Neil Ferguson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Music groups | Chumbawamba |
| Groups | Chumbawamba |
| Songs | 1997 |
| List | 1997 |
| 2000 | |
| 2008 | |
| Albums | Get On with It |
| The Boy Bands Have Won | |
| A Singsong and a Sc... | |
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| ID | 1647136 |
Neil Ferguson Life story
Covid: Vaccines for all every four to six months not needed, says expert
... Infectious disease expert Prof Neil Ferguson said he was " cautiously optimistic" that Covid cases were starting to plateau in London in the 18-50 age group, which had been seeing especially high numbers...
Covid: Ministers watch data as studies say Omicron risk lower
... Imperial College s Prof Neil Ferguson said the research was " clearly good news to a degree"...
Ministers considering move to Covid Plan B - source
... Earlier on Wednesday, government adviser Prof Neil Ferguson said telling people to work from home would allow more time to administer booster jabs while case numbers of the Omicron variant were doubling " at least every three days, maybe every two days"...
Covid booster jab booking system opens to over-40s in England
... Government adviser Prof Neil Ferguson said case numbers of the variant were doubling " at least every three days, maybe every two days" and it was likely to overtake the Delta variant to become the dominant form of coronavirus in the UK before Christmas...
Covid booster doses to be offered to over 40s
... Prof Neil Ferguson not to give boosters to younger age groups and it " could make quite a big difference to driving down transmission to low levels"...
Covid-19: Is my vaccine wearing off? Plus, the Dutch ask when will lockdowns end
... Prof Neil Ferguson, whose modelling led to the first nationwide restrictions in 2020, said he saw " no reason" why younger age groups should not be offered boosters after priority groups...
Covid: Boosters should be given to young, says leading scientist
... But Professor Neil Ferguson said the country was unlikely to get a " catastrophic winter wave"...
Headlines: 'Lockdown lifeline' and 'two-Meter rule, cut'
... Elsewhere the Guardian reported that the number of coronavirus-would have halved deaths in the UK, if the government had introduced the block, a week earlier, cited the testimony of the former government supervisor Prof Neil Ferguson...
Covid booster doses to be offered to over 40s
All over 40s should be offered a third Dose of a Covid vaccine, according to the UK government's vaccine advisors.
The Move would top up protection and help limit the spread of The Virus over winter.
Evidence suggests the chance of testing positive for Covid falls by More Than 80% Two Weeks after a booster.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation also Said 16 and 17 year olds, who were initially offered only a single Dose , should now get a second.
So Far , 12. 6 million people have had a booster Dose . They have been given to the over 50s, front-line medical staff and people with health conditions that put them at greater risk.
People aged 40-49 years old will be topped up with either Pfizer or a half Dose of the Moderna jab. This should be offered six months after The Second Dose .
The UK's drug safety regulator - the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) - Said the booster doses were safe and side-effects were either a sore arm or flu-like symptoms.
Dr June Raine, regulator's chief executive, Said : " We welcome today's announcement by the JCVI, on the extension of the booster campaign to 40-49 year olds. This further strengthens our ability to ensure people are protected against COVID-19 and saves lives.
" Our proactive monitoring of the safety of booster doses does not raise any new concerns. "
The amount of protective given by The Vaccines does fall after The Second the Dose .
Prof Neil Ferguson not to give boosters to younger age groups and it " could make quite a Big Difference to driving down transmission to low levels".
Children - aged 16 and 17 - have only been offered one Dose of a Covid vaccine So Far . They will now get a second Dose - at least 12 weeks after their first.
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Source of news: bbc.com
