Tag: Omicron strain; new strain; Covid-19; booster shot; COVID vaccine
New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutation
British drugmaker GSK said on Tuesday (December 7) its antibody-based Covid-19 therapy with US partner Vir Biotechnology is effective against all mutations of the new Omicron...
England has community transmission of Omicron variant: Sajid Javid
Health secretary Sajid Javid said on Monday (December 6) there is now community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across regions of...
“I’ve boosted my immunity,” says PM Johnson as he receives his Covid-19 jab in vaccination centre
Prime minister Boris Johnson received his Covid-19 booster shot on Thursday (December 2) and urged others to follow suit to help the country fend...
UK inks deals for 114 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses; RPS renews calls for increased role of community pharmacies in providing booster shots
Even as the UK agrees deals for 14 million additional covid-19 vaccine doses from Moderna and Pfizer, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has renewed its...