Alternative to AstraZeneca for under-30s Under-30s in the UK will be offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine where available, says UK government vaccine advisory group JCVI. A review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) found a “reasonably plausible” link to the vaccine and rare blood clots, with the risk of developing…
Moderna vaccine to be rolled out in the UK this month The Moderna Covid vaccine will be available in the UK from April, it was announced this week. The jab was approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MRHA) in January, and has been found to be 95% effective. Like the BioNTech/Pfizer and…
Care homes caution against compulsory vaccines Care home workers will be legally required to get a Covid-19 vaccine if Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock’s request is voted through. Hancock said, “It is something that we are looking at because people who are looking after elderly residents in care homes, who we know to be the…
Oxford-AstraZeneca is “safe and effective” says EU regulator After a review of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced that it is “safe and effective”. Concerns over links between the vaccine and blood clots cases led 13 EU states to suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine this week. The World Health…
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