{"id":26750,"date":"2020-12-08T16:08:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T16:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=26750"},"modified":"2020-12-08T16:08:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T16:08:21","slug":"covid-19-vaccine-marks-beginning-of-a-change-says-cardiff-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/covid-19-vaccine-marks-beginning-of-a-change-says-cardiff-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 vaccine in Wales &#8216;marks beginning of a change&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CORONAVIRUS vaccines have been administered in Wales and across the UK for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After rigorous trials, the Pfizer\/BioNTech vaccine was authorised by the UK government early last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan Parker, a professor at the Cardiff University School of Medicine, said: &#8220;It was really emotional watching the first vaccination on the TV this morning. I think it probably does mark a beginning of a change from where we are now&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Carly Bliss PhD, warned that the vaccine alone &#8220;will not solve the problem&#8221;. Bliss says that another outbreak could &#8220;hamper the rollout&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While overall cases across the UK are falling, the figures in Wales are increasing. It has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-politics-55214924\">reported<\/a> that the Welsh government is considering a new national lockdown to curb the rapid rise in infections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here are the slides from today&#39;s press conference \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NItinErpdI\">pic.twitter.com\/NItinErpdI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Welsh Government (@WelshGovernment) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WelshGovernment\/status\/1335922221576019968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Frontline healthcare workers and the elderly in Wales have started receiving their first jabs, however, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-politics-55206307\">it could take months before some people receive a vaccine<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Julian Hiscox, Chair in Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool, advises the public to continue to maintain social distancing and hand hygiene over the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CORONAVIRUS vaccines have been administered in Wales and across the UK for the first time. 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