IRELAND is on track to finally ease the lockdown by May 4, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said — as the Russians vow to gift us their Sputnik vaccine. Last night Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Leo Varadkar also moved to offer reassurance to the public after a number of setbacks with the AstraZeneca and Johnson… Read More »
On Tuesday, U.S. health authorities urged states and healthcare providers pause use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, citing reports of a rare but serious side effect. According to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, six women in the U.S. have experienced an unusual combination of blood clots… Read More »
The risk of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, paused by health officials Tuesday because it is tentatively linked to a rare type of blood clot, is low relative to similar risks posed by COVID-19 and other medications in common use. Yet the pause could be costly in terms of slowing the vaccine rollout to rural… Read More »
And remember, there is no published data on the number of people offered jabs, as opposed to those who have actually been vaccinated. However, NHS England has made clear that across the nine groups, 95% have actually had their first doses – that is an average, with take-up rates varying in different groups. BBC News… Read More »
A West Australian woman who suffered a rare blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is recovering well after a period in intensive care. The woman in her 40s presented at the emergency department of a regional WA hospital about a fortnight after receiving the jab in mid-March. She was then flown to Royal… Read More »
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A health worker checks the patients queue during the COVID-19 vaccination campaign with AstraZeneca vaccine in Santander, Spain. Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5pm on… Read More »