Fox executives are said to be fearful a shake-up is on the cards as Rupert Murdoch is heading back to the US thanks to him getting the COVID-19 vaccine courtesy of the UK’s NHS. The media mogul, who will turn 90 in March, got the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in recent days, sources … Read more
Dame Joan Bakewell says decision to delay second Covid jabs until 12 weeks ‘should be backed up by data and it isn’t’ Officials told the NHS to scrap 21-day vaccine dose time limit to save supplies Recipients could be left waiting up to 12 weeks for the second dose of Pfizer jab Dame Joan Bakewell … Read more
The gap between people’s first and second doses of coronavirus vaccines could be stretched beyond the 12-week target, health chiefs said today. When the Pfizer Covid jab was approved it was on the condition that people would get a second dose three weeks after their first one, as was done in clinical trials. But the … Read more
Fast-tracked vaccine rollout makes Australians want to go shopping again with the appetite for buying big ticket items at pre-pandemic levels ANZ-Roy Morgan survey showed consumers keen on buying major home item This score was at the highest level in 11 months before start of Covid pandemic Survey was taken as government announced an earlier … Read more
Australia will not achieve herd immunity by relying on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, experts have warned, leaving the country at risk of rolling coronavirus epidemics that will prevent us from returning to normal life. The government has ordered 53.8 million doses of the vaccine developed with Oxford University, with jabs set to be administered from March. … Read more
Netanyahu boasts Israel will be ‘the first country in the world to emerge from the coronavirus’ as he bags new supplies of Pfizer jab and vows to plough on with his world-beating vaccination drive Veteran premier said he had secured an agreement with Pfizer for more doses Crates of the Pfizer vaccine were unloaded at … Read more
Israel ‘paid to jump the vaccine queue’ with PM Benjamin Netanyahu phoning Pfizer boss 17 times in just days to secure more supplies of the Covid jab Israel has already vaccinated 1.8million – a fifth of its population – in three weeks But the country did not order any Pfizer-BioNTech jabs until mid-November It reportedly … Read more
Patients no longer need to be monitored for 15 minutes after receiving the Oxford jab, says NHS The 15-minute wait policy was introduced last month in case of allergic reaction Experts have put the likelihood of that happening at about one in a million Critics feared the advice could increase the chances of someone catching Covid … Read more
Embarrassment for Health Secretary Matt Hancock as London GP surgery he visits to promote the launch of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out reveals it HASN’T GOT ANY Minister visited the Bloomsbury Surgery in central London this morning Said Oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine being supplied to GPs across the country But surgery partner said its first delivery had … Read more
Health Minister Greg Hunt has revealed the government’s ambitious plan to have every Australian vaccinated against Covid by October Health Minister Greg Hunt has brought forward the government’s ambitious plan to have every Australian vaccinated against Covid by October. The campaign, which will begin with the Pfizer jab, is expected to start to be rolled out … Read more
According to Forbes, there are 10 notable new healthcare leaders who have claimed the billionaire status: 1. Uğur Şahin, of Germany – Net Worth: $4.2billion 2. Stéphane Bancel, of France – Net worth: $4.1billion 3. Yuan Liping, of Canada – Net worth: $4.1billion 4. Hu Kun, of China – Net worth: $3.9billion 5. Carl Hansen, of Canada – Net worth: $2.9billion 6. Timothy Springer, … Read more
European countries have followed the UK’s lead in rolling out ‘new weapon’ vaccines in the fight against covid-19, as pensioners and medics line up to get the first shots. The mass covid-19 vaccination drive begun on Sunday in countries including Italy, Spain, Germany and Slovakia as EU governments agreed on an official roll out date … Read more
Doctors, MPs and care chiefs have warned the Government that its vaccine programme could turn into a ‘shambles like the PPE fiasco’ if current issues with the rollout are not fixed. Hundreds of GP surgeries and hospitals are still waiting to receive doses of the Pfizer vaccine, while doctors warn they are having to cancel … Read more