Markets fall after Moderna boss admits vaccine fears; military to assist ‘jab army’ in PM’s ‘Great British vaccination’ drive

The London FTSE 100 index has fallen further following concerns raised about the effectiveness of Covid vaccines against the new Omicron variant. The CEO of pharmaceutical giant Moderna has predicted a “material drop” in the efficacy of current vaccines and warned that “all the scientists I’ve talked to [about the new variant] … are like, […]

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Vaccine and mass testing boost for UK but Covid deaths hit highest daily toll since May

Doctors and soldiers have been put on notice to prepare for a national immunisation and mass testing drive across the UK following yesterday’s announcement of a coronavirus vaccine. Some 1,500 GPs and drive-through centres will deliver “at least 1,000 jabs a week” of the Pfizer and BioNtech vaccine from December 1, with health officials saying […]

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‘Urgent alert’ about coronavirus-related condition emerging in children issued by doctors

UK doctors have issued an “urgent alert” about a coronavirus-related condition emerging in children that requires intensive care treatment. The alert has been sent to GPs and states that in the “last three weeks, there has been an apparent rise in the number of children of all ages presenting with a multisystem inflammatory state requiring […]

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