direct to your inbox This week saw the first people in Britain receive the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The rollout launch, on Tuesday, was dubbed 'V-Day' by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
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the companies confirmed a higher efficacy rate of 95 per cent.
The vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries and no safety concerns have been raised.It has been shown to produce both an antibody and T-cell response in the body.Ugur Sahin, co-founder of BioNTech, said the data shows a high rate of protection against Covid-19 can be achieved “very fast” after the first dose.The UK has secured 40 million doses in total of the vaccine, with 10 million due in the country by the end of
.direct to your inbox This week saw the first people in Britain receive the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The rollout launch, on Tuesday, was dubbed 'V-Day' by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
direct to your inboxPeople with 'significant' allergies are being warned not to get the Pzifer coronavirus vaccine.It comes after two healthcare workers who received the jab yesterday, on the first day of the UK roll-out, suffered an allergic reaction shortly afterwards.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MRHA), the UK's vaccine regulator, has now asked NHS Trusts not to administer the jab to anyone who has "a significant history of allergic reactions".But who exactly does
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direct to your inboxProfessor Jonathan Van-Tam led a Downing Street briefing on the potential coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday morning.Following the successful news that the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine interim results show that it's 90 per cent effective, many questions have been raised about the likely roll out.The UK has secured 30 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine – the first agreement the firms signed with any government.But is thought people will need two doses, meaning not
direct to your inboxDr Hilary Jones has expressed caution over the coronavirus vaccine as it begins its roll-out in the UK. The first two people to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine had been given their first dose before 8am on Tuesday morning.
begun its coronavirus vaccination programme today.Matt Hancock told MPs last week that the health service was ready to administer vaccines following the news that the UK regulator has approved the Pfizer vaccine candidate for use.He described it as a 'monumental step forward' in the country's response to the pandemic.The first vaccinations will be administered at NHS hubs in hospitals across the country.The NHS has published a list of around 50 trusts which will provide vaccination hubs, which
direct to your inbox Matt Hancock was reduced to tears during an appearance on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday. The Health Secretary was on the ITV news programme the morning the first coronavirus vaccinations were delivered in the UK.
direct to your inbox A 90-year-old woman has become the first person to receive the coronavirus vaccine in the UK.