SUNDERLAND’S Director of Public Health is clamping down on false rumours about the vaccines. OVER 24 million people have had their first dose of the vaccine. However, some minorities have refused or are against the vaccine, and they call themselves anti-vaxxers. While vaccines were beginning to roll out, rumours circulated […]
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New Covid-19 text scam affects vulnerable and elderly
FRAUDSTERS are targeting vulnerable people during the pandemic with fake NHS texts to obtain personal details, with elderly people more at risk. A new scam has begun to emerge which takes advantage of people desperate for the Covid-19 vaccine, where the offenders will send a text or email which looks […]
UoS alumni ready to help roll out Covid vaccine with ‘army of pharmacies’
A PHARMACIST, who has worked in Sunderland for more than 30 years, says an “army” of pharmacies are ready to help in the roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine. Yesterday, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs the Government will offer 24-hour vaccinations to the public as soon as possible. […]
Covid-19: Busting the vaccine myths
DR Jane Falconer is a Senior Lecturer in Immunology at the University of Sunderland. Today, as the Covid vaccine rolls out across the world, Dr Falconer dispels some of the ‘myths’ surrounding the vaccination process. Myth #1: Covid vaccines are unsafe because they have been fast-tracked into production. Truth: Safe Covid […]
Covid latest: vaccine roll-out, Gov’t testing ‘untruths’, Wales hit again
NHS boss: vaccine roll-out next Tuesday now a logistics challenge Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, said coronavirus vaccines will have reached the hospital hubs to enable vaccinations to begin on Tuesday. He told BBC Breakfast that hospitals are working out how many care home residents, care home […]
Covid latest: vaccine misinformation and joy – and ‘wilful disregard’
MPs to challenge media giants on vaccine misinformation Facebook, Google and Twitter have been asked to explain their handling of vaccine misinformation online to MPs, amid fears that ‘fake news’ and conspiracy theories could hinder efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic. Tech giants have faced increasing pressure to tackle false […]
Covid latest: self-isolating PM ‘fit as a butcher’s dog’, vaccine plan latest
PM self-isolates with ‘high heart’ and ‘bursting with antibodies’ Boris Johnson said the fact he was “bursting with antibodies” from his last encounter with Covid-19, would not stop him having to self-isolate, after meeting with an MP who has tested positive. The Prime Minister, admitted to intensive care with coronavirus […]
COVID-19 vaccine is not a shortcut out of lockdown, says Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
JONATHAN Van-Tam, England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer is warning the public that while Pfizer has an ongoing COVID-19 vaccine trial going on, it is not to be a “shortcut” out of the current national lockdown. He has said that he is “hopeful” that the vaccines are important in helping us […]
Covid latest: deadline passes, deaths spike, vaccine plans advance
HERE’S a round-up of today’s latest news on the coronavirus pandemic from around the UK. Greater Manchester Tier 3 deadline passes – but no announcement BORIS Johnson’s deadline for agreeing a deal with Greater Manchester leaders on tougher coronavirus controls has passed without an official announcement. The Government threatened […]
National meningitis groups back vaccines petition
Two major meningitis awareness groups have expressed their sadness for the passing of Faye Burdett. Meningitis Now and the Meningitis Research Foundation are backing a Parliamentary petition calling for older children to have a vaccine, following last year’s campaign to vaccinate all new-borns and babies under one year old. Two-year-old […]