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The “new normal” brought about by the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be here for quite some time, with a change not likely until well into 2022, a leading scientist has said. Professor Helen Rees, who is a member of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) emergency committee for Covid-19, said measures such as wearing face masks and social distancing will have to continue. Her comments are the latest in a line of views shared by experts about when a sense of normality is likely to return...

Updated Friday, 22nd January 2021, 2:42 pm People who refused to have the vaccine will continue to be at risk (Photo: Getty Images) Scientists are urging people not to rely on those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to keep them safe, as it is “pretty much impossible” for the UK to reach herd immunity. While vaccines will allow a return to normality for large parts of society, people who have not been immunised will be at ongoing risk from coronavirus. Vaccines won’t completely s...

Updated Friday, 22nd January 2021, 3:35 pm The Oxford jab was found to have an efficacy of 62 per cent (Photo: Getty Images) Scientists are recommending that all health and social care professionals should be vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccines as they have proved to be more effective. Researchers from the University of East Anglia have warned that the Oxford vaccine is ‘less effective’ in controlling the spread of the virus, and would need to be given to more than 90 p...

A study found that 69 of the population would need to be given the Pfizer jab, or 93 the Oxford vaccine, to bring the R number below 1.

Will you still wear a mask once the pandemic is over? Will face masks remain a cultural norm in the UK even after the immediate danger of Covid-19 has passed? Scientists are quick to point out that Covid-19 is not going away any time soon: the most likely scenario is that the virus becomes endemic but, through a combination of vaccination and natural evolution in the virus, it will become much less harmful and disruptive, giving symptoms similar to the common cold. And, at that point, will we s...

What to expect from the next generation of Covid-19 vaccines Dozens of coronavirus jabs under development aim to be cheaper, easier to distribute and effective against different strains Dr Nawal Al Kaabi, chair of the National Covid-19 Clinical Management Committee and Dr Walid Zaher, vaccine project leader at G42 Healthcare, pictured in Abu Dhabi. Their teams will lead a plan to produce the Sinopharm vaccine in the UAE this year. Victor Besa / The National Dr Al Kaabi, pictured with Ashish Kos...

202-WON? From vaccine roll out in January to abolishing tiers by Easter – how 2021 is the year we’ll defeat Covid 31 Dec 2020, 10:48 Updated: 31 Dec 2020, 10:49 A COVID vaccine has changed everything - finally giving a silver lining to the end of this pandemic. The roll-out of both the Pfizer and Oxford jab spells the end of the restrictions that have crippled the economy and peoples mental health. 9 How the next year could pan out - from the vaccine roll out next month to the end of the t...

Pressure is mounting on the government amid rising coronavirus cases. - Credit: PA Another national coronavirus lockdown is "inevitable", according to a University of East Anglia expert in infectious diseases. And Prof Paul Hunter warned the country faces a "really difficult six months" because failures to combat the pandemic contributed to the emergence of the new Covid-19 variant. Professor Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia. Picture: UEA - Credit: UEA With hospitals under incr...

Professor Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia. Picture: UEA - Credit: UEA A newly-approved coronavirus vaccine is key to helping the UK out of a "dire situation", according to a Norwich expert.  Paul Hunter, a medical professor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), says "anything which can reduce deaths" must be welcomed.  The Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has been approved for nationwide roll-out - Credit: PA As Covid-19 cases continue to rise across the country, the ...

MUTANT SPREAD Two cases of South Africa Covid strain in the UK are likely ‘the tip of the iceberg’ and restrictions ‘may be too late’ Exclusive 24 Dec 2020, 17:39 Updated: 25 Dec 2020, 0:57 Invalid Date, THE two cases of a new Covid strain from South Africa detected in the UK are probably just the “tip of the iceberg”, experts say. And they fear banning flights from South Africa, and strict quarantining of recent arrivals, may be “too late” to stop the spread of the new varian...