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British regulators have received extra trial data from AstraZeneca that supports their view that the COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University is effective in the elderly, a vaccines official said on Friday.more

The European head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said he is “concerned” over whether COVID-19 vaccines will prove effective against new virus variants. “The virus still has the upper hand on the human being,” WHO Europe Director Hans Kluge told on Thursday.more

Great Britain left the EU and there were no regulations that we could invoke to persuade the British to do something about the Pole in coma in Plymouth hospital - explains the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Piotr Wawrzyk in "Nasz Dziennik". He adds that the ministry is working on regulations to facilitate action in such a situation.more

Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales soared to a record high in the first nine months of last year, reports Bloomberg, citing data from the National Statistics Office (ONS). This has raised new concerns about the true toll of the pandemic.more

Sweden will be at risk of a third wave of Covid-19 infections if the public stop following recommendations, particularly around social distancing and keeping contacts to a minimum, the Public Health Agency has warned. more

Derby County footballer Krystian Bielik wrote on social media that he is "absolutely devastated" due to a serious injury.more

About one in three people recently given a Covid vaccine by the NHS report some side-effects. None was serious - a common one was some soreness around the injection site, the UK researchers who gathered the feedback found.more

Russian doctor who saved Putin enemy Alexei Navalny from Novichok poisoning found dead after 'sudden heart attack' ·more

A team of scientists, incl. from the University of Oxford will study the effects of administering different Covid-19 vaccines in two doses. Animal studies were expected to demonstrate the benefits of this approach.more

The British government's announcement of directing passengers from high-risk countries to a mandatory 10-day quarantine in hotels is delaying. Details of the program are not to be presented until next week.more

There are currently around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes Covid-19 worldwide, so all vaccine manufacturers, including Pfizer and AstraZeneca, are trying to improve their formulations, UK Deputy Health Minister Nadhim Zahawi said yesterday.more

An improved version of the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccines to prevent new variants of the coronavirus may be ready before fall, Prof. Andy Pollard, head of the team that developed it.more

Although the number of coronavirus infections is still alarmingly high, it seems that the current wave of the Covid-19 epidemic in Great Britain has already passed the peak of the current wave of the Covid-19 epidemic, said Chris Whitty, England's chief physician yesterday evening.more

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has tweeted that 10 million people in th UK have had their first dose of the vaccine.more

From fiery crash to medical miracle: New Jersey man is world's first to receive successful face and double-hand transplant.more

The boss of Test and Trace has told MPs around 20,000 people a day are not self-isolating when they should be. more

This is the moment a teenage Covid-sceptic accosted England’s chief medical officer and started calling him a liar.more

People in Wales who are told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid-19 phone app can now apply for a £500 payment, the Welsh Government has announced. more

Denmark's government said Wednesday it is joining forces with businesses to develop a digital passport that would show whether people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, allowing them to travel and help ease restrictions on public life.more

Over 65s will be invited to receive their Covid vaccine next week amid claims every adult in the UK could be offered the jab by May, it was reported.more

UK-based drug maker GlaxoSmithKline and Germany’s CureVac say they plan to collaborate on a new generation of vaccines targeting emerging variants of Covid-19.more

The Covid-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is 76 percent effective against the virus 12 weeks after it is given as a single dose, scientists from the university said on Tuesday.more

"The vaccination campaign has an unforgivable delay. It is impossible to achieve herd immunity by the end of the year," said Italian expert Fabio Ciciliano of the science and technology committee advising the government in Rome on the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.more

The British variant of the coronavirus appears to mutate even more, mimicking the South African and Brazilian variants, potentially making it more resistant to vaccines, British researchers said.more

AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus can also be administered to people over 55 who are in good health, explained the scientific committee of the Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa). She noted that she recommends the preparation mainly to people aged 18-55.more