Preliminary studies suggest that booster vaccines can reduce the risk of severe symptoms caused by the Omicron variant by around 85%. Data collected by UK researchers indicates that a third dose of the vaccines currently approved for use lowers the risk of developing serious disease dramatically. The figure is lower than other variants of Covid-19, […]
The Covid-19 booster vaccine programme is expanding at pace to fight a ‘tidal wave’ of Omicron cases. On Sunday 12th December, the Prime Minister addressed the nation, detailing new guidance on the booster jab to enable as many people as possible to get the third vaccine in the coming weeks. The previous deadline for offering […]
One of the creators of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert, has warned that future pandemics could be even more lethal. Prof Dame Gilbert, who was part of the team responsible for developing the Oxford- AstraZeneca vaccine, said that pandemics in the future could be more severe than Covid-19. Speaking at the 44th […]