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Day: June 28, 2021

Mixing Oxford and Pfizer jabs could provide greater protection
28Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Mixing Oxford and Pfizer jabs could provide greater protection

People who have been double-dosed with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine could have a stronger immune response if they were given a different jab as a booster, a leading scientist has said. Professor Matthew Snape from the Oxford Vaccine Group said the mix and match approach may result in additional protection against coronavirus. He made the comments following the results of a clinical trial comparing the current UK strategy of giving two doses of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines against a combination of the two jabs. Results showed people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine first, followed four weeks later by a Pfizer dose, produced antibody levels nine times higher than those given two doses of the Oxford jab. Meanwhile, one of the Oxford vaccine's developers has s...
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Firefighters tackle major blaze near Elephant and Castle station
28Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, London

Firefighters tackle major blaze near Elephant and Castle station

Dramatic photographs have flooded social media as the incident was unfolding on Monday around 1.45pm. A massive plume of black smoke could be seen rising across the capital’s skyline. Ten fire engines and 100 firefighters were on scene to tackle to blaze. Five people are being treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service crew and one taken to hospital. Underneath the railway arches three commercial units, four cars and a telephone box had caught fire in the incident, London Fire Brigade confirmed. Fire could be seen exploding out of the side of the station, in a video taken by a bystander. Father of three Kiran Patel, who filmed the video, said he felt “lucky to be alive and described a “massive boom” after an explosion at a garage just metres from where he was standing. Mr Patel...
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