Many countries with already high vaccination rates are considering offering people an additional coronavirus vaccine dose. But are these booster shots necessary? And what about the issue of vaccine equity? The Guardian’s Natalie Grover examines the costs and benefits of possibly introducing a third jab Source link
All 16- and 17-year-olds in England are to be offered a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by Monday 23 August, the Department of Health has announced today. Health secretary Sajid Javid said the date would give the teenagers two weeks to build up immunity before school starts again in September. The teens will be … Read more
Happy Wednesday! It’s not just hump day; we’re also halfway through the parliamentary sitting. At this stage, there’s a week break and then it’s back into it, but you have to wonder whether any of the east coast MPs will risk going home, given how quickly Covid is changing the landscape. Although, it doesn’t seem … Read more
This is why if you are asked to stay home and isolate, please follow the instructions provided to you. And to the broader community, these rules are in place, as painful and as challenging as they are, they are in place to drive cases down. If we don’t abide by these rules, we will, through … Read more
12.02am BST00:02 Barnaby Joyce: unfair to give PM a ‘history lesson’ on the vaccine rollout Daniel Hurst The deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, says it is unfair for critics to give the Morrison government a “history lesson” over the vaccine rollout. Joyce has also defended Scott Morrison for publicly applauding the NSW government for resisting … Read more
Israel has said it will begin offering a booster shot of Pfizer Inc’s vaccine to adults with weak immune systems but it was still weighing whether a third round of shots should be given to the general public, Reuters reports: The rapid spread of the Delta variant has sent vaccination rates in Israel back up … Read more
SEHA, which operates the emirate’s health infrastructure, had said that visitors with visas issued by Abu Dhabi and passport holders eligible for tourist visas upon entry can book free vaccines, and its app had shown a ‘visitor’ function. Vaccinations had previously been restricted to UAE citizens and residency visa holders. Abu Dhabi Media Office, which … Read more
The public health advice would be to take it slowly and in a sustained way so we can keep up the progress we’ve been making. It does depend on the balance. It’s a political decision at the end of the day, what happens on the 21st of June, but, from a public health point of … Read more
12.07pm BST12:07 Peter Walker Matt Hancock has formally denied the claim from Dominic Cummings that he incorrectly promised people discharged from hospitals to care homes were being tested for Covid at the start of the pandemic, saying: “No, I did not.” The rejection, after lengthy questioning on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, follows the health … Read more
Victoria records five new cases of Covid-19 taking Melbourne outbreak to 35; UK MPs urge action to save music festivals from another ‘lost summer’ What is the impact of lifting restrictions in England on 21 June? See all our coronavirus coverage 10.35am BST Infections in Germany continue on a downward trend, according to the country’s … Read more