Covid: Army could be used to transport vaccine, says minister
The comments from minister James Cleverly come a day before vaccinations are due to begin. Source link
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Covid-19 vaccination: Needle phobia – it’s the jab, not the vaccine, some fear
Raelene’s severe phobia of injections, known as trypanophobia, in her younger years is not uncommon. Some others have a more general fear of needles, known as belonephobia. Studies show such a fear is highest in children and decreases with age. Nevertheless, it affects up to 10% of the overall population, according to charity Anxiety UK. … Read more
Coronavirus: NHS to begin vaccine rollout this week
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland will also begin their vaccination programmes from hospitals on Tuesday. Source link
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
Covid-19 caseload in India rises to 96.44 lakh
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 96.44 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 91 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.37 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The Covid-19 active caseload plunged to almost 4 lakh after 138 days. … Read more
Smile When You Get a COVID Vaccine, It’ll Hurt Less
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Could a genuine smile be the key to getting a less-painful vaccination? Researchers from University of California, Irvine, say yes. That genuine smile, which brings up the corners of the mouth and creates crow’s feet around the eyes, can reduce the … Read more
Covid-19: UK ‘confident’ of having 800,000 vaccine doses by next week
Alok Sharma says he expects the doses to arrive for the start of the UK’s vaccination programme. Source link
Top stocks to play the vaccine theme
“Companies have already kept the raw material ready for such cold rooms. Seeing the opportunity, they can double production.” Synopsis Blue Star, Voltas, Snowman, Blue Dart, Allcargo, and SpiceJet are among the companies that will be as crucial to public health in the immediate future as will be the vaccine makers and care centres. Mumbai: … Read more
‘Covid killed my wife – so I’m taking part in a vaccine trial’
The death of Nigel Demaline’s wife, Pauline, of Covid-19, prompted him to help test a new vaccine. Source link
Fauci apologises for UK vaccine approval comments
Dr Anthony Fauci has apologised for appearing to criticise the UK’s vaccine approval process. The top US infectious disease expert had previously told CBS News the UK “rushed” approving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. “I have a great deal of confidence in what the UK does both scientifically and from a regulator standpoint,” Dr Fauci told … Read more