First Pfizer jab ‘gives 91% Covid protection’ as officials consider single shot programme to speed up immunity
Terri-Ann Williams, Digital Health Reporter
27 Dec 2020, 10:23
Updated: 27 Dec 2020, 15:08
Terri-Ann Williams, Digital Health Reporter
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THE Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine gives 91 per cent protection from Covid-19 as officials are considering administering a single jab to help speed up immunity, it has been reported.
The jabs require two doses per patient, with a 21 to 28 day gap between doses - two vaccines are required to reach 95 per cent efficacy.
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Professor David Salisbury, who was in charge of immunisation at the Department of Health until 2003, said one dose already provides 91 per cent protection.
Bodybuilder who married sex doll reveals he tragically BROKE her days before Christmas
Updated: 24 Dec 2020, 16:07
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A BODYBUILDER who married a sex doll in a bizarre ceremony has revealed he has accidentally BROKEN her dashing his hopes of a loved-up Christmas.
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He has now revealed his wife is at the repair shop ruining plans for a romantic ChristmasCredit: instagram
However, he now faces an anxious wait to see whether or not the love of his life will be fixed in time for the rest of the festive period.
He told the Daily Star: “She is broken. Now she is being repaired. She s in another city.
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Two cases of South Africa Covid strain in the UK are likely ‘the tip of the iceberg’ and restrictions ‘may be too late’
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24 Dec 2020, 17:39
Updated: 25 Dec 2020, 0:57
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THE two cases of a new Covid strain from South Africa detected in the UK are probably just the “tip of the iceberg”, experts say.
And they fear banning flights from South Africa, and strict quarantining of recent arrivals, may be “too late” to stop the spread of the new variant in the UK.
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THE two cases of the coronavirus strain from South Africa detected in the UK are probably the “tip of the iceberg”Credit: AFP or licensors
What is the Brexit fishing deal with EU now Britain has taken back control of its waters?
Updated: 24 Dec 2020, 15:57
BRITAIN and the EU have been wrangling over fishing rights as the Brexit deal is hammered out.
It has been the main sticking point which has drawn out the negotiations, but as a deal is announced today - what does it mean for Britain?
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Boris tweeted to say a deal had been done
Fishing has long been an issue for Brexit - the EU system means that waters are shared and Brits don t have control over who can come in and fish.