Virus Watch was funded by The United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) Medical Research Council (MRC) & the Department of Health and Social Care National Institute for Health and Care Research (DHSC NIHR) in April 2020 under the COVID-19 Rapid Response Call 2. The motive behind Virus Watch was to …
Read More »The Latest: Israeli study confirms vaccine efficacy
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Read More »The Latest: Auckland, New Zealand begins 3-day lockdown
LONDON — U.K. government scientific advisers say the COVID-19 variant now predominant in the country may be up to 70% more deadly than previous … Source link
Read More »Statement from Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock on testing and vaccinations
We begin 2021 knowing that vaccines are our way out of this pandemic. Human ingenuity and phenomenal scientific advances make it a case of when, not if, we will return back to normal life. The cavalry is here courtesy of our vaccination programme and we have already protected more people …
Read More »Health and Social Care Secretary’s statement on coronavirus 17 November
Good afternoon and welcome to today’s Downing Street coronavirus briefing. I’m joined today by Professor Jonathan Van Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Office and Dr Susan Hopkins, the Chief Medical Advisor to NHS Test and Trace. Before we talk about testing and vaccines, I’d like to update you on the latest …
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