Fauci Speaks Out Over U.K.’s “Much Less Deep” Covid Vaccine Approval Process | NBC News NOW

Dr. Anthony Fauci told the U.K.’s Sky News that U.S. regulators were not in race with any other country to give approval for coronavirus vaccines. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that>>>

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Coronavirus: A vaccine may only be a partial treatment, even if one is found

The head of the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce says uncertainties remain over how much protection any vaccines can give for coronavirus, and for how long. ‘A partially effective vaccine is better than no vaccine at all,’ she told Sky News. ‘Flu vaccines are 50% effective, but they are widely used and>>>

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Transgender ruling: Clinic defends hormone treatment

Lawyers for the UK’s only gender identity clinic have defended the use of hormone treatments. But Keira Bell, 23, who was given the treatment at the age of 16, says she feels she made a rash decision as a teenager which will negatively affect the rest of her life. SUBSCRIBE>>>

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O’Leary slams travel quarantine: ‘Greater danger of catching COVID-19 in Bolton than in Barcelona’

The chief executive of Ryanair has criticised the UK’s "non-existent test and tracing" and "bizarre" travel restrictions. Michael O’Leary said Germany and Italy have allowed quarantine-free travel with all other European countries because they have more effective testing systems in place. In response to the prime minister’s assertion that airport>>>

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‘It’s taken over’: Killer pigmyweed from New Zealand putting UK lakes at risk

A killer plant from New Zealand is putting some of the UK’s most precious rivers and lakes at risk, scientists are warning. The New Zealand pigmyweed has already wiped out several native plant species in the Lake District and there are fears that the area’s most pristine lakes are next.>>>

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Coronavirus: Portugal slams exclusion from UK’s quarantine-free travel list

The Portuguese government has condemned the UK’s decision to exclude the country from its quarantine-free travel list. The tourism industry in Portugal relies on 2.1 million British visitors each year, but the need to self-isolate for two weeks is likely to deter many. Critics have pointed out that Spain made>>>

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