U.K. to Test COVID Vaccine Mixing By Ralph Ellis
Feb. 5, 2021 The United Kingdom says it has launched the world’s first study on whether giving a person different COVID-19 vaccines in a two-dose regimen is safe and provides more protection against the coronavirus.
Eight hundred people over 50 years old will be given the Oxford/AstraZeneca and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines in different combinations and at different intervals, the U.K. Department of Health and Social Care said in a news release.
If vaccine mixing works, it would give health authorities a new advantage in fighting the pandemic that has killed more almost 2.3 million people worldwide, including 110,000 in the United Kingdom.
U.K. Mom of Epileptic Child Gets Cannabis Reprieve In Light of Brexit Thursday, 28 January 2021
Hannah Deacon, mother of 9-year-old, severely epileptic Alfie Dingley, is one of the people that Brexit will impact most, as the country settles into the reality of leaving the European Union. Instead of cannabis oil imports from the Netherlands being ceased immediately, they will be able to continue for at least another six months.
The Struggle To Access Life-Saving Medication
Originally from Warwickshire, England, Alfie relies specifically on the imported oil for his seizure condition, and it is not safe for him to switch to another product. While she only has until July 1 to rely on imports being delivered within the country’s borders, Deacon is relieved that she has at least bought a little more time to figure out next steps.