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As a GP at a practice serving 60,000 patients in York, Abbie Brooks spent most of early December preparing for the imminent rollout of the newly approved Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. But while appointments were booked, and staff were briefed, doses of the vaccine were nowhere to be seen.
âWe were advised we were going to get a delivery, and then [at the] last minute, the vaccines didnât arrive so we had to cancel patients which was obviously upsetting for patients and staff,â she says. âWhen we were able to get going, the deliveries werenât the numbers we were expecting.â While Brooks says that deliveries have been more consistent so far in 2021, GPs across the UK have reported that their expected vaccine deliveries are being delayed as manufacturers race to deliver as many doses as possible.
EXCLUSIVE: Innova coronavirus test put into NHS packaging for flexible use
Manufacturer instructions say it is for professional use on people with symptoms
But Department of Health is giving it to people without symptoms to self-test
Experts said rebrand was unusual and wouldn t be needed for a quality product
Scientists warn the self-test kit isn t fit for purpose and its use should be stopped
Professor Jon Deeks, a biostatistician from the University of Birmingham, accused the Government of making lateral flow tests seem better than they are
Boris Johnson s extortionate Operation Moonshot mass-swabbing scheme could accelerate Covid s spread because the tests are so inaccurate, a top expert has warned.
Professor Jon Deeks, a testing expert at the University of Birmingham, accused the Government of making lateral flow tests seem better than they are in a bid to justify the £100billion scheme.
Professor Deeks and other scientists are concerned that the tests are significantly less accurate when people do them themselves, as is the plan for Opertaion Mooonshot.
Less than three quarters of pupils were in secondary school classes the week before Christmas as the number of students in state schools across England plummeted, official figures show.
Seventy-two per cent were in secondary school classes on December 16, down from 80 per cent the week before, according to the Department for Education.
Attendance in primary schools dropped from 89 per cent to 86 per cent over the same end of term period.
Between nine per cent and 11 per cent of pupils - up to 872,000 children - did not attend school for Covid-19 related reasons on December 16.
The number of pupils in schools plummeted to their lowest levels in London, dropping to 67 per cent from 80 per cent on December 10.
Coronavirus Disease Weekly News 10January 2021
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