Tag: COVID-19 Vaccines
6 months ago
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How to guard against Covid as Pirola variant sees cases surge to highest in six months

New symptomatic cases in the UK are running at about 100,000 a day, with around 1.3 million estimated to be infected ...

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7 months ago
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Public could pay for Covid jabs if variants spark surge - but not until 2024

The UK's two main Covid vaccine suppliers - Pfizer and Moderna - are 'exploring the potential' of providing jabs priv...

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7 months ago
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Who can get another Covid booster jab this autumn, explained

The Covid-19 and flu vaccination programme is starting earlier than planned after a new variant of coronavirus was de...

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7 months ago
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Why scientists back bringing forward the winter vaccine programme - but say not to panic

This year's Covid booster programme has been brought forward after NHS officials said a new variant - BA.2.86 - repre...

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7 months ago
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How to book your Covid vaccine, as NHS drive to start earlier this year due to new variant

The flu and Covid-19 vaccine programme is to start earlier than planned this year, after a new variant of the virus w...

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7 months ago
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Covid and flu vaccines to start earlier than planned as new variant causes concern

Health officials advised that speeding up the autumn vaccine programme - now due to begin on September 11 instead of ...

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7 months ago
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Masks and social distancing did reduce Covid infections, Royal Society report shows

Experts looked at how effective measures that did not involve drugs or vaccines were when applied in packages that co...

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7 months ago
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Covid boosters sold privately 'must not distract from public campaign for at risk groups'

Anyone missing out in 2023 may be able to buy a Covid booster privately next year after health officials gave the gre...

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7 months ago
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Who is eligible for Covid booster? New JCVI eligibility rules - explained

Some 12 million people aged 50 to 64 are no longer eligible for the free vaccines with the Joint Committee on Vaccina...

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8 months ago
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Medics welcome NHS England clarification over delayed flu and Covid vaccine programme

Officials said in updated guidance that as some appointments have already been made, any patient wishing to receive t...

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8 months ago
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NHS flu jabs and Covid boosters axed for under 65s this winter

The Government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has published its latest plans which will mean 12 mi...

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11 months ago
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'Relief but no closure': Man died of complications after AstraZeneca vaccine, inquest confirms

Charlotte Harris said she had been waiting more than two years for an inquest to change her husband Stephen's "natura...

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12 months ago
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How to book the Covid booster and who's eligible for the spring vaccine, explained

Eligible people include those aged 75 and over, and anyone aged five and over who has a weakened immune system, along...

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about 1 year ago
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How worried you should actually be about the new 'Kraken' Covid variant sweeping the UK

New analysis forecasts Kraken, or XBB.1.5, will be the dominant Omicron subvariant by the end of February in the UK a...

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over 1 year ago
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No, hundreds of Canadians have not died from COVID-19 vaccines. Where does this myth come from?

An Alberta politician was the latest to cite figures that experts say are widely misused to cast doubt on the safety ...

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over 1 year ago
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Some GPs may refuse to deliver Covid booster due to staff shortages, social care leaders warn

The head of the National Care Association said the sector is 'heavily reliant' on GP surgeries delivering the vaccine...

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over 1 year ago
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'We'll be ready:' NHS leaders prepare to give out millions of Covid boosters in September

Hospital bosses vow to make new mass vaccination programme a success and 'work flat out to bring down waiting lists' ...

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over 1 year ago
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GPs call for 'urgent review' of autumn Covid booster campaign as funding cut back

Family doctors are still in the dark as to how the Covid-19 booster programme, with a new Moderna jab targeting the O...

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over 1 year ago
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Experts warn Omicron booster rollout will be slowed by Covid complacency

Scientists say it is important that everyone who is due to be offered an autumn booster jab take up the offer, or peo...

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over 1 year ago
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GPs complain of Omicron booster rollout done 'on the cheap' as NHS lays out autumn plans

The Covid-19 booster programme, with a new Moderna jab targeting the Omicron variant, will start within weeks and is ...

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over 1 year ago
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Green light for tweaked Covid jab offers hope for limiting winter infections

There will have been sighs of relief from the NHS and Department of Health on Monday when the Medicines and Healthcar...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

New Covid vaccines targeted at Omicron may not be ready for autumn boosters

Plans to reduce waiting lists are based on the assumption that there will not be a fresh coronavirus surge over winter

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

UK Covid numbers 'reach peak' as health officials warn not to be complacent

Hospitals are still under pressure with 17,019 Covid patients needing treatment across the UK

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over 1 year ago
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Covid infections continue to rise across the UK with Scotland worst hit

Hospital admissions still rising steeping but experts believe there are some indications that they may be topping off.

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over 1 year ago
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Long Covid numbers hit 2 million with figure expected to keep rising as UK cases soar

The figures, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), are based on self-reported long Covid from a representati...

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over 1 year ago
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Doctors call for a return of free Covid tests and mask mandates amid latest wave of infections

NHS trust leaders are bracing themselves for a 'tough time' over autumn with more than 10,000 Covid patients already ...

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over 1 year ago
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Home Office says terminally ill mother, 82, should not be allowed to join children in the UK

Neelam Rahi's children - a Covid mass vaccination centre manager and LSE professor - are taking the Government to cou...

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over 1 year ago
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New Covid wave will put a 'considerable number of children in hospital', scientists warn

The country is in a worse position now compared to this time last year according to scientists who fear that the sudd...

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over 1 year ago
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NHS 'virtual wards' to treat 500,000 more people by next year to free up hospital beds

Patients will also have easier access to their own records thanks to the updated NHS app as part of the Government's ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Covid cases reach 270,000 a day, but experts think UK may be reaching the peak of this wave

Although large-scale events such as Glastonbury will push up numbers scientists believe more general declines across ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Why Moderna's new Covid booster jab is the best bet to fight surging BA.4 and BA.5 variants

A new study finds that Moderna's new jab gives good protection against BA.4 and BA.5

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almost 2 years ago
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Autumn Covid booster rollout recommended for NHS staff, vulnerable adults and over-65s

JCVI also advises care home residents and staff should get jab, with all recommended groups shown to be at greater ri...

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almost 2 years ago
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Low Covid jab uptake among minorities shows health officials need to 'win back trust'

University of East London's Professor Winston Morgan said it will take up to 15 years for ethnic minority communities...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Long Covid cases rise but are less likely to be a result of Omicron

Number of people with long Covid hits 1.8 million with those infected by Delta more likely to have symptoms

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almost 2 years ago
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Black and Asian Britons who refused Covid vaccine faced racial discrimination from NHS staff

One in 10 people from ethnic minority groups who refused a vaccine experienced racial discrimination in a medical set...

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almost 2 years ago
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High blood pressure, diabetes and heart problems boost chance of Covid death in unvaccinated

Scientists said their findings present a strong case for these at-risk groups to be prioritised for vaccinations and ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Covid-19 infections fall across UK suggesting Omicron BA.2 wave has finally peaked

Across the UK, 3.8 million people in private households are estimated to have had Covid-19 in the week to April 16, d...

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almost 2 years ago
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UK missed warning signs over Covid due to swine flu complacency, says leading scientist

As her new book, Preventable, is released the professor and chair of global public health at the University of Edinbu...

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almost 2 years ago
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Proportion of people testing positive for Covid falls to lowest level since November

Daily hospital admissions have also fallen sharply in the past week, amid signs the BA.2 variant is on the wane, as M...

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