Dr Amit Thadhai, director of Niramaya hospital in Mumbai, said: “There have been a long series of questions which have been raised about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. The fact that doctors have been asked to take it first has caused problems; doctors are not used to enrolling in trials which is why the uptake has been so low.” … [Read more...] about Indian hesitancy sets back world’s biggest Covid vaccination drive
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Britain records its deadliest day of the Covid pandemic for second day in a row with 1,820 more victims – but the outbreak continues to shrink with 38,905 new infections
'I think there is a very simple series of recommendations which I've been pushing continuously and I'll continue to do so, which is the lesson is: go earlier than you think you want to, go a bit harder than you think you want to, and go a bit broader than you think you want to, in terms of applying the restrictions. … [Read more...] about Britain records its deadliest day of the Covid pandemic for second day in a row with 1,820 more victims – but the outbreak continues to shrink with 38,905 new infections
Boomers beat younger travellers to holidays – TUI reports surge in bookings from vaccine-confident over-50s
A calculator lets you work out when you will receive your vaccine depending on your age - here is how to find out. … [Read more...] about Boomers beat younger travellers to holidays – TUI reports surge in bookings from vaccine-confident over-50s
Travellers arriving in UK without Covid test fined £500 then let into country and told to quarantine, Home Office admits
"I suspected they would not check for negative Covid tests but they did. They were very thorough in the end. There were a few altercations between passengers and border officials and at one point I heard one official say he'd fined three people £500 already for not having proof of a test." … [Read more...] about Travellers arriving in UK without Covid test fined £500 then let into country and told to quarantine, Home Office admits
Diversion tactics: how big pharma is muddying the waters on animal antibiotics
Last year agribusiness organisations, including all livestock, crop and tobacco industries, spent more than $131m on lobbying in the US, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Critics say industry is perceived to have been able to tighten its grip on the USDA during the Trump administration, especially on the issue of antibiotic use. Hoefner said: “We were making some inroads in the last administration here in the US, but even then it was difficult. We weren’t making huge strides but we were making some strides. But now it’s totally impossible so we’ll just have to wait this out.” … [Read more...] about Diversion tactics: how big pharma is muddying the waters on animal antibiotics
