Positive CCP virus cases are falling in most of the UK, though infection levels remain high, according to official data released on Friday. In England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, positive tests are decreasing, though infections in Wales remains stable, statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey suggest. But the infection rate remains high…
Australians Divided Over Whether Vaccine Will End the Pandemic
As Victoria faces its latest COVID-19 scare, Australians are divided over whether the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine will bring the pandemic to an end. Data from Dynata’s Global Consumer Trends Report: Health Edition provided to AAP showed 37 percent of Australians were extremely or very confident that, assuming enough people take the vaccine, it…
UK Monitoring Vaccine Efficacy Against CCP Virus Variants: Health Secretary
The British government is monitoring the efficacy of existing CCP virus vaccines to see if the jabs need to be modified for new variants of the virus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday. “We are doing a huge amount of work with the scientists and the pharmaceutical industry to develop modified vaccines, should they…
After Outcry, EU Reverses Plan to Restrict Vaccine Exports Through Irish Border
LONDON/BRUSSELS—The European Union on Friday reversed a plan to use emergency Brexit measures to restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines from crossing the Irish border into the United Kingdom after it sent shockwaves through Northern Ireland, London, and Dublin. In a steep escalation of the EU’s fight to secure vaccine supplies, Brussels had said it would…
Vaccine Still Effective Against UK and African Strains, Pfizer Says
Pfizer announced small variations in the original COVID-19 virus and mutant strains are unlikely to lower their vaccines’ effectiveness. The news comes after suggestions that the pharmaceutical giant’s supply would not be fully effective in battling the new virus variants that recently emerged from the UK and South Africa. “The small differences in viral neutralisation observed…
EU Warns It Could Block Vaccine Exports, Wields Legal Threat at Drugmakers
BRUSSELS—Europe’s fight to secure COVID-19 vaccine supplies intensified on Thursday when the European Union warned drug companies such as AstraZeneca that it would use all legal means or even block exports unless they agreed to deliver shots as promised. The EU, whose member states are far behind Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States…
Cancer Patients Need COVID-19 Vaccines
Commentary As COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, an extremely vulnerable group is being overlooked: millions of cancer patients. Doctors nationwide are sounding the alarm that many state governments and the federal advisory committee charged with prioritizing who gets vaccinated should move cancer patients up to the front of the line, right after nursing home…
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