Novavax coronavirus vaccine has 89% efficacy and strong protection against variant, trials show

direct to your inbox Although there are three different coronavirus vaccines approved for use in the UK, each works in a slightly different way.

direct to your inbox There are currently three approved coronavirus vaccines approved for use in the UK - the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines.

direct to your inboxEvery adult in the UK could receive the required two doses of a coronavirus vaccine by September, or 'maybe sooner', health bosses said tonight.Dr Clive Dix, chairman of the UK Vaccines Taskforce, said he was confident secure supply chains meant 'we can vaccinate as many people as the UK wants to vaccinate'.He said it could be 'August time or September time all done, maybe sooner if we need to'.The vaccine tsar's comments come as the Government today confirmed the number of

direct to your inbox As more than 15 million people have now received vaccine doses in the UK, we look at how safe the Covid vaccines are. The NHS website says simply: "The coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine is safe and effective.

Emmerdale star Jurell Carter has seemingly hit out at the soap for promoting the coronavirus vaccine.The 25 year old, who stars as Nate Robinson on the hit ITV show, took to social media on Sunday to slam the vaccine, branding it as "experimental". Jurell's rant comes just days after it was revealed that Emmerdale would become the first British soap to show a character receiving the vaccination.

direct to your inbox If you are over 70 years and you have previously received a letter saying you are at high risk of coronavirus as a result of being clinically extremely vulnerable, you can log on to the NHS site online here to book your appointment.

Prue Leith has had both of her coronavirus vaccine jabs. The 'Great British Bake Off' judge has encouraged others to get the vaccine when they are given the chance, and she praised her local health centre for being "very efficient".

coronavirus vaccine in recent weeks. Scientist Steven Wooding developed the Vaccine Queue Calculator in a bid to find out roughly how far he has progressed in the line for the jab.

Covid-19 vaccine. Valneva has started commercial manufacturing of its Coronavirus jab in Livingston, West Lothian, which is expected to deliver up to 60 million doses by the end of the year if approved for use.

direct to your inboxThe European Union has threatened to impose tight controls on the export of coronavirus vaccines - potentially impacting the UK’s supply of Pfizer jabs.The Government said it was in 'close contact' with suppliers after the European Commission issued the warning amid a row with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.Last week, AstraZeneca, which worked with Oxford University on the vaccine’s development, told the EU it was falling behind on its supply target for member states