First proof Covid jabs slash severe cases by up to 94% AND helps stop spread
22 Feb 2021, 15:30
Updated: 22 Feb 2021, 19:49
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COVID vaccines are slashing severe cases of the disease by up to 94 per cent - and helping to stop the spread, new findings suggest.
Experts have today declared the results - the first evidence to come out of the UK s jab programme - as very encouraging .
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be assessing the effectiveness of vaccines to map the route out of lockdown. He is pictured holding a vial of an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, February 17Credit: AFP or licensors
In the first set of vaccine data published today, researchers in Scotland found the Oxford jab appeared to reduce a person s risk of hospital admission by up to 94 per cent - four weeks after the initial dose.
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Updated: 19 Feb 2021, 15:18
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JERUSALEM woke up to the rare sight of the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall covered in snow this week.
Snow from the wobbling polar vortex has blanketed parts of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Libya and Israel, reaching areas of the Middle East which have not seen snow in years.
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People play by the Dome of the Rock during a snowy morning in Jerusalem s Old CityCredit: Reuters
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The Dome of the Rock, inside the old walled city of Jerusalem, is usually bathed in sunshineCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
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Workers clear the snow in front of the Western Wall following the snowstormCredit: AFP or licensors
Updated: 19 Feb 2021, 17:40
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A BRAIN-SWELLING disease 75 times more deadly than Covid could mutate to become the next pandemic killing millions, scientists have warned.
Experts told Sun Online how a number of emerging diseases could trigger another global outbreak – and this time it could be The Big One .
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The fruit bat-borne virus Nipah is a prime candidate for serious concern, they fear.
Severe brain swelling, seizures and vomiting are just some of the symptoms of this highly potent disease - which was first discovered in 1999 in Malaysia.
Outbreaks in south and south-east Asia show the virus to be extremely deadly, with a death rate of between 40 to 75%.