AstraZeneca resumes trials of Covid-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after receiving the green light from safety...
No flu jabs for over-50s until NHS announcement
Community pharmacists have been told that people in the 50-64 year age bracket cannot be vaccinated until an announcement by NHS England and NHS Improvement...
New Covid-19 app launched to boost contact tracing
The government plans to launch a new Covid-19 app across England and Wales later this month which will allow people to use QR codes...
England brings in more local restrictions as Covid-19 infection jump by 60 per cent in a week
The spread of the coronavirus is accelerating across all parts of England with one study suggesting cases were doubling each week, fuelling concerns further public restrictions...
British company launches 20-second virus test
British start-up company iAbra said it had developed a 20-second saliva Covid-19 test which had 99.8 per cent sensitivity and 96.7 per cent specificity.
Trials of the "Virolens"...
Pharmacy bodies welcome EY report, renew calls for urgent funding to avert imminent closures
National pharmacy bodies have welcomed the findings of a report by accountancy firm EY and urged the government for a quick policy intervention and...
Latest data reveals how prescription numbers for mental health medicines in the community have fluctuated during the coronavirus pandemic
The number of prescriptions for medicines used in mental health in the community setting has fluctuated during the the coronavirus pandemic, latest NHS data...
Chief executive says AstraZeneca should know by year-end whether vaccine works if trials restart
AstraZeneca should still know before the end of the year whether its experimental vaccine protects people against Covid-19, the drugmaker's chief executive Pascal Soriot said...
UK science adviser: other vaccine trials also likely to be paused
Other Covid-19 vaccine trials are likely to be paused at some point, government's chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance, said, describing a pause in the...
England tightens virus rules, PM announces ‘moonshot’ mass testing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions on social gatherings in England on Wednesday (September 9), saying there was a clear need to act after a...
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