IKEA’s supply chain could be disrupted due to the ongoing traffic jam in the Suez Canal as there is estimated to be billions worth of supplies from several major companies being blocked by the ongoing crisis. A satellite image taken above the Red Sea shows the hundreds of ships building up behind a cargo ship … Read more
India has banned AstraZeneca exports in a fresh blow to Britain’s supply chain woes after the EU last night threatened an embargo until deliveries are met. A second wave is gripping the country and there is increased demand for the doses made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine-maker. The SII has … Read more
Britain has almost stopped giving out the Pfizer Covid vaccine to new patients so it can save supplies for second doses, official data suggests. The NHS appears to now be rationing the jab, which was used to kick off the rollout in December, and only used it for one in 10 new patients in the … Read more
Britain may have to start rationing Pfizer‘s Covid vaccine imminently so it can stockpile second doses with the NHS today warning there will be a ‘significant reduction’ in supplies in April. No10 has only bought 40million doses of the jab – but is not expecting all of its supply until the end of 2021, with deliveries set … Read more
Ford’s lifeline to thousands of UK jobs: Factory in Dagenham to supply engines for Ford and VW vans built in Turkey thanks to new trade deal Dagenham Engine Plant in east London will manufacture diesel engines for the next generation Ford Transit Custom vans from early 2023 The factory will also build the next generation … Read more
Every adult in Britain could receive their first Covid jab by early June – two full months ahead of the EU – after a surge in the supply of vaccines. In yet another boost to the UK’s rapidly advancing vaccine roll-out, the Government is reportedly set to take stock of a ‘bumper supply’ of vaccines … Read more
Blips in Covid vaccine supply will vanish now manufacturing ‘bumps’ have been ironed out, pharmaceutical experts say Pharmaceutical bosses claim jab manufacturers have ironed out their processes Ministers blamed drops in the vaccine rollout across the UK on ‘lumpy supply’ Supply of the vaccine is expected to be more steady with more regular batches By … Read more
European drug chiefs today approved Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine — but the continent may face delivery delays because of a supply shortage at the company. Regulators at the European Medicines Agency have green-lighted the jab – the first to only require a single dose – for use on over-18s in the general public. It … Read more
A hidden camera has revealed the living conditions of thousands of ‘free range’ hens at sites across the UK. Animal rights group PETA said they found the Happy Egg Company birds ‘miserable, bleeding, decomposing or dead’ when investigators recently visited three farms. The secretly recorded footage shows thousands of hens packed into filthy and dark … Read more
California is planning to allocate 40 percent of its coronavirus supply to residents living in the state’s most vulnerable communities. State officials announced on Wednesday that about eight million Californians are living in the 400 lowest-income ZIP codes. The list of ZIP codes has not yet been released, but it is based on the Healthy … Read more