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Video report by ITV News Health Editor Emily Morgan
The UK has been embroiled in a growing row over the decision to delay giving the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccines.
Patients in the UK could have to wait up to 12 weeks after their first Pfizer jab instead of the recommended 21 days in order, the British government says, to speed up the vaccine rollout.
The delay will also apply to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, although, with some evidence from trials that a second dose up to 12 weeks later does not interfere with the efficacy of the jab, this has caused less global controversy.
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Don’t throw your sweets out
Now the New Year has arrived, it might seem like a good idea to throw out any sweets left over from Christmas to avoid the temptation. Well, don’t.
In one experiment, researchers at Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium put temptation in the way of student volunteers in the form of a bowl of Quality Street they were not allowed to eat. When they later had M&Ms placed in front of them, they ate fewer than the students who hadn’t had the Quality Street temptation.
CALLUM Stoneman, who was born blind, has had a year to remember. (Callum and Iggy) The 21-year-old has refused to let his condition the rare inherited eye disorder Norrie and the attitudes of other people stop him from achieving his goal. This year he graduated from the University of Bolton with a 2:1in BSc Computer Networks and Security and has just secured a high flying job with BT as a Network Designer on the BT Graduate Networks Scheme. He said: “I have proved that if you are determined and persistent you can achieve whatever you want to achieve.” To top off the year, Callum, married his fiancée Jess at Gretna Green on November 4, just before the second UK lockdown.
Source:Â Ara Institute of Canterbury
During the last week of November, a miniature city was created in the Kahukura Building at Ara â a truly diverse collection of buildings that could fill a metropolis that are actually alternate concepts for inner-city spaces in Christchurch.
EXIT is the year-end showcase for work completed by Araâs 2020 graduating class of Bachelor of Architectural Studies students. The annual exhibition demonstrates to family, friends and industry figures alike the technical and design capabilities that students have acquired during their years of study, but also the realization of eachâs unique vision.
Tayla Clarke entitled her model of a convention centre and âin-betweenâ space âTo Wander â Time, Space and Journeyâ, which is a fitting description of the exhibition in general, a curated array of vastly different concepts and executions, all unbounded by budget, bylaws or client imperatives. For their final project, Ar