Covid-19: Vaccine rollout ‘ready’ for any Brexit outcome
The medicines regulator says the jab will be distributed across the UK “without any interruption”. Source link
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NHS ‘ready to inject hope into millions of arms’
The UK does not have a Covid vaccine yet, but is “one step closer” the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock was speaking after it was announced on Monday that the world’s first effective coronavirus vaccine had shown positive results in preliminary tests on 43,500 people. He said if it was approved, the NHS had … Read more
Covid: Are care homes ready for the second wave?
In total, about 16,000 people have died with coronavirus in English and Welsh care homes (up to 23 October). Excess deaths in care homes – the number of deaths above average for that time of year – are as high as 25,500. Source link
Is Your Teen Ready to Drive?
Does your teen constantly lose his stuff? Have trouble remembering to turn in her homework? Get easily distracted? If so, pause before handing over the car keys. That’s the takeaway of mounting research suggesting that young drivers with poor working memory are significantly more likely to have a car accident. Working memory is the … Read more
States Get Ready for Complex COVID Vaccine Plans
Nancy Messonnier, MD, director, CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine planning unit, Atlanta. Claire Hannan, executive director, Association of Immunization Managers, Rockville, MD. Marcus Plescia, MD, chief medical officer, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA. CDC: “CDC COVID-19 State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Funding Update,” “COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook for Jurisdiction Operations. Executive Summary,” … Read more
Unlock 5.0: Mumbai Metro ready to roll after seven months | All you need to know
The Mumbai Metro is set to start operations under Unlock 5.0 after it was shut seven months ago due to the coronavirus outbreak. Here is all you need to know. Mumbai Metro will restart from October 19. (Photo: India Today) After a break of seven months due to the coronavirus outbreak, Mumbai Metro is all … Read more
India to have 200-300 mn Covid vaccine doses ready by December end, says SII Executive Director
India will have 200 to 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses ready by the December-end and the final tested vaccine will be available by March 2021, Serum Institute’s (SII) Executive Director Dr Suresh Jadhav said on Saturday. “India will have 200 to 300 million Covid vaccine doses ready by the end of December. So, once the … Read more
Suffolk boy with rare cancer ready for first day at school
image copyrightCancer Research UK/Mark Hewlett image captionAlec Carpenter with his parents Nicola and Glen A boy who doctors feared would not survive when he was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer aged four months is due to start school. Alec Carpenter, from Stowmarket in Suffolk, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2016 and will join his … Read more