England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said hebelieves the NHS is ready to keep pace with the UK's Covid-19 vaccinationprogramme should a vaccine be approved by regulators.
Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has suggested that a gradual easing oflockdown restrictions will not begin before early March. He told BBCBreakfast: “If we take the mid-February target, two weeks after that you getyour protection, pretty much, for the Pfizer/BioNTech, three weeks for theOxford/AstraZeneca, you are protected. “One of the things we don’t know yet,and the deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam is on record as saying‘look give me a couple of months and I’ll tell you’, is the impact of thevaccine on transmission rates ie on infecting people. “So there are a numberof caveats that stand in the way of us reopening the economy. “It will begradually, it will be probably through the tiered system but you’re looking atthat sort of period, two to three weeks after the middle of February, afterwe’ve protected the top four cohorts.”
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Deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said the effects ofhousehold mixing on Christmas Day have not yet been felt by the NHS, which isin some areas already in a stretched position as cases of the new variant ofCovid-19 continue to spread across the UK. It comes as the Government hasannounced more areas of the UK will go into Tier 4.
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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam says he has told his 78-year-old mother she musthave the Covid-19 vaccine. The deputy chief medical officer, who said hismother calls him “Jonny”, said he is “very confident” in the Medicines andHealthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) which has approved the jab fromPfizer and BioNTech.
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Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has said the Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine is easier to use and easier to deploy over other vaccines due to the temperature it can be held at. Report by Browna. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Duke of Cambridge spoke to frontline workers and volunteers from acrossthe UK via video call to hear more about their involvement in theadministration of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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TV and NHS medic Dr Ranj Singh has urged members of the public to remain homeover the weekend, and encourages people not to bend the rules so as to helpstop the spread of Covid-19.
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A record number of Covid patients have died in the UK, with 1,564 deaths in a single day and hospital admissions topping 36,000.
The pandemic has put colossal strain on the NHS and has seen one of the busiest Covid wards in the country at London's Royal Free Hospital treating three times the number of patients. Report by Browna. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
According to the Health Ministry, total of 8,06,484 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in India for COVID-19. India reported 15,223 new COVID-19 cases and 19,965 discharges on January 21. With new infections, the COVID tally of the country stood at 1,06,10,883. Which includes 1,92,308 active cases. 1,02,65,706 patients have been discharged across the country. With 151 deaths in the last 24 hours, the death toll rose to 1,52,869.
The government is being taken to court over claims its COVID financial support scheme discriminates against women who have had babies recently. Sky News
India's COVID-19 caseload crossed 1.06 crore with a total of 15,223 infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,02,65,70, according.. IndiaTimes
England's deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam has described the Moderna vaccine trial results as "brilliant news". Professor Van-Tam had compared the earlier Pfizer vaccine trial results to a..
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Professor Jonathan Van-Tam says he will be encouraging his own mother to take a Covid-19 vaccine, insisting safety standards had not been compromised during the..
MHRA chief Dr June Raine and deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam answer questions from the media at a coronavirus data briefing. Dr Raine reinforces statement that public..
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