Sun 24 January 2021: Israel is sprinting ahead in the global vaccination race having already inoculated around a quarter of its population. But critics such as the World Health Organization (WHO) have raised “concerns” about the unequal distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the country. Boasting one of the earliest and most successful vaccination campaigns in […]
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Sun 24 January 2021: Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday the country was still a long way from being able to relax a national lockdown despite evidence that the restrictions were bringing down the rate of COVID-19 infections. “There is early evidence that the lockdown is starting to bring cases down. But we’re […]
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Sun 24 January 2021: The study, published in Science Immunology, analysed antibody and T cell responses in 136 London healthcare workers who had mild or asymptomatic Covid-19 infection dating back to March 2020. The team, including researchers from Queen Mary, Imperial College London and University College London, found that 89 per cent of healthcare workers analysed carried […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the country’s vaccination campaign against the coronavirus pandemic is likely to roll out in February with imported vaccines, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking at a meeting in the capital Tehran, Rouhani said it is “necessary” to use foreign-manufactured vaccines until the homegrown vaccines are ready for mass usage. […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov has confirmed that Russia and Israel are discussing the joint production of a coronavirus vaccine, RT reported on Friday. Speaking to Novosti, Viktorov denied mentioning the type of vaccine but has said that the possible joint production of a vaccine is on the agenda. Viktorov has indicated that […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: Britain vaccinated 478,248 people in the 24 hours to Saturday with a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a daily record according to government figures, as the total death toll from the virus nears the 100,000 mark, standing at 97,329. Government data showed that the total number of people who have […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: Smoking and drinking depress the immune system and so could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines for illnesses such as the flu and coronavirus, according to a senior Turkish physician. Dr. Cevdet Erdol from the Health Sciences University in the Turkish capital Ankara told Anadolu Agency on Saturday that the use of […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: More than half of countries in the world have not received the coronavirus vaccine as part of the World Health Organization’s program to assist low- and middle-income nations. Vaccination has begun in 52 high-income countries around the world. However, 92 low- and middle-income nations have not received the vaccine as part […]
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Fri 22 January 2021: Police authorities, a forensic team and officials from the fire wings of three Maharashtra government agencies on Friday launched a probe to ascertain the cause of the fire at the Serum Institute of India’s premises, which claimed five lives. Five contractual labourers died in the fire that broke out in a […]
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Fri 22 January 2021: Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has contracted the novel coronavirus, the Spanish football club announced on Friday. “Real Madrid C. F. report that our coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for COVID-19,” the club said in a statement. The 48-year-old is the only manager to ever win the UEFA Champions League […]
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