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The approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been hailed as a “game-changer” and a “triumphant moment” in the battle against coronavirus. One of the key people behind the new jab said it will provide some respite in the “blizzard” of the pandemic, and hope for the future. Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group and chief investigator of the Oxford Vaccine Trial, said the development and approval of the vaccine is “an absolute triumph of academic collaboration”. He told BBC’s Radio Radio 4 Today programme: “This really is a great moment in what�...

Advertisement Britain's regulators today approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, offering renewed hope the end of the pandemic could just be months away.   Officials said the jab will be made available 'from next week', while Health Secretary Matt Hancock claimed the approval now offers 'high confidence' the UK could 'get out of this by spring'. It comes after Britain yesterday recorded more than 53,000 infections in record daily high amid fears hospitals may be overwhelmed by spiralling admissions within days. Here, MailOnline answers all the questions about the jab including how...

The approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been hailed as a “game-changer” and a “triumphant moment” in the battle against coronavirus. One of the key people behind the new jab said it will provide some respite in the “blizzard” of the pandemic, and hope for the future. Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group and chief investigator of the Oxford Vaccine Trial, said the development and approval of the vaccine is “an absolute triumph of academic collaboration”. He told BBC’s Radio Radio 4 Today programme: “This really is a great moment in what�...

New Covid-19 variant: Boris Johnson backtracks on relaxing Christmas rules CNN 12/21/2020 By Amy Woodyatt, Lindsay Isaac, Luke McGee and Arnaud Siad, CNN © Toby Melville/AP Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference in response to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, London, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Johnson says Christmas gatherings can't go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England as he imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions to curb rap...

endIndex: Professor Chris Whitty said "urgent work" is underway to rule out if the new strain, prevalent in the south east of England, can cause a higher mortality rate. (CNN) -- The hopes of millions of Britons that Covid-19 restrictions would be eased over Christmas were dashed on Saturday, after scientists warned a new strain of the virus is spreading more quickly than others. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a series of stricter coronavirus restrictions, tightening rules around household mixing that were due to be relaxed over Christmas in England, while leaders in Scotland an...