Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Pascal Soriot said that while the UK, where there was widespread use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, recorded a large peak in infections, “there were not as many hospitalizations relative to Europe” where other coronavirus vaccines were used more widely.
He stated that while more data is needed for analysis, the drug has been shown to AstraZeneca “stimulates T cells (part of the immune system that defends the body against specific infections) to a greater degree in older people “, so hospitalizations in the UK have been limited.
In the meantime, AstraZeneca opens today a £ 1 billion research facility in Cambridge, a project that Soriot says he hopes will break new boundaries in medicine.
According to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a combination of good vaccine implementation, particularly among the most vulnerable older groups who are most at risk of serious diseases, and natural immunity to infection means that there is likely to be a much smaller group of vulnerable people that the virus can infect.
The UK reported yesterday 44,917 new infections and 45 deaths from coronavirus.
More than 50 million people aged 12 and over in the UK have already received a first dose of vaccine, while more than 46 million have received a second.
Meanwhile, vaccine boosters are already being offered to those over 50 and this week extends to those of 40.
Nevertheless, in Northern Ireland people will be encouraged to work from home whenever possible in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.
The Northern Irish Minister of Health, Robin Swann, presented a document for its consideration, which includes an evaluation of the problems related to the application of the use of face masks.
They will also analyze the potential for establish a scoring system at the door to rate companies on their compliance with rules and mitigations.
The Minister of Justice of Northern Ireland, Naomi Long, said they are “looking for ways to avoid having to take such drastic measures”, focusing on Vaccine boosters and vaccine passports “to make high-risk places as safe as possible.”
Minister Swann warned yesterday that the service companies of the gastronomic sector and pubs, may have to close during Christmas Unless cases drop.
Turn in Scotland, the chief minister Nicola Sturgeon, will announce today if the Covid passports will be expanded to cover more places like cinemas, theaters, pubs and restaurants.
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