The sister of a man who died from a blood clot on the brain after having the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine says she “strongly believes” people should keep having the jab. Neil Astles, 59, a solicitor from Warrington, Cheshire, died on Sunday. He was vaccinated on 17 March. Dr Alison Astles told the BBC that doctors were
Month: April 2021
On Monday, TV personality Dr. Drew tweeted his opposition to COVID-19 vaccine passports, saying, “These vaccine passports segregate people and strip them of their freedom to travel internationally. Vaccinations are important, and I encourage everyone to get the Covid vaccine, but how would you feel if international travel also required other vaccinations?” On Tuesday, he
Getty Images The UK’s vaccination programme is beginning to break the link between Covid-19 cases and deaths, scientists tracking the epidemic have said. A study found infections had fallen by roughly two-thirds since February, but have begun to level off. While the decline in cases has stalled – probably because people are beginning to mix
Getty Images Under-30s are to be offered an alternative Covid jab to the AstraZeneca vaccine due to mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots, the UK’s vaccine advisory body says. A review by the drugs regulator MHRA found by the end of March 79 people in the UK suffered rare blood clots after vaccination
Getty Images A third Covid-19 vaccine will be rolled out across Wales from Wednesday with patients in Carmarthenshire becoming the first in the UK to receive it. The Moderna vaccine was approved as safe and effective for use in the UK in January this year. Supplies arrived in Wales on Tuesday, with 5,000 doses sent
PA Media It would be “remiss” of the government not to consider Covid certification as a way of fully reopening the economy, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi says. Amid criticism of the plans, Mr Zahawi said: “It’s only right that we look at all these options that are available to us to take our lives back.”
Pubs and restaurants serving outside can reopen as planned next Monday, along with non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers, as England’s lockdown is further eased, the PM has said. But Boris Johnson urged caution, saying: “We can’t be complacent.” Officials were examining the potential role of Covid status certificates, he told a Downing Street briefing. Pilot
PA Media Boris Johnson is expected to unveil a traffic light system for foreign travel in an update on measures for easing Covid restrictions in England. The prime minister is to make a series of announcements on changes to lockdown rules at a Downing Street briefing. More detail might be given on the possible use
Getty Images Everyone in England is to be given access to two rapid coronavirus tests a week from Friday, under an extension of the government’s testing programme. The lateral flow kits, which can provide results in around 30 minutes, will be available for free at testing sites, pharmacies and through the post. The tests are
Marwa Elselehdar Last month, Marwa Elselehdar noticed something strange. News had broken about a huge container ship, the Ever Given, that had become wedged across the Suez Canal, bringing one of world’s major shipping routes to a halt. But as she checked her phone, online rumours were saying she was to blame. “I was shocked,”
Getty Images A comedy night in Liverpool will be the first event to pilot the government’s Covid passport scheme later this month. Ministers hope the passes will allow the safe return of sports matches, conferences and night clubs in England. They will include whether a person has been vaccinated, any recent negative test, or natural
PA Media Care home residents in England will be allowed two regular visitors indoors from 12 April, the government has said. Currently people in care homes can have just one face-to-face visitor, but as part of the next step of lockdown easing it will be extended to two. They will be able to hold hands
Vaccinated people can safely travel, according to new CDC guidelines released on Friday, but must continue to take COVID-19 safety precautions while doing so, like wearing a mask in public and socially distancing. Release of the long-expected guidelines comes as US COVID-19 vaccinations have increased nationwide and as the summer travel season approaches. About 56
A police officer has been killed and another has been injured after a car rammed into the US Capitol complex. The vehicle crashed into a security fence before the driver lunged towards the officers with a knife, police said. The officers then opened fire and the suspect, who has not been identified, was shot dead.
PA Media Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and senior Tory Iain Duncan Smith are among more than 70 MPs to launch a campaign opposing Covid passports in England. Any demand to prove vaccination status to access jobs, businesses or services would be “divisive and discriminatory”, the cross-party group said. It comes as the Daily Telegraph
Reuters George Floyd’s girlfriend has given emotional testimony as the murder trial of former US police officer Derek Chauvin enters its fourth day. Courteney Ross told the court of their first kiss, and their struggle with opioid addiction. Meanwhile a paramedic said he had to indicate Mr Chauvin should move off Mr Floyd’s limp body