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”
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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”
Boris Johnson Tells Tory MPs He Wants To Scrap The One-Metre-Plus Rule In Pubs On June 21
Boris Johnson has told Conservative MPs the one metre plus rule for social distancing is still set to be scrapped in June. A news outlet reported that the Prime Minister said that eliminating the measure was the single most important difference the government could bring about to get Britain’s pubs back into action, and heContinue reading “Boris Johnson Tells Tory MPs He Wants To Scrap The One-Metre-Plus Rule In Pubs On June 21”
Fauci Warns Women Who Received The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine In The Last 13 Days To Be Alert To Symptoms
Dr Anthony Fauci has advised women who’ve had the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be alert for symptoms of an adverse reaction, as US agencies warn against the vaccine’s usage until more investigation can be done. On Tuesday the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended aContinue reading “Fauci Warns Women Who Received The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine In The Last 13 Days To Be Alert To Symptoms”
Britain Will Only Vaccinate Children Against COVID If Needed
A government adviser asserted that the United Kingdom hasn’t agreed on any plans to vaccinate children against COVID and will only do it if needed. Professor Adam Finn, a child vaccination expert at Bristol University and a member of the JCVI advisory group, said no decision had been made. Leaked government plans suggested ministers wantContinue reading “Britain Will Only Vaccinate Children Against COVID If Needed”
Every Adult In The United Kingdom Will Be Required To Play Their Part
Every adult will be encouraged to test themselves for coronavirus at least twice a week under new plans to help ease Britain out of lockdown. Testing chiefs are driving the message in the hope of identifying people without symptoms. They think that getting people to regularly swab is essential in driving down the spread ofContinue reading “Every Adult In The United Kingdom Will Be Required To Play Their Part”
GPs Warn Some UK Patients Are Beginning To Refuse AstraZeneca Vaccine
GPs have warned that some patients in England are refusing the AstraZeneca vaccine or just not turning up for appointments after several European countries suspended the use of the jab over safety concerns. Doctors are concerned that the recent high profile blood clot reports, which have driven much of western Europe to suspend their rolloutsContinue reading “GPs Warn Some UK Patients Are Beginning To Refuse AstraZeneca Vaccine”
AstraZeneca Concerns Throw Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Into Deeper Chaos
Germany, France, Italy and Spain became the latest countries to suspend the use of the vaccine even as a third wave of the pandemic threatens the continent. As a third wave of the pandemic crashes over Europe, questions about the safety of one of the continent’s most commonly available vaccines led Germany, France, Italy andContinue reading “AstraZeneca Concerns Throw Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Into Deeper Chaos”
Morally bankrupt!
This week, the EU’s Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said the AstraZeneca subcontractor Halix, which is based in the Netherlands, had not sent doses of the jab to the United Kingdom since the bloc implemented export controls. Speaking in The Hague, Thierry Breton gloated and said that everything has stayed in the EU. He saidContinue reading “Morally bankrupt!”
Boris Brings In The Army
Boris Johnson will unveil a new Army led plan to distribute Britain’s coronavirus jabs this evening as Number 10 scrambles to scale up the UK’s lagging immunisation drive. The Prime Minister is expected to announce the new plan, drawn up by senior military battlefield planners, at a Downing Street press conference at 5 pm tonight.Continue reading “Boris Brings In The Army”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 