Health

[ad_1] It is possible that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hoped to spread goodwill and holiday cheer during a three-day tour of the UK on the royal train to personally thank key frontline workers and communities for their efforts during the pandemic. But there has been a lukewarm welcome …

[ad_1] Here are some of the first people in Wales to receive the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer as part of a mass vaccination program. The jabs will be administered in 70 hospitals across the UK from Tuesday, dubbed ‘V-Day’ and the vaccinations will be carried out at all health boards …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson today called the coronavirus vaccine a “nationwide shot in the arm” and told people who are afraid, “don’t be.” The prime minister praised the scientists’ achievements as he watched the first knocks at Guy’s Hospital in London, one of 70 NHS centers. Johnson also criticized anti-vaccines as …

[ad_1] By Christopher SleightBBC Scotland news image copyrightPA media A review of Scotland’s Covid-19 tier system will be announced later. Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon has already confirmed that the 11 council areas subject to the highest level of restrictions will move to lower levels on Friday. Tighter restrictions were imposed …

[ad_1] METER Att Hancock today issued an urgent appeal to Londoners to ‘play by the rules’ after shocking figures showed Covid-19 cases spike in 21 boroughs, increasing the Level 3 risk for the city ahead of Christmas. The Secretary of Health also stressed that more people in the capital will …

[ad_1] The NHS has become the first health service in the world to start rolling out Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. Grandma Margaret Keenan, 90, was hit around 6.45am in Coventry on Tuesday, marking the start of a historic mass vaccination program. The jabs will be administered at dozens of hospitals across …

[ad_1] The “breakthrough” technology used to develop coronavirus vaccines could be used to tackle other diseases in the future, one expert said. Both the Pfizer / BionTech and Moderna jabs use messenger RNA, or mRNA technology, which has not been used before in vaccines. It works by introducing a messenger …

[ad_1] The fight against COVID-19 has taken a historic leap after the Pfizer / BioNtech vaccine was first administered to someone outside of a clinical trial. Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother of four, has become the first person in the world to receive the vaccine as part of a vaccination …

[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton faces numerous hurdles ahead of a potential Covid-19 comeback at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The seven-time champion missed the opportunity to compete in the highly entertaining Sakhir GP after contracting the virus following his victory in the first race of the Middle East triple race …

[ad_1] Donald Trump has said that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was admitted to the hospital Sunday after being diagnosed with Covid-19, was “fine” with the virus. “Rudy is fine,” Trump said in response to a question from reporters at the White House. “He is doing very …