times more antibodies" within a week of having a second dose of the jab.

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direct to your inboxMore than 14,000 people in Tameside have received the Covid-19 jab as the borough pushes ‘ahead of the curve’ and bosses now want to see teachers immunised to ‘stop the damage’ to young people.By the end of Friday a huge 16,000 residents of Tameside and Glossop will have received the first dose of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.And a further 2,000 have already received their second dose which should guarantee up to 95pc immunity from the

direct to your inboxJoe Wicks has admitted to an embarrassing 'accident' which happened during his live PE lesson watched by 800,000 people.The Body Coach has returned with his live fitness lessons during the third national lockdown after keeping the nation's kids fit for much of last year.But on Wednesday viewers heard a strange noise and it wasn't the exercises as it was moments before it went live.Former TOWIE star and mate Mark Wright brought up the incident during his live radio show on

Israel Hayom reports that Rabbi Daniel Asor told his followers that the use of “embryonic substrate” could “cause opposite tendencies.”In a recent sermon posted to social media, Asor warned his supporters that “any vaccine made using an embryonic substrate, and we have evidence of this, causes opposite tendencies.”“Vaccines are taken from an embryonic substrate, and they did that here, too, so…it can cause opposite tendencies,” he added.Asor has thousands of fans on social media and previously

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direct to your inboxMore than 9,000 people have already been vaccinated in Tameside but bosses warn the borough is facing an ‘exponential rise’ in new Covid-19 cases.Greater Manchester is currently locked down for the third time as part of tough nationwide measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.A new more transmissible strain of the virus is now circulating in the region, which is also seeing infection rates and hospital admissions increase again.Leaders say that locally infections have

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direct to your inboxHealth workers have expressed their ‘real and grave concerns’ over the government’s planned changes to the coronavirus vaccine distribution programme.The government has announced its intention to prioritise the first dose of the vaccine for as many as people as possible, extending the time between jabs from the recommended three weeks to up to 12 weeks for some patients.Chief medical officers have defended the move, as they said the ‘great majority’ of initial protection came

direct to your inboxHomeless people in Oldham are to be given priority for the coronavirus vaccine.Health bosses say rough sleepers and those without a permanent home will be prioritised alongside the elderly and the vulnerable.Since the vaccination programme started in Oldham in December, more than 3,700 people have had the jab.Coun Zahid Chauhan, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care, said it was important the homeless were prioritised because they come into contact with large numbers of