Tag: Britain
Avacta halts sale of Covid-19 rapid antigen lateral flow test to boost Omicron sensitivity
Britain’s biotech firm Avacta Group on Monday (January 10) announced halting sales of its Covid-19 rapid antigen lateral flow test AffiDX to replace antibodies...
UK orders millions more antivirals to help fight Omicron
With growing concerns over the spread of Omicron variant, the UK has signed two contracts with drug majors Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co...
UK regulator approves new formulation of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for under 12s
UK regulator has approved a new age-appropriate formulation of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged 5 to 11 years old.
The...
Rate of COVID infections in carehomes may be as high as 70 per cent, head of Four Seasons says
The head of one of Britain’s largest independent providers of elderly care homes said he believed the rate of infections or suspected infections of...
Britain records over 500 daily Covid-19 deaths for first time
The UK reported 563 daily coronavirus (Covid-19) deaths on Wednesday (1), the first time the national toll has exceeded 500, bringing the total fatalities to...
UK to speed up Covid-19 testing as criticism grows
Britain's government said on Wednesday (1) it would ramp up the number of coronavirus tests amid widespread criticism that it was doing far too...