RPS calls for measures to protect pharmacy teams against Omicron
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has called for adoption of protection and control measures to safeguard pharmacy teams against Omicron.
This follows an updated guidance...
RPS to lease two floors of its London headquarters
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has decided to lease two floors of its east London headquarters to Ingeus, a business with services in employment,...
70 per cent of community pharmacies still waiting for government nod to start Covid booster jab
Nearly 70 per cent of community pharmacies in England that offered to participate in the Covid-19 booster programme are still waiting for approval or...
Hospital admissions could hit new high with Omicron: Chris Whitty
Daily hospital admissions in Britain could soon hit a new high because the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading so fast, piling pressure on a health service struggling with staff sickness, England's chief medical officer...
AstraZeneca says its antibody cocktail has worked against Omicron in a lab-study
AstraZeneca said on Thursday (December 16) a lab-study of its Covid-19 antibody cocktail, Evusheld, found that the treatment retained neutralising activity against the Omicron...
GSK, Sanofi delay data on Covid-19 vaccine booster candidate until 2022
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi said on Wednesday (December 15) they expect data from late-stage clinical trials of its booster dose of their Covid-19 vaccine candidate in...
UK reports first death with Omicron coronavirus variant
At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron coronavirus variant, prime minister Boris Johnson said on Monday (December...
Wholesaler Alliance Healthcare wins Covid award
Alliance Healthcare UK has won a 'special achievement' award for its work during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Logistics UK Awards 2021.
The pharmaceutical wholesaler and...
Calls for more pharmacies to help with coronavirus booster jab rollout
By Ciaran Duggan, Local Democracy Reporter
Calls have been made for more pharmacies to help with the rollout of the county’s coronavirus booster jabs.
Around 25 pharmacies...
New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutation
British drugmaker GSK said on Tuesday (December 7) its antibody-based Covid-19 therapy with US partner Vir Biotechnology is effective against all mutations of the new Omicron...
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