Press Association
Coronavirus in numbers: 194,747 further cases recorded
A further 194,747 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the UK as of 9am on Wednesday, the Government said. The Government also said a further 334 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19. This figure...
Curated Video
Experts Say A Winter COVID Surge Is In The Cards
Experts blame closer gatherings, fewer masks and vaccine effectiveness wearing off over time for the winter surge.
Curated Video
Omicron Now Makes Up 73% Of U.S. COVID-19 Cases
As recently as the end of November, more than 99.5% of coronaviruses were Delta, according to CDC data.
Bloomberg
Johns Hopkins' Sauer on the Race to Stop Delta Strain Spread
Jun.30 -- Johns Hopkins Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Lauren Sauer discusses the concerns about the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant. The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by Michael R. Bloomberg, founder and...
Bloomberg
Dubai Airports CEO: 'Massive Impact' From U.K. Travel Easing
Sep.21 -- Paul Griffiths, Dubai Airports, CEO discusses the boost to passenger numbers as the U.S., U.K. And EU ease travel restrictions ahead of Dubai Expo 2020, the uptick in winter travel to Dubai and scaling up recruitment. He speaks...
Bloomberg
Best & Worst Places to Be During Delta Surge
Aug.26 -- The delta variant is upending every model of success that has emerged in the last 18 months, sending countries that were once ranked as among the best places to be during covid tumbling. Bloomberg’s Rachel Chang reports on...
Bloomberg
Billionaire Soon-Shiong on L.A. Times, Vaccine Development
Biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of ImmunityBio Inc., discusses how the Los Angeles Times is evolving and ImmunityBio's approach to vaccine development. Soon-Shiong is owner and executive chairman of the Los Angeles...
Curated Video
Vaccination Effort In U.K. Brings Relief
Daily new cases of COVID-19 in the U.K. have been declining for a week.
Bloomberg
India 'Not in a Hurry' to Remove Stimulus, Minister Says
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discussed the challenges the economy faces, and the government's pandemic-era stimulus. She spoke with Bloomberg in New York on Sunday. (Excerpts) (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
No Need for Covid Booster Shots Yet: Johns Hopkins' Pekosz
Jun.18 -- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz says the U.S. is in a good place when it comes to controlling Covid-19 infections. The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by...
Bloomberg
Novavax Covid Shot Shows Strong Efficacy Against Variants
Jun.14 -- Novavax says its vaccine candidate was 90% effective at preventing symptomatic Covid and 100% effective at preventing moderate and severe symptoms in a large trial. The shot was 93% effective against variants. CEO Stanley Erck...
Sky News
UK: Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts coronavirus press conference inside 10 Downing Street.
CLEAN: Interior shots of the UK government's Chief Medical Adviser Chris Whitty speaking during Downing Street Coronavirus press briefing on 14th June 2021 London, United Kingdom.
Sky News
UK: Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts coronavirus press conference inside 10 Downing Street.
CLEAN: Interior shots of the UK government's Chief Medical Adviser Chris Whitty speaking during Downing Street Coronavirus press briefing on 14th June 2021 London, United Kingdom.
Bloomberg
Ex-FDA Commissioner McClellan on Pfizer Vaccine, Delta Spread
Aug.23 -- Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan, founding director of the Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University, reacts to U.S. regulators granting full approval to the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech. He...
Bloomberg
J&J Aims to Achieve 1 Billion Covid Vaccines, CFO Says
Jul.16 -- Johnson & Johnson Chief Financial Officer Joseph Wolk says the company is in active discussions with the European Union, Japan and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to determine how much supply of its experimental coronavirus...
Bloomberg
Covid Vaccines Demand Was Underestimated, Medix CEO Says
Dec.22 -- Sigal Atzmon, founder and chief executive officer of Medix Global, a provider of medical management solutions with a client base that exceeds 4 million members in over 90 countries, discusses the rollouts of Covid-19 vaccines...
Curated Video
Walgreens Preparing To Handle Vaccinations
Walgreens plans to work with states to help rollout COVID-10 vaccines once they're available.
Curated Video
Spain Projects Achieving COVID-19 Herd Immunity By Next Summer
Spain's health minister says the country will vaccinate two-thirds of the population — about 32 million people — in 5 to 6 months.
Bloomberg
Vaccination Is Way We Get Back to Normal: Cowling
Dec.29 -- Benjamin Cowling, professor of infectious diseases epidemiology at Hong Kong University and an advisor to the Hong Kong government on vaccination policy, discusses how prepared Hong Kong is for mass vaccinations, the...
Bloomberg
One Person in 50 in England Now Has Covid: Government
Jan.05 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says 23% of all over-80s in England have now been given a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. One person in every 50 now has coronavirus in England, according to the government. Johnson speaks at a...
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Dr. Fauci: 100M Vaccinations In 100 Days Is 'Doable'
Dr. Fauci said more vaccinations while keeping up with social distancing guidelines is the best way to prevent the spread of the new variant.
Press Association
Mass vaccine centre opens in Birmingham
A mass vaccination centre opened at Birmingham's Millennium Point on Monday. Interview with Ken Hughes, 82, from Staffordshire. Hundreds of patients have queued up to receive coronavirus jabs at mass vaccination centres which have opened...
Press Association
Starmer calls for cross-party approach to vaccine communcation
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calls on the Government to apply a cross-party approach to communication on the coronavirus vaccine.
Bloomberg
JPMorgan’s Gori: Asia Will Be Behind If Vaccines Don’t Pick Up
Jun.02 -- Filippo Gori, Asia Pacific chief executive officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co. discusses his biggest priorities for 2021, his hiring plans and his plans for the business in China. He speaks exclusively with Stephen Engle on...