UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figures
Researchers have warned earlier coronavirus an infection doesn’t absolutely defend younger individuals in opposition to reinfection.
Scientists discovered that regardless of earlier an infection and the presence of antibodies, vaccination remains to be crucial to spice up immune responses, stop reinfection and scale back transmission.
They added that younger individuals ought to take up the vaccine every time potential.
According to an observational research of greater than 3,000 wholesome members of the US Marine Corps, most of whom have been aged 18-20, between May and November 2020, about 10 per cent (19 out of 189) of individuals who had beforehand been contaminated with Sars-CoV-2 (seropositive) turned reinfected.
Meanwhile, a prime scientist advising the federal government has mentioned native restrictions could have to be reintroduced if surge testing fails to halt the unfold of the South African Covid variant.
Professor John Edmunds, an epidemiologist on the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, informed ITV’s Peston present that if mass testing occasions, resembling these presently underway in Southwark and Barnet in London, “don’t work that effectively … then it’s potential we’ll should impose some kind of native restrictions again in place and no person needs to do it”.
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Restrictions on journey and outside conferences ease in Scotland
Some coronavirus journey restrictions have been eliminated in Scotland and extra individuals are actually capable of meet up open air.
The newest stage in lockdown easing was introduced at an unscheduled Covid-19 briefing by first minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday.
She mentioned the continued decline in virus circumstances meant the restrictions could be eased sooner than deliberate.
From Friday, Scots can journey throughout native authority boundaries for outside socialising, recreation and train.
But they have to comply with the “keep native” order for different functions resembling non-essential purchasing, and journey to some islands just isn’t allowed.
Rules on gatherings have additionally been relaxed, with teams of as much as six adults from six households now allowed to fulfill open air.
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Pfizer vaccine recipients will ‘probably’ want third booster shot
Those vaccinated with the Pfizer jab will “probably” want a 3rd booster shot inside 12 months of receiving their second dose.
The firm’s chief government, Albert Bourla, mentioned: “There might be probably a necessity for a 3rd dose someplace between six and 12 months after which from there, there can be an annual revaccination.”
Danielle Zoellner explains:
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Local lockdown warning issued
Professor John Edmunds, an epidemiologist on the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has advised native lockdowns may very well be launched if mass testing fails to suppress the unfold of the South African Covid variant.
Surge testing is presently underway in Southwark, in south London, and Barnet, in north London, after a cluster of circumstances have been detected there.
Prof Edmunds, who’s a member of the federal government’s scientific advisory group, Sage, informed ITV’s Peston present: “What we’re in south London is an instance of what we’ll see now within the coming months, as we strive our greatest to maintain that variant out or at as low a stage as we presumably can.
“If these mass testing occasions don’t work that effectively, and we don’t know but, I imply we’ll have to judge this one very rigorously, then it’s potential that we’ll should impose some kind of native restrictions again in place.”
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Past an infection ‘doesn’t defend younger individuals in opposition to reinfection’
Researchers have warned younger individuals who have already had coronavirus should not essentially shielded from contracting it once more.
An observational research of greater than 3,000 recruits of the US Marine Corps – aged between 18 and 20, between May and November 2020 – discovered about 10 per cent of individuals who had beforehand been contaminated with the Sars-CoV-2 virus turned reinfected at a later date.
My colleague Sam Hancock has extra particulars:
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Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s stay protection of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stay posted for rolling updates and statistics all through the day.
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