Pfizer Vaccine Approved
As of today, the UK government has approved use of the COVID vaccine from Pfizer. The first phase of the programme will cater to the following in nine stages: Residents in a care home for older adults and their carers All those 80 years of age and over. Frontline health and social care workers. All […]
COVID-19 Vaccine – 90% Protection
Announced today, pharmaceutical developers Pfizer and BioNTech, have developed a coronavirus vaccine that effects 90% of people in preliminary testing. The vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people across six countries which caused no safety concerns at all. COVID – When will it end? Both Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to apply for emergency approval […]
Teaching is Not a High-Risk Profession
England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, has told MP’s that teaching is not a high-risk occupation for Coronavirus and children should be in school. Teaching in Primary – Low Risk After the national announcement from PM Boris Johnson on Saturday, schools are not to be included in the second national lockdown to confront the spread […]
Universities Online Learning
New guidance from the government has told universities that they should switch to full-time online learning only if there is a local coronavirus outbreak. House parties are also banned due to the ‘Rule of Six,’ only having 6 people in one group at a time. Universities have the control The Department for Education (DfE) have […]
Reaching the Peak of COVID-19
The country has been told today by Boris Johnson not to lose patience with the lockdown, ‘we are now beginning to turn the tide.’ At the Peak! Our great country is showing real signs that we are passing through the peak of Covid-19, meaning that (fingers crossed) schools will show some sort of phased return […]