The Times says a small trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in children has been paused while the UK medicines regulator looks at reports it may be linked to a tiny number of clots in adults.A University of Oxford spokesperson said there were “no safety concerns” with this specific study, but that further information was being awaited from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The Times says a small trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in children has been paused while the UK medicines regulator looks at reports it may be linked to a tiny number of clots in adults.A University of Oxford spokesperson said there were “no safety concerns” with this specific study, but that further information was being awaited from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Pubs, restaurants and bars may allow their customers to break social distancing rules if they have a COVID passport, reports The Times.
An advertising campaign will encourage people in England to take two rapid coronavirus tests a week from Friday, The Times reports.
Britain’s “successful vaccination programme” will be used as a “blueprint for the future of the health service”, The Times reports.
Oxfam has been hit by new sex claims against aid workers, The Times reports.
Boris Johnson has urged people to go out and “have fun” as lockdown restrictions are eased and said England was on course for the reopening of shops, pubs and restaurants in a fortnight, according to The Times.He said he had not seen anything in the latest coronavirus data “that would cause us to deviate from the roadmap” but urged people to abide by the rules.
A chief constable says he believes schools have covered up sexual offences by pupils to protect their reputations, The Times reports.It comes after a number of independent schools in the country were accused of failing to deal with complaints about a “rape culture”.
