Europe’s Vaccine Rollout “Unacceptably Slow”, Says WHO
The World Health Organisation has criticised Europe's Covid vaccine rollout as being "unacceptably slow". Only 16% of its population has received the jab, compared with 52% in the UK.
The World Health Organisation has criticised Europe's Covid vaccine rollout as being "unacceptably slow". Only 16% of its population has received the jab, compared with 52% in the UK.
Germany is suspending its rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for people aged below 60 because of a risk of rare blood clots. This decision follows that of Canada to limit the rollout of the jab for those under 55.
More details have been given on Government plans to make Covid vaccination mandatory for care home staff, with a cabinet minister saying that workers would likely have to sign new contracts to make the change possible.
A judge has ruled that an 83 year-old dementia sufferer should have the Covid vaccine despite her son, who has Power of Attorney, saying that she should not have to end her life in pain if there were side effects.
On the one hand Government obviously believes I can't be safe from Covid because all the restrictions remain – with no excuses for the vaccinated. On the other hand, they say the NHS is open for routine business.
A quarter of England's over-80s are likely to have received both their doses of the Covid vaccine, according to NHS England figures – yet the Coronavirus Act has been renewed by MPs for a further six months.
Denmark has extended its suspension of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for 3 weeks to continue investigating reports that it causes blood clots. A recent survey found that one in three Danes would decline to get an AZ jab.
AstraZeneca has downgraded its estimates of its Covid jab's efficacy by 3%. The pharmaceutical company hopes that this small revision will enable its vaccine to receive US approval in the coming weeks.
A retired dentist has written a guest post for Lockdown Sceptics about his decision not to have the jab.
Children in the UK could start getting the Covid vaccine from August, much earlier than expected. Ministers are awaiting safety data on a child vaccine study being run by Oxford Uni before making their final decisions.
