Kate Bingham expects Omicron vaccine impact to be known in a week
Kate Bingham, the former head of the UK's Covid-19 Vaccine Taskforce who secured millions of doses for the country, said scientists should know within...
Pharmacy regulator urges public to treat pharmacy staff with respect at all times
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has urged members of the public to treat pharmacy staff with respect at all times after the government once...
Health secretary urges people to book booster shots as Omicron cases grow across country
Health secretary Sajid Javid urged people to book a Covid-19 booster shot on Wednesday (December 1) as he said there were 22 confirmed cases of the Omicron virus variant in the country.
Javid said the...
No indication of Omicron wave yet: UK health chief
There is no sign of a surge of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Britain so far, the chief of the UK Health Security Agency said on Tuesday, adding that there was no rise...
Oxford University says no evidence yet vaccines won’t protect against severe disease from Omicron
The University of Oxford on Tuesday said there was no evidence that vaccines would not prevent severe disease from Omicron, but that it was ready to rapidly develop an updated version of its vaccine developed with...
Use of face masks becomes mandatory again in community pharmacies
New face masks mandates and other measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant came into England today, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson eyes an expanded booster programme to help increase protection against Covid-19.
From Tuesday morning...
Moderna boss warns against Omicron jab struggle
Existing Covid-19 inoculations will struggle against the fast-spreading Omicron variant, the head of vaccine manufacturer Moderna warned on Tuesday (November 30), as countries ramp...
Study finds morning exposure to deep red light improves naturally declining eyesight
A pioneering study by UCL researchers has found that just three minutes of exposure to deep red light once a week, when delivered in...
Widen access and make pre-exposure prophylaxis available through community pharmacy: RPS
Ahead of World AIDS Day this Wednesday, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has urged the government to widen access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by making...
UK to offer Covid-19 booster shot to all adults; JCVI says minimum gap between second dose and booster shot should be reduced to three...
Britain will offer a Covid-19 booster shot to all adults and could halve the dose interval for booster jabs from six to three months...
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