Covid: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs work against Indian variant – study
The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses, a study has found.... Read More
Moving Covid shots to India could benefit UK children, suggests vaccine advisor
The United Kingdom has administered at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to more than 55 per cent of the country’s... Read More
Nearly 3,000 cases of Indian COVID-19 variant found in UK
Almost 3,000 cases of the coronavirus first detected in India have been reported in Britain, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. In a statement on Wednesday... Read More
UK PM Boris Johnson announces public inquiry into his government’s pandemic handling
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced a “full and independent” public inquiry into his government’s handling of the Covid-19... Read More
COVID-19: Surge testing and shorter gaps between vaccines considered as Indian variant cases soar in UK
Measures being considered to help with the outbreaks include bringing forward second vaccine doses for affected areas. Soaring cases of the COVID... Read More
Britain free of coronavirus by August, outgoing vaccine task force chief says
The new coronavirus will no longer be circulating in Britain by August, the government’s departing vaccine taskforce chief Clive Dix told the... Read More
Indian virus variant being sent to UK to check for vaccine test
This particular variant, named B.1.617, first discovered in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in December last year, is the focus of global... Read More
PM Modi, Boris Johnson to hold virtual summit, UK to ship 1000 more ventilators to India
The British foreign office also said in a statement on Sunday that the UK will send 1,000 more ventilators from its surplus... Read More
