Oxford coronavirus vaccine is safe and induces immune response, early study finds

The Alliance Party's health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said she will NOT go on a family holiday to Italy this weekend.

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Jul 20, 2020           Good afternoon,   Many of us will give a cautious welcome to today's news that an early stage scientific trial of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed at the University of Oxford is safe, with few side effects, and can also trigger an immune response.    While stressing there is still much work to be done, co-author Professor Sarah Gilbert said "these early results hold promise".  We wish the team well as they continue with the testing.   Meanwhile, the Public Health Agency is encouraging residents across Northern Ireland to sign up for the Covid-19 vaccine registry to potentially participate in clinical studies.   As the Department of Health announced that there have been 23 new cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, we are all very much aware that the virus is still a risk in our communities.    Stay safe,   Valerie Martin, Head of Content   Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier. Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.                       Alliance health spokeswoman Paula Bradshaw reveals family holiday to Italy is now off - says she 'looks forward to travelling there again when it is safe to do' so           The Alliance Party's health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said she will NOT go on a family holiday to Italy this weekend.                 The Belfast nurse helping millions battle coronavirus in Bangladesh refugee camp   A Belfast nurse is heading up a new coronavirus isolation and treatment centre in the world's largest refugee camp.           Reducing social-distance measure to one metre 'may have protected 30k jobs in Northern Ireland'   The reduction in the social-distancing measure to one metre could have protected 30,000 jobs in Northern Ireland, research has indicated.           Surge in 'staycation' tourists offers lifeline to NI hospitality trade   Tourists deciding against air travel during the coronavirus pandemic have been described as "vital" to the Northern Ireland economy.           Arlene Foster: There is a difficulty delivering public health messages with Michelle O'Neill   Arlene Foster has indicated she will not deliver joint public health messages with Michelle O'Neill until investigations into Bobby Storey's funeral conclude.                 View more on Coronavirus

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