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Very Small Blood Clot Risk After First AstraZeneca Covid Shot – UK Studies
Date: February 23, 2022
By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) – A large study into rare blood clots linked with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine found between just one and three cases per million, and only after the first dose, shedding fresh light on the side-effects from the shot. Researchers have sought to analyse any link between COVID-19 vaccines and rare blood clots...
Valneva Receives 12.5 Million Pound COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Grant in Scotland
Date: February 22, 2022
(Reuters) – The Scottish unit of French vaccine maker Valneva has received a grant of up to 20 million pounds ($27 million) to partly fund the research and development (R&D) of manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine VLA2001, the company said on Monday. Valneva will receive the funds from Scotland’s national economic development agency Scottish Enterprise, which...
COVID-hit Queen Elizabeth Sends Message to Brazil
Date: February 22, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth sent a message of condolence to Brazil on Monday as she continued to carry out official duties despite testing positive for COVID-19. Buckingham Palace said on Sunday that Elizabeth, 95, was suffering mild cold-like symptoms but was expected to carry on with light engagements, an indication that the world’s...
UK’s Johnson Scraps Covid Restrictions in England
Date: February 22, 2022
By Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris on Monday said he would end all coronavirus restrictions in England including mandatory self-isolation for people with COVID-19 and free testing, drawing scepticism from some scientists and political opponents. Johnson’s “living with COVID” plan has sparked alarm that it is premature and...
Factbox-Britain Scraps All Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions
Date: February 21, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced the government would remove all remaining coronavirus restrictions in England and cut access to free tests as part of its “living with COVID” plan. Below is a summary of the changes announced: ISOLATION From Feb. 24: – The legal requirement to self-isolate following a...
‘God Save the Queen’: Messages Pour in After Elizabeth Catches Covid
Date: February 21, 2022
By Sarah Mills WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – News that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth had tested positive for COVID-19 drew shock, concern and messages of goodwill from across the country on Sunday, with politicians and the public willing the 95-year-old to recover. On a wet and blustery day, a few sightseers gathered at the gates of Windsor...