It emerged that the NHS has drawn up proposals to offer COVID vaccines to children as young as 12 when schools return. NHS England bosses yesterday told trusts to be ready to expand the rollout to 12-15-year-olds in just two weeks, and health officials said that children won’t need parental consent to get the vaccine.Continue reading “NHS England Draws Up Plans To Commence Vaccinating Children”
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Pfizer CEO Says A Vaccine-Resistant Strain Of COVID Is Likely To Emerge
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Tuesday that he believes it’s possible that a strain of COVID 19 could surface that’s resistant to vaccines. However, the pharmaceuticals boss maintained that the company would be able to develop a new shot to tackle a vaccine-resistant strain within 95 days of its appearance. Albert Bourla said thatContinue reading “Pfizer CEO Says A Vaccine-Resistant Strain Of COVID Is Likely To Emerge”
Making Children Wear Masks In The Classroom Is Child Abuse
A health report approved by the Irish government has determined that making children wear masks in the classroom can stunt language abilities and heighten anxiety. The Health Information and Quality Authority’s paper published in March apprised Dublin’s decision not to mandate masks for children in elementary schools. The HIQA paper recorded that delivery of COVIDContinue reading “Making Children Wear Masks In The Classroom Is Child Abuse”
Cost Of Holiday COVID Tests Rises By 60 Per Cent In A Week
A newspaper outlet reported that the price of coronavirus travel tests has increased over the past week despite repeated Government promises to drive down the cost. Even though ministers have repeatedly promised to make travel testing more affordable, the official government website for booking gold standard PCR tests has instead seen prices increase by 60Continue reading “Cost Of Holiday COVID Tests Rises By 60 Per Cent In A Week”
Britain’s COVID Booster Vaccine Drive Will Start Next Month
It was claimed that COVID booster vaccines will be extended to 32 million Britons next month. The over 50s and immunosuppressed people, along with NHS and care home staff will be offered third doses from as soon as September 6. Ministers hope that the vaccines will be offered at up to 2,000 pharmacies, with theContinue reading “Britain’s COVID Booster Vaccine Drive Will Start Next Month”
Wonder Drug Is Life-Saving Against COVID
GPs and MPs have welcomed a life-saving wonder drug being used to treat COVID. The steroid Dexamethasone is frequently prescribed to at home COVID patients to prevent them from needing hospital treatment, and MPs have called on the health service to look into more at-home use of the drug to further cut cases of severeContinue reading “Wonder Drug Is Life-Saving Against COVID”
Approximately A Quarter Of All COVID Patients Admitted To NHS Hospitals Are Being Treated For Other Illnesses
A health service audit has unveiled that almost a quarter of patients admitted to hospitals with COVID in England are actually getting treated for a different condition. NHS statistics show just 3,855 of the 5,021 people in hospital with COVID on Tuesday were essentially in the hospital because they were unwell from the virus. TheContinue reading “Approximately A Quarter Of All COVID Patients Admitted To NHS Hospitals Are Being Treated For Other Illnesses”
COVID Cases Will Stay High For Months
Experts have warned that coronavirus cases will stay high for months until autumn after passing 100,000 in two weeks, and a new lockdown will be needed by September. This comes just two days before England is set to ditch most restrictions including social distancing and legal limits of gatherings on Monday, dubbed Freedom Day. ProfessorContinue reading “COVID Cases Will Stay High For Months”
The British Business Owners On The Brink Of Ping-Demonium
Factories are now on the verge of closing and small businesses have now been forced to shut because so many workers are having to self isolate across Britain in the pandemic. Almost 900,000 alerts telling people to quarantine were announced in the first week of this month alone after contact with a coronavirus victim. It’sContinue reading “The British Business Owners On The Brink Of Ping-Demonium”
Pfizer Claims Protection From Its COVID Vaccine Is Beginning To Fade
Pfizer has claimed immunity given by its COVID vaccine is now fading, and it wants to dish out booster jabs for people to take six months after they’ve had their second dose. They claim real-world data from Israel’s world-beating drive has shown vaccine effectiveness in preventing both infection and symptomatic disease has declined six monthsContinue reading “Pfizer Claims Protection From Its COVID Vaccine Is Beginning To Fade”
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