This week, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrive in the UK from Belgium, with first doses expected to be distributed in the upcoming week. The British government has secured 40 million doses of the vaccine (enough for 20 million people) and 800,000 of these doses are expected to have arrived in the first batch…
NEWS OF THE WEEK 29/11/20
In lieu of England’s lockdown being lifted on Wednesday, Matt Hancock announced which parts of the country will be going into each tier. The only places to go into tier one are Cornwall, Isle of Wight and Isle of Scilly. In summary…
NEWS OF THE WEEK 22/11/20
On Wednesday, Pfizer revealed they have found their vaccine to be 95% effective against Coronavirus, 28 days after administration. The vaccines efficiency seems to be consistent amongst all races, ethnicities and genders, with 94% efficacy in people over 65…
NEWS OF THE WEEK 15/11/20
The biggest news of the week was the development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. The pharmaceutical brand Pfizer announced that early testing of the vaccine was proving to be 90% effective…
NEWS OF THE WEEK 08/11/20
After a very long week, Biden has been projected to win the 2020 Presidential Election. Beating his Republican opponent Donald Trump, Biden will be inaugurated as the 46thPresident in January 2021…
NEWS OF THE WEEK 01/11/20
UK LOCKDOWN. Yesterday, Boris Johnson held a national press conference. With many different areas across England moving into higher tiers, speculation…
NEWS OF THE WEEK 25/10/20
SCOTLAND’S 5 TIER SYSTEM. On Friday, Nicola Sturgeon announced a new 5 tier system that would set different restrictions upon areas…
NEWS OF THE WEEK 18/10/20
CIRCUIT BREAKERS. From Monday, schools in Northern Ireland will be shutting for two weeks in order to slow down the spread of COVID-19…
NEWS OF THE WEEK 11/10/20
THREE-TIER SYSTEM. On Monday 12th, Boris Johnson will be delivering a speech to MPs. He is expected to be giving details on…
NEWS OF THE WEEK 02/10/20
TRUMP GETS COVID-19. Trump confirms in a Tweet that he and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for COVID-19. The President…