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COVID vaccines may be stopping the spread of the virus “almost completely” and are working “better than any of us could have imagined”, experts claim. Dr Mary Ramsay, Public Health England's head of immunisation, said research suggests the jabs will have a major impact on halting transmission. She told the BBC Today programme: “There’s really very good signs that this [vaccination] is going to at least reduce infection rates across the population, and hopefully... prevent people passing it on almost completely if they’ve been vaccinated fully.” But Dr Ramsay stressed that it is not yet known how long this immunity might last, and “whether that will be enough to stop the infection spreading more widely in the population over time”. It comes as a huge boost as the government seeks to keep infections low to thwart the emergence of new variants. While studies show that the current jabs prevent hospitalisations and deaths, there are fears that the virus could mutate … [Read more...] about Covid vaccines may stop spread of virus ‘almost completely’ & jabs working ‘better than we could have ever imagined’

MISSION Impossible’s all about pulling off the unfeasible – but shooting the film during a pandemic is a challenge too far for leading man Tom Cruise and his team. He flew the cast and crew to the Middle East for the latest run of scenes, but has been forced to end filming of the seventh instalment of the franchise after people refused to work any longer. Production staff demanded they were allowed to head back to the UK this weekend before hotel quarantine rules come into effect on Monday. Studio bosses have now had to charter a private jet to bring them home because they were up in arms about not being able to return to their families. A movie insider said: “The whole production has hit yet another issue and there have been revolts among the cast and crew. “For quite a few of them, the prospect of having to quarantine in a hotel back in the UK is a step too far and they’ve demanded to be flown home before the rules change. The studio has had to fund a jet back and the … [Read more...] about Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible filming scrapped as crew fly home from the Middle East

MERCEDES have released images of the car they hope will power Lewis Hamilton to a record eighth world title. Hamilton , who is currently tied on seven with Michael Schumacher, will be going all out in 2021 to move into a class of his own. The Brit already has the most wins (95), pole positions (98) and podium finishes (165) in F1 and can now go on to become the undisputed champ. He said: "The launch day of a new car is always a really exciting one. It's great to reveal to the world the result of everyone's hard work at the factories and to see some of my team-mates in person, which has been so rare during the past year. "I've been in touch with the engineers through the winter, keeping track of their preparations as I prepare myself for the season ahead. "The excitement has been building and building, so now I just can't wait to get out on track in the W12." The car - or to give it its full title the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance - is an evolution of last … [Read more...] about Mercedes release images of Lewis Hamilton’s new F1 2021 car which Brit helped engineers build to go for another title