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Coronavirus UK: Britain will need lockdowns until summer 2021 even with vaccines, scientists warn

Experts warn that England will likely face the tiered local lockdown system or bigger national measures until the end of spring or even into summer, even if the vaccine roll-out goes to plan. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3pCZnfX

Is the great vaccine drive by Easter doomed already? Volunteers army has NOT been recruited

MailOnline analysis reveals that should the NHS keep vaccinating Britons at a rate of 300,000 a week, it will take until December 2022 to give everyone over 50 their first dose. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aVTTc1

Deaths in England and Wales were 7% higher than usual during week ending Dec 18

The figures were produced by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' mortality monitor, which uses data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and its equivalents in Scotland and Northern Ireland. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/38SN6x4

Covid-19: All you need to know about the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine

Britain's regulators today approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, offering renewed hope the end of the pandemic could just be months away. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/35cJu8v

Total national lockdown by the end of January is inevitable, says SAGE expert

Dr Mike Tildesley, a member of the scientific modelling committee, a sub-group of SAGE, warns the whole country will have to be plunged into lockdown by the end of January. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n8JxZ6

Coronavirus UK: Vaccinating 24m by Easter may STILL not end pandemic

With vaccines the only hope of escaping the seemingly endless cycle of lockdowns, officials hope to vaccinate 2million people in the most vulnerable groups every week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o0bSSA

Weekly Covid deaths rose again in last full week of data and rose by 44% in the South East

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the virus was mentioned on 2,986 death certificates in England and Wales over the seven days to December 18, up eight per cent on previous week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3816Uzg