UK Newspaper Archive (July 2020-Present)

It will be a harsh winter this year as lockdown is replaced with tighter tiers – but a potential vaccine could bring hope to the country by spring, the Daily Mirror reports. 

A vaccine will bring the world a “step closer” to ending the pandemic, The Guardian has quoted Oxford university’s Professor Sarah Gilbert as saying. 

The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca are boosting hopes the coronavirus can be beaten, according to the Financial Times, which reports the partnership vaccine is due to be submitted for regulatory approval “immediately”. 

A “secret NHS document” reveals a COVID-19 vaccine could start being administered next month, the Daily Mirror says.

The Daily Star leads with the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University, which produces a strong immune response in older adults, data from early trials has shown.

The Daily Express reports on what it calls a “double dose” of good news – that two coronavirus vaccines are delivering successful results from trials.

The Times reports on the UK buying five million doses of the new Moderna vaccine – bringing fresh hopes that the country could have several working vaccines within the next few months.

The Daily Star hails the news that a new vaccine has proven to be almost 95% effective, but says that the UK won’t get it until Spring, after a pre-order “shambles”.

The Independent says that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is the most effective one yet, and that the UK has secured five million doses of the jab.

A new vaccine from US firm Moderna has boosted hopes for an end to the pandemic, after it said its jab was almost 95% effective in fighting COVID-19, the i writes.

The Financial Times says three of the world’s top central bankers have predicted the breakthrough on a coronavirus vaccine would lift the uncertainty weighing on the global economy.

Millions of people could miss out on the most effective COVID-19 vaccine, The Guardian reports.

The i has a warning that the COVID-19 vaccine should not be sold privately but instead distributed based on risk and need.

England’s deputy chief medical officer would encourage his mother to have the COVID-19 vaccine, Metro reports.

Pfizer, the company behind the promising coronavirus vaccine, also makes the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, the Daily Star says.

The Daily Telegraph reports scientists say Britain could return to normal life by spring after the jab breakthrough was announced. The UK has already ordered 40 million doses of the vaccine.

Ten million doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be ready in the UK by Christmas after trials showed it is both safe and 90% effective, reports Metro.

The Times says GCHQ has begun a cyber operation to disrupt anti-vaccine propaganda being spread by hostile states.

The Daily Mirror reports on chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty’s optimism about a possible end to lockdown and a vaccine coming – hopefully, both before Christmas.Read more on this story here.

The i reports that GPs have been told to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine.

‘Vaccine on the front line in a month’ headlines the Metro, as the NHS is on standby for a potential coronavirus vaccine rollout in December. Read more on this story here.

The Times leads with hopes for a German vaccine by Christmas, with plans for those most in need to receive it first.