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A SCOTS virus expert has said there’s no evidence uptake of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is slowing in the UK - despite some European countries pa
Professor Linda Bauld of Edinburgh University said all the evidence indicated the jab was safe and effective.
Annie Innes was the first care home resident to receive a vaccine Speaking to the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland radio programme, Prof Bauld said reports of blood clots were “very rare” and a direct link to the vaccine was very unlikely. She said: “These kinds of pauses and reviews are a sign that the system is working. “Because when you see either deaths or unlikely adverse events that you wouldn’t anticipate or you didn’t see in the trials it’s reasonable for regulators to look at this. “The MHRA is still consistently saying there’s no cause for concern and that ...
Updated: 17/03/2021, 11:06 am © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Scots should expect a period of “ongoing confusion” as the country begins to slowly come out of lockdown, a public health expert has said. Hairdressers, non-essential retail and garden centres will reopen in the coming weeks, with pubs and restaurants also getting an idea of when they can finally reopen their doors for the first time since Christmas. From April 2, the current stay at home order for Scotland will be lifted, and replaced with a Stay Local advisory. Linda Bauld, professor of public health at Edinburgh University, tol...
Therese Coffey was asked by Piers Morgan why UK's Covid death toll was so high She said some of the reasons will be recognising 'age' and 'obesity' of population Conversation went quickly downhill, with Ms Coffey cutting short the interview Social-media users were equally – if not more – enraged than TV presenter Piers But was criticism justified? Many scientists have quietly applauded Ms Coffey