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The EU’s drugs regulator has been investigating reports of rare blood clots in a small number of people who received the vaccine
The European Union’s medicines regulator has denied that it has established an association between the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine and rare blood clots, after an official from the agency claimed it had. Marco Cavaleri, chair of the vaccine evaluation team at the European Medicines Agency (EMA), told Italian newspaper
Il Messaggero that there is a “clear” link between the vaccine and an extremely rare blood clot in the brain, but did not provide any evidence to support his claim. In a statement on 6 April, the EMA said it had “not yet reached a conclusion and the review is currently ongoing”, adding that it expected to announce findings from the review on 7 or 8 April. It’s safety committee is investigating 44 reports of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a
Moderna Covid vaccine will be rolled out in WEEKS, minister says
Apr 6 2021, 8:21 ET
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THE MODERNA coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out in weeks, one minister has revealed.
It will be administered to Brits alongside the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab and the Pfizer/BioNTech offering. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates.
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Brits could receive the Moderna jab within weeks as it finally arrives in the UKCredit: The Mega Agency
So far in the UK over 31.5 million Brits have received a first dose, with over 5.4 million having had a second.
The Sun s Jabs Army have helped to deliver jabs across the country and Prime Minister Boris Johnson previously hailed the efforts of volunteers who have helped on site at vaccination centres up and down the country.
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YOUNG people from across the south have turned their hand to creating films in an effort to urge their peers to continue keeping themselves and their communities safe from the spread of Covid-19. As the further easing of restrictions are eased, the films are being released on social media to encourage young people to keep following the guidance, particularly over the Easter break. Organisations including LifeLab and Southampton Children’s Hospital at University Hospital Southampton, were awarded funding for the film projects through the Southampton City Council COVID-19 Innovations Grant. They then worked with young people in schools, colleges and youth groups to produce short films with the help of professional production companies.
THE pandemic could cause historically low levels of childbearing, a new study has found. A new project, led by researchers at the University of Southampton has found that the impact of Covid-19 could mean a further fall in fertility rates to historically low levels. As part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s Fertility Trends project and the ESRC Centre for Population Change, the research team, led by Professor Ann Berrington at the University of Southampton, has found that fertility rates across the UK have been declining for all age groups. Although there is said to be little information on pregnancy birth rates during 2020 at this point, using previous findings on how economic shocks affect society, the study has created a set of what if scenarios to test how the pandemic might affect the number of babies born in the UK.