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AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine could lead to fall in coronavirus spread, claims study
February 03, 2021 07:30 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary A scientific study suggests that a single dose of the AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine lowers the Covid-19 virus transmission by two-third. A single shot offers 76 per cent immunity against the virus for up to a period of three months. A.....
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PM Johnson optimistic of UK summer holidays this year
February 02, 2021 09:46 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Boris Johnson is hopeful of the prospects of summer holidays this year, but only if the vaccine rollout goes well. While the lockdown is working fine, it was too early to ease restrictions, Johnson said. The travel indu.....
Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) initiates additional filling of vials containing Covid-19 vaccine
February 02, 2021 07:54 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The pharma company has proposed increasing of filling vials by up to five additional doses. The US FDA had initially purchased 200 million doses of Moderna vaccine, following which it ordered additional 100 million jabs. .....
Valneva shares jump 16% after UK government decides to procure 40 mn more vaccine doses
February 01, 2021 12:49 PM GMT| By Kunal SawhneySummary Shares of Valneva jumped 16 per cent after the UK government procured 40 million additional doses of its Covid-19 vaccine. After the jump, the shares of Valneva SE hit a fresh all-time high on the .....
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Covid-19 shots offered to all older residents of care homes in England, claims NHS
February 01, 2021 08:53 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The National Health Service has said that official figures will confirm that the coronavirus vaccine has been delivered to every old care home resident in England. UK PM Boris Johnson has called this a significant milestone of the natio.....
Novavax shares spurt 35% afterhours as its Covid vaccine shows 89% efficacy
January 29, 2021 12:53 PM GMT| By Kunal SawhneySummary Novavax share price soared more than 35 per cent after-hours on Nasdaq after vaccine indicated promising efficacy results. The stock of Novavax has already registered a gain of more than 1,800 per cent in the last 12 months. Shares.....
Valneva starts large-scale production of Covid-19 vaccine in Scotland
January 28, 2021 02:35 PM GMT| By Kunal SawhneySummary Valneva SE has started commercial manufacturing of its Covid-19 vaccine in Scotland. Following the development, shares of Euronext Paris-listed Valneva soared nearly 9 per cent in the intraday trade. The Valneva vaccine is in the Phase.....
Lab tests confirm BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), Pfizer vaccine effective against new Covid-19 variants
January 28, 2021 10:15 AM GMT| By Hina ChowdharyA new laboratory test report that analysed the coronavirus candidate of BioNTech/Pfizer has revealed that the jab is protective against the new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and is easily adaptable.....
Merck (NYSE: MRK) terminates Covid-19 vaccine development programme
January 26, 2021 04:26 AM GMT| By Kunal SawhneyNew Jersey-headquartered pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co. Inc (NYSE: MRK) said on Monday, 25 January, that it has terminated its Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine development programme. The decision to discontinue the vaccine programme is based on&nb.....
California allows resumption of Moderna vaccine after allergy scare
January 23, 2021 01:02 PM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaCalifornia’s Health department has finally given a “go-ahead” for the distribution of the Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine which was earlier halted after several individuals started to fall sick soon after getting the jab from a s.....
Doctors suggest pruning the gap between two Pfizer vaccine doses
January 23, 2021 11:10 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The UK government is presently administering two doses in a gap of 12 weeks apart so that more people can be vaccinated. The British Medical Association has suggested to cut this gap to six weeks. BMA intervention highli.....
UK government borrowings record their highest level in December
January 23, 2021 08:27 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe latest figures posted by the Office for National Statistics reveal that the public sector net borrowing has hit a new record of £34.1 billion in December 2020. The monthly borrowing level is the highest for the month and third highest in any m...
UK blocks arrivals from Tanzania as it fights the South African variant
January 22, 2021 12:19 PM GMT| By Kunal SawhneySummary The UK government on Friday has announced a ban on arrivals from two African nations -- Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UK nationals and those who have residency rights will be exempted from this new rule. P.....
Sunak’s Covid-19 policies being attacked by Labour
January 21, 2021 01:43 PM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaUK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been fiercely attacked by the Labour Party on the way he is handling the economy during the pandemic. Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds has put across her views in her speech she delivered at the London .....
UK lateral flow tests can spot up to 90% cases, says study
January 21, 2021 09:50 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Researchers at the University of Oxford spotted 90 per cent of the cases with the rapid lateral flow test. But these results stood true only when devices were used by trained medical sta.....
England’s lockdown has failed to lower the virus transmission rate
January 21, 2021 07:52 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary PM Boris Johnson had imposed the third lockdown in England beginning 5 January. A study conducted by the Imperial College shows no evidence of a decline in the R rate during the first 10 days of the lockdown. The R rate was .....
UK sets a new record of 1,610 Covid-19 deaths in a day
January 20, 2021 10:01 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe daily number of deaths reported in the UK touched a new high of 1,610 on Tuesday, 19 January, even though the number of new cases dropped to 33,355 for the day from a high of 55,761 on 16 January. This has taken the total death toll to 91,470 a.....
British firms call upon the government to extend financial support
January 19, 2021 08:39 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the biggest business group in the UK, has requested the government to extend its stimulus packages in order to support the withering businesses and people being affected by the c.....
WHO Chief cautions over inequality amid global COVID-19 vaccine rollout
January 19, 2021 03:43 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has blasted the unequal worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. He stated that it was "not right" that young adults in rich nations were vaccinated ahead of healthcare.....
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All travel corridors to the UK closed until mid-February
January 18, 2021 09:23 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaAll the travel corridors in Britain, which allowed arrivals from various nations to avoid the quarantine requirements, have been closed from 04:00 am today in a bid to protect the nation against the risk of rapidly spreading new.....
