London, June 11, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The UK will donate at least 100 million surplus COVID vaccines to other countries within the next year, British Prime Minister, PM, Boris Johnson has pledged. As he prepares to welcome world leaders to Cornwall for the G7 summit, the prime minister has vowed to “take a massive step towards beating this ...

London, May 28, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Lisa Shaw, 44, a popular BBC Radio presenter has died after taking a jab of AstraZeneca vaccine, the family has said. Now a coroner will consider if the cause of Lisa Shaw’s death might have been complicated by her having had the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Her family said this in a ...

London, May 18, 2021 (AltAfrica)-There are now 86 local authorities with five or more confirmed cases of the Indian Covid variant, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. A total of 2,323 cases of the Indian coronavirus variant have now been reported in the UK Delivering a COVID-19 statement in the Commons, the health secretary said 483 cases ...

London, May 4, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Britain plans to scrap the social distancing rule next month, becoming the first country to do so as it plans to return to normality ahead of summer THE UK recorded one new Covid death on Monday – the first time fatalities have dropped to a single figure since last summer. It ...

London, May 3, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Daily lateral flow tests could be used as an alternative to isolation for those who have been in contact with someone who tests positive for the coronavirus. Currently, these people must quarantine for 10 days but a trial in England will see daily lateral flow tests given to as many as ...

London, May 2, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Four children in UK have been taken to hospital after suffering a “violent reaction” from eating sweets believed to contain cannabis, police have said. Officers were called to a parade of shops on Pound Lane, Epsom, at 2.15pm on Saturday, and found three children vomiting uncontrollably and falling in and out ...

London, April 29, 2021 (AltAfrica)-An extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine have been ordered by the UK government as it puts together plans for a vaccination booster programme in the autumn. It brings the total number of Pfizer doses ordered by the UK to 100 million. These extra supplies are not about ...

London, April 28, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The UK plans to slash bilateral funding on water and sanitation projects in developing countries by more than 80% this year, despite handwashing and good hygiene being critical defences in the fight against coronavirus, a leaked government memo has revealed. The total amount spent on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) – ...

London, April 14, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A UK study into using different COVID-19 vaccines in two-dose inoculations is being expanded to include shots made by Moderna and Novavax, researchers said on Wednesday. The trial, known as the Com-Cov study, was first launched in February to look at whether giving a first dose of one type of COVID-19 ...

London, April 7, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The Moderna vaccine will be rolled out for the first time in the UK to residents in west Wales from Wednesday, the Welsh government has announced. The announcement follows growing concern surrounding the possible link between the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots. On Tuesday, Oxford university announced that it would pause ...