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[ad_1] A trial is likely to be conducted in January to find out whether mixing and matching Covid vaccines provides better protection than two doses of the same, said the head of the British government task force. Fast guide How does the Pfizer / BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine work? to show …

[ad_1] Twice as many people as usual expect to spend Christmas this year alone as a result of the pandemic, according to figures that have raised new concerns about a “silent epidemic of loneliness.” The problem is particularly severe among people 65 and older, with up to 1.7 million people …

[ad_1] It’s been a long time since we’ve covered sports titles at Digital Foundry, but with NBA 2K21 coming to the next wave of consoles, we’re seeing something really fascinating here, with a proper generational leap in fidelity across the board. To illustrate that, we took a look at the …

[ad_1] UK Commerce Secretary Alok Sharma has defended the UK’s “absolutely meticulous” approach to the coronavirus vaccine amid global criticism of its swift approval by regulators. Sharma said the UK should be “very proud” to become the first Western country to green-light a Covid-19 coup as the government responds to …

[ad_1] Criticisms of the speed with which the UK approved the first coronavirus vaccine are “wrong”, said a former regulator, adding that approval was faster in the UK because Brexit gave the regulator a brief moment of “reserve capacity”. Professor Stephen Evans, who worked on vaccines for the previous incarnation …

[ad_1] A cyber espionage campaign targeting companies vital to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines has been detected. According to an alert issued by the US government and an investigative blog published by IBM, the hacking campaign began in September. It addressed a variety of organizations, including in government and in …

[ad_1] Britain’s hopes of securing an early trade deal with the United States have been dashed by a warning from Joe Biden, the president-elect, that the United States will not sign a trade deal with anyone until the United States has resolved its competitiveness. Britain had been closing in on …

[ad_1] The UK has become the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine following large-scale clinical trials and is set for the BioNTech and Pfizer injection to be available from ‘next week’. Germany’s BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said doses of the vaccine would be shipped to the UK …

[ad_1] Donald Trump has raised the idea of ​​running again for president in 2024 at a Christmas reception at the White House on Tuesday night. “It’s been an incredible four years,” Trump told the crowd, which included many members of the Republican National Committee. “We are trying to do another …

[ad_1] Family members will be able to visit relatives in nursing homes starting Wednesday if they have received a negative COVID-19 test. The Department of Health and Welfare has said more than a million tests will be sent to nursing home providers over the next month to allow safe visits …