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The BBC has reported that nine months after it was rolled out, the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has finally reached the Antarctic. It was flown in, via the Falkland Islands, this week to immunize the 23 staff members who've been keeping the British Antarctic Survey, BAS, Rothera research base running through the polar winter.
Actress Sheila Hancock, 88, recently revealed that she has been warned that the treatment she receives for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may affect the efficacy of her Covid-19 vaccine More than half of the UK adult population has received the first dose of the Covid vaccine and, for the vast majority, that spells a passport to freedom — but that may not be the case for all. People who have autoimmune disorders, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body, and those who are undergoing cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, or living with chronic kidney disease, for example, may need ...