AstraZeneca: Blood clots 'confined to younger women' says expert When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. The AstraZeneca […]
PMQs: Boris Johnson praises British Army for vaccine rollout Vaccination is currently one of the only tangible ways out of the Covid pandemic, with uptake surging across the world. The UK’s vaccine programme began in December 2020 and has since covered more than six million people. Most of the vulnerable people now included in the […]
Coronavirus vaccine: Dr Sarah offers advice on ‘reactions’ Coronavirus vaccine efforts kicked off in the UK yesterday, as the country delivered the first doses to vulnerable Brits. Over 80s in hospital care received one of the two doses required for full immunity, with ministers hailing the drive a success. But two healthcare workers who took […]
Matt Hancock gives details of UK’s ‘mass vaccination programme’ The Covid vaccine found its first recipients in the UK today, as the Government went ahead with plans to inoculate the most vulnerable. People aged over 80 and in hospital treatment received their jabs this morning, and ministers hope to administer them to all vulnerable people […]
Vaccine: Matt Hancock discusses ‘Covid vaccine passports’ Covid vaccines landed in the UK this week, with a 90-year-old woman becoming the first person to receive the jab. But there will be an unfortunate few that have to wait a little longer for the coronavirus vaccine. Covid is a deadly infection that’s killed more than 70,000 […]
Vaccine is a 'great tool' says WHO's Margaret Harris Last month the UK became the first nation to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use, and the first batches of the vaccine have now arrived in the UK. A priority list for the vaccine has been decided, and the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine will […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. As the total global cases of coronavirus reaches the 60 million mark, the end of the pandemic is on the horizon, with three effective vaccines now expected to be ready for the […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Moderna and Pfizer have emerged as the first two successful biopharmaceutical companies in the race to produce an effective COVID-19 vaccine. Their efforts produced a groundbreaking jab utilising a relatively new approach […]
Melatonin, a hormone which regulates the sleep-wake cycle, and is commonly used as an over-the-counter sleep aid, may be a viable treatment option for Covid-19, according to a study. The research, published in the journal PLOS Biology, used a novel artificial intelligence (AI) platform to identify possible drugs for Covid-19 repurposing. Analysis of patient data […]
During the warmer months, especially on a full moon night, several thousand horseshoe crabs emerge from the sea onto beaches across the U.S. mid-Atlantic to spawn. For pharmaceutical companies, they work as an important resource for making medicines safe. Teams of lab workers capture the horseshoe crabs and take them to labs to harvest their […]
