Oxford COVID-19 vaccine gets approval for emergency use in UK
The vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca will begin to be administered next week.
The first Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination will apparently happen next Monday. Sarah Tew/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website.
The Oxford University and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency supply in the UK, the country s government said Wednesday. This follows the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines winning approval last month.
Like the other two, the Oxford vaccine will require two doses. In this case, the second shot should be administered between four and 12 weeks after the first.
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The first minister responded to the offer within 15 minutes, saying: “Thank you. I’ll pass this on to our vaccination team.”
Fellow north-east business Piggery Smokery also offered to help, suggesting its van could be used to run supplies between the Brewdog sites.
We got a small VW van – Piggery-Smokery would donate that to the cause – could use it as a runner to go get stuff between the BD sites if that helped out? – 01975564136 mark@piggery-smokery.co.uk @MattHancock@NicolaSturgeon – admittedly a tiny offer but here if required…… https://t.co/mcdHX5FdVLpic.twitter.com/RjY2J6qO6x
The Covid-19 vaccination programme – the largest in the history of the NHS – will move up a gear on Monday as the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine starts to be rolled out across the UK.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has thanked the co-founder of BrewDog after an offer to use their closed bars as coronavirus vaccine hubs.
James Watt had tweeted Ms Sturgeon and UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock to suggest the craft beer company’s venues could be used to help roll out the vaccine quickly.
The Aberdeenshire-based brewer has dozens of bars across the country, including throughout Scotland and in central London.
Thank you. I’ll pass this on to our vaccination team.
Mr Watt tweeted: “Hi @MattHancock & @NicolaSturgeon. We would like to offer our closed @BrewDog venues to help with a quick roll out of the vaccine. For free.
France Registers 1st Case of COVID-19 Variant Linked to South Africa - Health Authorities Fri 01st January 2021 | 12:30 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 01st January, 2021) France has registered its first case of a new coronavirus strain, known as 501.V2 variant and linked to South Africa, the country s Health Ministry said on Thursday.
According to the statement, a man, who has recently returned to the country fromSouth Africa and lives in the French department of Haute-Rhin near the Swiss border, was confirmed to have contracted the virus. A few days after returning fromSouth Africa, the man showed symptoms of COVID-19. His PCR test came back positive.