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UKHSA says mistakes at COVID testing lab may have led to deaths of 20 people last year

The UK's Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said mistakes at a testing laboratory led to misreporting of tens of thousands of positive COVID-19 cases as negative and may have resulted...

‘Disappointing’ COVID-19 booster uptake worries Europe’s head of vaccines strategy

Recent uptake of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in Europe has been "rather disappointing," an official said on Thursday...

AAH reaches milestone of delivering over 70 million COVID-19 vaccines across England

AAH Pharmaceuticals Ltd (AAH) has exceeded the milestone of delivering over 70 million COVID-19 vaccination doses across England,...

AstraZeneca finds no evidence of increased blood clot risk from its Covid-19 vaccine

The director of the Oxford Vaccine Group today (March 15) said there was no link between the jab it developed with AstraZeneca and blood...

Regular booster vaccines are the future in battle with Covid-19 virus, expert says

Regular booster vaccines against the novel coronavirus will be needed because of mutations that make it more transmissible and better able to evade human...

Thornton & Ross owner reports £2.57bn turnover

Showing resilience amid the coronavirus pandemic, the parent company of pharmaceutical company Thornton & Ross has reported an annual turnover of £2.57 billion. STADA, which...

Scotland locums furious as NHS unilaterally cancels vaccination shifts without prior notice

The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has sought clarification from the NHS after a heath board in Scotland cancelled vaccination shifts of locum pharmacists without...

‘UK Covid-19 variant has significantly higher death rate’

A highly infectious variant of Covid-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between...

‘Test and trace not making big difference’

England’s £23 billion test-and-trace system has not made a clear impact on the progress of Covid-19, parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said today (March 10),...

FEATURE: Saving the skin’s bricks and mortar

  Consultant dermatologist Rishika Sinha shares her expertise with community pharmacy teams on how they can help themselves as well as their patients suffering from...

Myelin loss a reason behind MS, Alzheimer’s: Study

A new study has identified the brain's 'wiring insulation' as one of the major factors of age-related brain deterioration which causes neurodegenerative diseases such...

INNOVATION HUB: Clinicians need to find their why

  In the first of a new series of exclusive articles, Faheem Ahmed explains how having a deeper sense of purpose can help build a...

From Saturday girl to rising star of community pharmacy

  Pharmacy Business Pre-Registration Pharmacist of Year Yasmine Haq is one of the rising stars of the profession. A passionate young pharmacist, she spoke with...

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