Linking cardiac arrest and COVID-19 vaccine is ‘wildly and irresponsibly speculative,’ says expert Speculations surface after high-profile cardiac arrests of Lisa Marie Presley and Damar Hamlin. Fortune · Jan 13, 2023
Former Tory whip says Andrew Bridgen suspension ‘frighteningly totalitarian’ Mr Bridgen was stripped of the Conservative whip after appearing to compare the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to the Holocaust. The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Covid vaccine uptake in Black community ‘impacted by conspiracy theories and racial inequality’ Experts have called for better public health messaging to help drive higher vaccination rates among ethnic minority communities Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023
How anti-vaccine misinformation hampers conversation about genuine concerns With more than 13 billion doses administered to date, we know Covid vaccines are overwhelmingly safe, effective, Wales Online · Jan 13, 2023
Everyone can now get a free flu jab The vaccines normally cost £15 for most people Wales Online · Jan 13, 2023
Andrew Bridgen: how anti-vaccine misinformation hampers the conversation about genuine vaccine injuries MP Andrew Bridgen was suspended from the Conservative party on January 11 for persistent misinformation about COVID vaccines, including numerous false claims around their safety. The final straw appears to have been his comments comparing the vaccination programme to the Holocaust. The Conversation · Jan 13, 2023
NHS heart doctor who championed Covid vaccines now wants jabs suspended after death of his father Dr Aseem Malhotra believes booster was a factor in his father's death at 73 but other specialists insist vaccine saves lives on a huge scale Wales Online · Jan 13, 2023
Chinese flock to Hong Kong to get private Covid booster shots Travel packages also advertised in Macau as interest grows in mRNA vaccines unavailable on mainland The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Child vaccination rates, already down because of COVID, fall again Child vaccination rates dipped into dangerous territory during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools were shuttered, and most doctors were only seeing emergency patients. Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023
Bullying, power and control: why people believe in conspiracy theories and how to respond From vaccine uptake to violent extremism, conspiracy beliefs are linked to distrust in major institutions or powerful figures. The Conversation · Jan 13, 2023
The US government spent $30bn developing the Covid vaccine. So how can Moderna plan to charge $110 a jab? Vaccines were built in part on government research and funding, but treatment won’t be free to Americans much longer The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Details on where and when to get your flu vaccine in Northern Ireland The Department of Health encourages getting vaccinated to help to protect the health service at a time when hospitals are under extreme pressure Belfast Live · Jan 12, 2023
Sixth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Biden Administration COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concludes the President exceeded the scope of his delegated authority. Reason · Jan 12, 2023
Andrew Bridgen vows to ‘continue to ask questions’ about vaccines after Tory suspension MP says his tweet was ‘in no way antisemitic’ – but says sorry for ‘any offence caused’ The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Bridgen vows to ‘continue to ask questions’ about vaccines after Tory suspension Andrew Bridgen apologised for any offence caused after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust.
Bangkok Post · Jan 12, 2023 Mainlanders seek mRNA vaccines in Hong Kong HONG KONG: Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections that have overwhelmed its health system.
Reuters · Jan 12, 2023 Mainland Chinese head to Hong Kong for mRNA COVID vaccines Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections which have overwhelmed its health system.
The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023 Cancer vaccine trials could start in the autumn – UK signs deal with BioNTech The UK government recently announced that it is partnering with German firm BioNTech to test vaccines for cancer and other diseases. The project aims to build on the mRNA vaccine technology that BioNTech became famous for developing, and which has been so successful at preventing serious illness and death from…
Liverpool Echo · Jan 12, 2023 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to tackle health inequality The new project is aiming to bring communities and public organisations together
Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 11, 2023 Crazed anti-vaxxers keep going ever lower In addition to being soulless ghouls, anti-vaxxers are having a dangerous and significant impact by baselessly connecting certain high-profile deaths — and even those of ordinary people — to COVID vaccines.
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Experts defend Covid-19 vaccines as MP Bridgen stripped of whip Andrew Bridgen had the Tory whip removed after appearing to compare the vaccination campaign with the Holocaust.
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for ‘utterly unacceptable’ Covid vaccine comments Andrew Bridgen claimed a medic had told him the vaccines were ‘the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust’.
The Conversation · Jan 11, 2023 Bivalent COVID vaccines have now been in use for a few months – here's how they're stacking up against omicron Vaccines have played a major role in mitigating the harms of the COVID pandemic since their rollout began just over two years ago. They’re estimated to have saved tens of millions of lives around the globe.
Reuters · Jan 11, 2023 UK's Conservatives ditch lawmaker for comparing COVID vaccines to Holocaust British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservative Party expelled a lawmaker from its parliamentary bloc on Wednesday for comparing COVID-19 vaccines to the Holocaust.
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Andrew Bridgen stripped of Tory whip over Covid vaccine comments Chief whip Simon Hart said the North West Leicestershire MP had ‘crossed a line’.