COVID jabs may be ready by Christmas, the NHS’s boss said and that the results of clinical trials were due within days, and Sir Simon Stevens stated that, if the vaccine is approved, he’d primed GPs for a December rollout. He said yesterday on the eve of the lockdown that they were waiting to fireContinue reading “JABBY XMAS”
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We Must Keep Our Heads And Accept COVID Is Here For The Long Term
The Keep Calm and Carry On catchphrase on your coffee cup seems quaintly entertaining in better times, but as the second wave of coronavirus sweeps Europe, perhaps we should be clinging to its wartime message. We’re now nine months into this fight against the pandemic, but we need to quit treating COVID 19 as aContinue reading “We Must Keep Our Heads And Accept COVID Is Here For The Long Term”
I Fled New York City Amid COVID
They took off in haste, but these New Yorkers are on the express line back to the metropolis. When the pandemic hit in March, Zachary Thacher packed his bags and joined the record-breaking exodus of city dwellers leaving town. Zachary Thacher said that he was feeling cooped up and felt that he wanted to haveContinue reading “I Fled New York City Amid COVID”
World’s First COVID Human Challenge Trials To Start
Volunteers in London are to be infected with coronavirus early next year, in the world’s first COVID 19 human challenge trials. The project, first announced in a media outlet last month, was disclosed publicly on Tuesday morning with an initial £33.6 million of government funding. The aim is to speed up vaccine development by contaminatingContinue reading “World’s First COVID Human Challenge Trials To Start”
Wales To Go Into National Two-Week Firebreak COVID Lockdown
The Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has declared that a temporary national lockdown will be imposed in Wales. The Welsh Government believes a two-week firebreak, from Friday at 6 pm until Monday 9 November is essential to help bring the virus under control. Approximately 2.3 million people in Wales are already living under local lockdownContinue reading “Wales To Go Into National Two-Week Firebreak COVID Lockdown”
Consultants Fees Up To £6,250 A Day For Work On COVID Test System
Sources have confirmed that management consultants are being paid as much as £6,250 a day to work on the British government’s struggling coronavirus testing system. Senior executives from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) are being paid fees equivalent to £1.5 million a year to help speed up and reorganise the £12 billion network that Boris JohnsonContinue reading “Consultants Fees Up To £6,250 A Day For Work On COVID Test System”
Boris Johnson Promises Social Distancing Will End Within A Year
In a brave address to the Tory faithful in a virtual party conference, Boris Johnson said his Government were working for the day life is back to normal, and that the country must use the huge opportunities now to push through change. The Prime Minister pledged to build back better and make Britain the mostContinue reading “Boris Johnson Promises Social Distancing Will End Within A Year”
Swearing Parrots Separated After Telling Folk Where To Go
Five foul-mouthed parrots have been separated after learning to swear at a Lincolnshire zoo. The parrots, named Billy, Elsie, Eric, Jade and Tyson, joined Lincolnshire Wildlife Park’s colony of 200 grey parrots in August, but shortly after, they started encouraging each other to swear. Steve Nicols, CEO of the wildlife park said that they sawContinue reading “Swearing Parrots Separated After Telling Folk Where To Go”
Is The COVID Curfew Doing More Harm Than Good?
Hoards of revellers headed to the streets in their droves last night after bars and pubs booted them out at 10 pm, assembling in huge gatherings and violating social distancing rules. Vast swathes of Saturday night drinkers were seen downing pints on empty roads in Soho, London, while others rushed to buy alcohol from offContinue reading “Is The COVID Curfew Doing More Harm Than Good?”
Boris Johnson Is Planning An Advertising Campaign To Advise Teachers And Parents About COVID Symptoms
It’s been revealed that the Prime Minister is planning an advertising campaign to inform teachers and parents about coronavirus symptoms. The Government has encountered intense backlash over the test and trace system which has seen those needing tests sent hundreds of miles and told to join lengthy queues at some testing centres while others standContinue reading “Boris Johnson Is Planning An Advertising Campaign To Advise Teachers And Parents About COVID Symptoms”
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