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AstraZeneca Picture: Lynne Cameron/PA Wire - Credit: PA Meanwhile, in a separate update on its investigations on Wednesday, the European medicines watchdog has ruled that unusual blood clots were "very rare side effects" of the jab. The government is keen to emphasise people should continue to keep getting their jabs with more than 20 million doses of the AZ vaccine now given across the UK, saving an estimated 6,000 lives.  Here are the key questions and answers as under 30s will be offered Pfizer or Moderna jabs instead.  What have the regulators said? A review by the European Medicines A...

Clive Lewis, Norfolk's only MP of colour, said there were several issues to consider to understand the disparity.  "You have to look at the history of science and medicine in this country," he said. "For many years there has been a promotion of racist thought, so you can see why a lot of black people are suspicious of the state. "That lack of trust is something you cannot get away from, and it's not just the black community but any that is disadvantaged.  Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South, has urged members of the BAME community to get the coronavirus vaccine

A Covd vaccine being administered at Castle Quarter in Norwich - Credit: Danielle Booden Another 20,000 people in Norfolk and Waveney have received second doses of the coronavirus vaccine during the latest seven-day period.  Fresh figures published by NHS England show 21,726 follow-up injections were administered in the week to March 28.  The large-scale Covid vaccination centre at Connaught Hall in Attleborough - Credit: Danielle Booden It means a total of 53,788 patients now have substantial protection against the effects of Covid-19.  People have this week been And, encouragingly, ...

Andy Barber, engagement manager at Caring Together - Credit: Caring Together "Carers are always very grateful because it takes all the hassle out of it. The taxi will wait for them, for example, while they are getting their jab. "People who look after family or friends have a lot to deal with, so we are really conscious of how much those little things matter. It is one less thing on the list for them to think about." On Caring Together's part in the Call to Carers campaign, Mr Barber added: "We've had a steady stream of people getting in touch in the last week, and we expect more and more ...

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, which runs the large sites, said the number of appointments offered was "partly based on the expected availability of vaccine". Addressing concerns over a lack of vaccine availability in Norfolk, the trust said new slots were added on a frequent basis. A spokesman said: "Anyone in a priority group invited to have their vaccine can look for an appointment at a time and location that’s convenient to them through the national booking service. "New appointments are regularly added to the system as they become available, and alternatively, people can...