A survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown that young people and ethnic minority groups are more hesitant to receive the Covid-19
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Coronavirus vaccination scams ask for bank details from Kingston residents
Kingston residents have been contacted by fraudsters posing as the NHS, asking people to provide their bank details and pay for the coronavirus vaccination.
Kingston University health centre offering Covid-19 vaccines to most vulnerable
Kingston University health centre gave out its first Covid-19 vaccination on Tuesday, December 15.
Can we trust a coronavirus vaccine?
It has been an exciting few weeks. First Pfizer announced a 90 per cent efficacy of its vaccine candidate, then Moderna one-upped it with 94 per cent. Then, in the early hours of Monday morning, November 23, the Oxford vaccine was shown to have 70 per cent effectiveness – increasing to 90 if people were given an initial half dose followed by a booster. The Oxford vaccine also has the advantage of being by far the cheapest and easiest to store of the three.
BioNTech/Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine 90 per cent effective in trials
The UK Health Secretary announced plans to roll out the new coronavirus vaccine, made by Pfizer and BioNTech, from as early as December 1, after preliminary trials showed 90 per cent effectiveness in patients.
