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The approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been hailed as a “game-changer” and a “triumphant moment” in the battle against coronavirus. One of the key people behind the new jab said it will provide some respite in the “blizzard” of the pandemic, and hope for the future. Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group and chief investigator of the Oxford Vaccine Trial, said the development and approval of the vaccine is “an absolute triumph of academic collab...

Advertisement Britains regulators today approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, offering renewed hope the end of the pandemic could just be months away.   Officials said the jab will be made available from next week, while Health Secretary Matt Hancock claimed the approval now offers high confidence the UK could get out of this by spring. It comes after Britain yesterday recorded more than 53,000 infections in record daily high amid fears hospitals may be overwhelmed by spiralling a...

The approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been hailed as a “game-changer” and a “triumphant moment” in the battle against coronavirus. One of the key people behind the new jab said it will provide some respite in the “blizzard” of the pandemic, and hope for the future. Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group and chief investigator of the Oxford Vaccine Trial, said the development and approval of the vaccine is “an absolute triumph of academic collab...

New Covid-19 variant: Boris Johnson backtracks on relaxing Christmas rules CNN 12/21/2020 By Amy Woodyatt, Lindsay Isaac, Luke McGee and Arnaud Siad, CNN © Toby Melville/AP Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference in response to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, London, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Johnson says Christmas gatherings cant go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and ...

endIndex: Professor Chris Whitty said "urgent work" is underway to rule out if the new strain, prevalent in the south east of England, can cause a higher mortality rate. (CNN) -- The hopes of millions of Britons that Covid-19 restrictions would be eased over Christmas were dashed on Saturday, after scientists warned a new strain of the virus is spreading more quickly than others. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a series of stricter coronavirus restrictions, tightening rules around ...

350,000 people in UK receive first COVID-19 jab, PM says Andy Hayes, news reporter The prime minister has said 350,000 people across the UK have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. © Imagebridge A member of medical staff preparing a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab Boris Johnson revealed the figure after being asked for it by a member of the public during Saturdays Downing Street news conference. Mike from Cheshire suggested the number should be added to the daily...

Professor Chris Whitty, Englands chief medical officer, said it was the "working assumption" that the vaccine would work against the new variant. He told the news conference: "I think this is a situation which is going to make things a lot worse. (But) there are some really optimistic things - assuming the vaccine works against this, which I think at the moment is the working assumption." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player I didnt even feel it: Prue Leith...

New coronavirus strain ‘moves fast’ and is becoming the dominant variant The new strain – now officially named VUI-202012/01 - may be “up to 70 per cent” more transmissible than earlier strains 22 December 2020 • 9:29pm Britain on Dec 19 alerted the World Health Organisation about a new variant of the coronavirus that the Prime Minister said may be “up to 70 per cent” more transmissible than earlier strains. Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government’s chief scientific officer, did...