COVID-19 vaccine

Why We Will Still Need Mass Testing Even When There's A Vaccine

The latest vaccine developments have been heralded as major breakthroughs. So has all the cash spent on Moonshot been a waste?
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Covid Vaccine Trial Stats Can Be Confusing. Here's What They Mean

AstraZeneca's Covid-19 jab has 70% efficacy. Here's how the figure was calculated and why it might not be the same in the real world.
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Could We Have A Mass Vaccine Rollout By Christmas?

Health secretary Matt Hancock has called the vaccination programme “one of the biggest civilian projects in history”.
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Coronavirus Vaccinations Could Begin 'Next Month', Announces Matt Hancock

Health secretary says Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been asked to formally asses Pfizer vaccine.
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Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Is 95% Effective And Has Passed Safety Checks

The vaccine is due to arrive in the UK before the end of the year.
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How The Covid Vaccines Could Be Rolled Out

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines could be given to people in the UK in early 2021.
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Local Lockdowns Need 'Strengthening' Until Vaccine Rollout, Says England Health Chief

Public Health England's Dr Susan Hopkins says tier 1 had "very little effect".
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UK Strikes Deal For 5m Doses Of Moderna Vaccine Found To Be 94% Effective

Health secretary Matt Hancock announces the "initial agreement" at No.10 press conference.
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Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Found To Be 94% Effective In Trials

The UK could secure doses of the US firm's vaccine in spring 2021 at the earliest, the government said.
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6,000 UK Volunteers Sought For Final Stage Of Covid Vaccine Trial

Participants in Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Leicester, Sheffield, Manchester, Dundee and Belfast can expect to be contacted in the second half of this week.
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