Vaccines against COVID-19 will be given priority to people in Britain depending on the risk they run, but operational practical issues may affect who gets it first, said the chairman of Britain’s Joint Vaccination and Immunization Committee. The highest priority will be given to tenants and nursing home staff, followed by those over the age of 80 and health workers...
Vaccinations in the United Kingdom begin next week Britain is the first country to approve the coronavirus vaccine for use by Pfizer and BioNTech, starting next week. “The government has accepted the recommendation of the Independent Drugs and Health Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) to approve the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine for use,” London was quoted as saying by Reuters. The...
Noting that the UK economy has been hit hardest by most of the advanced countries by the coronavirus pandemic, the debate could not be more intense than it is today, given the final phase of the Brexit negotiations. The country’s GDP may turn out to be lower than it would potentially be if the country remained within the European Union,...
The European Union will announce on Wednesday or Thursday the emergency measures it will take if it fails to reach a trade agreement with the United Kingdom by then, a senior European diplomat said. According to this source, the update of the EU emergency plans will be necessary because “there will be about three weeks until the end of the...
Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sterzon has said a second referendum on the province’s independence from the United Kingdom should be held in the first part of the next local parliament’s term, which begins next year. “The referendum for a number of reasons should be held in the first part of the next parliament term,” said the leader of the pro-independence...
Dominique Cummings’s departure boosts hopes of EU compromise and Britain in Brexit BRUSSELS-RESPONSE. Another week of intensive negotiations on the future EU-UK trade relationship has passed and there is still no white smoke. The departure of Dominique Cummings, Vote Leave’s chief executive and Boris Johnson’s most powerful adviser, over the weekend has raised expectations in some quarters that the British...