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Five Important Questions About Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Pfizer’s announcement on Monday that its COVID-19 shot appears to keep nine in 10 people from getting the disease sent its stock price rocketing. Many news reports described the vaccine as if it were our deliverance from the pandemic, even though few details were released. There was certainly something to crow about: Pfizer’s vaccine consists… Read More »

What is the best way to get your hit of Vitamin D?

What is the best way to get your hit of Vitamin D? Researchers probe benefits of the ‘sunshine’ supplement as a weapon against Covid-19 By Caroline Jones For The Daily Mail Published: 22:22 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 11:42 GMT, 10 November 2020 Vitamin D is in the spotlight again — last month, following… Read More »

Unions demand pre-Christmas pay-rise for burned out NHS staff

‘Opportunistic’ unions demand pre-Christmas pay-rise for all ‘burned out’ NHS staff – even the ones not dealing with covid Fourteen unions are calling for a pay rise for all 1.3 million NHS staff next month But nonessential NHS services branded ‘cynical’ for piggybacking on pandemic  Some dietitians, opticians and podiatrists been twiddling thumbs for months  By… Read More »