More promising results from Covid-19 vaccine trials In the past week, the key players in the race to produce an effective Covid-19 vaccine have all announced promising results. More results from other teams working on advanced trials are expected in the coming weeks. The partnership between Pfizer and BioNtech were the first to share information…
Data indicates Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective Early data suggests that American pharma giant Pfizer and Germany-headquartered BioNTech have developed a potential COVID-19 vaccine resulting in 90% effectiveness. The phase III trial of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate – named BNT162b2 – involved 43,538 individuals, who received two doses of the…
Human rights watchdog launch inquiry into racial inequalities in healthcare An inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has begun into why lower-paid health and social care workers from ethnic minorities are at greater risk of contracting and dying from coronavirus. The EHRC said it wants to look at the experiences of health…
Health minister reveals he is ‘extremely hopeful’ sniffer dogs will be used to detect Covid-19 Health minister Lord Bethell has praised a trial by researchers at London School Of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Scientists there have been assessing whether dogs -which can already detect epileptic fits, cancer and Parkinson’s disease – can identify unique odours…
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