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What to expect from the next generation of Covid-19 vaccines Dozens of coronavirus jabs under development aim to be cheaper, easier to distribute and effective against different strains Dr Nawal Al Kaabi, chair of the National Covid-19 Clinical Management Committee and Dr Walid Zaher, vaccine project leader at G42 Healthcare, pictured in Abu Dhabi. Their teams will lead a plan to produce the Sinopharm vaccine in the UAE this year. Victor Besa / The National Dr Al Kaabi, pictured with Ashish Koshy, chief executive of Sinopharm vaccine trial partner G42 Healthcare, said the country aims to inoc...

202-WON? From vaccine roll out in January to abolishing tiers by Easter – how 2021 is the year we’ll defeat Covid 31 Dec 2020, 10:48 Updated: 31 Dec 2020, 10:49 A COVID vaccine has changed everything - finally giving a silver lining to the end of this pandemic. The roll-out of both the Pfizer and Oxford jab spells the end of the restrictions that have crippled the economy and people's mental health. 9 How the next year could pan out - from the vaccine roll out next month to the end of the tier system 9 A Covid vaccine has given hope life will return to normal soon. The Pfizer vaccine was...

Pressure is mounting on the government amid rising coronavirus cases. - Credit: PA Another national coronavirus lockdown is "inevitable", according to a University of East Anglia expert in infectious diseases. And Prof Paul Hunter warned the country faces a "really difficult six months" because failures to combat the pandemic contributed to the emergence of the new Covid-19 variant. Professor Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia. Picture: UEA - Credit: UEA With hospitals under increased pressure amid rising coronavirus rates, the government is being urged to impose tougher restri...

Professor Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia. Picture: UEA - Credit: UEA A newly-approved coronavirus vaccine is key to helping the UK out of a "dire situation", according to a Norwich expert.  Paul Hunter, a medical professor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), says "anything which can reduce deaths" must be welcomed.  The Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has been approved for nationwide roll-out - Credit: PA As Covid-19 cases continue to rise across the country, the first doses of the Oxford vaccine are due to be given on Monday.  And, while the Pfizer jab must b...

MUTANT SPREAD Two cases of South Africa Covid strain in the UK are likely ‘the tip of the iceberg’ and restrictions ‘may be too late’ Exclusive 24 Dec 2020, 17:39 Updated: 25 Dec 2020, 0:57 Invalid Date, THE two cases of a new Covid strain from South Africa detected in the UK are probably just the “tip of the iceberg”, experts say. And they fear banning flights from South Africa, and strict quarantining of recent arrivals, may be “too late” to stop the spread of the new variant in the UK. 3 THE two cases of the coronavirus strain from South Africa detected in the UK are prob...