NHS England boss gets her Covid booster dose in Brixton community pharmacy; urges people to take their top-up jab
NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard joined over 17 million people in England by taking her Covid-19 booster dose on Monday (December 6) whilst encouraging...
England has community transmission of Omicron variant: Sajid Javid
Health secretary Sajid Javid said on Monday (December 6) there is now community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across regions of...
Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid-19, warns Oxford vaccine creator
Future pandemic could be even more lethal than Covid-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world must ensure it is prepared for the next viral onslaught, one...
UK Covid-19 prevalence up due to Delta not Omicron
The prevalence of Covid-19 infections in England rose to around one in 60 people in the week ending November 27, the Office for National Statistics said today (December...
“I’ve boosted my immunity,” says PM Johnson as he receives his Covid-19 jab in vaccination centre
Prime minister Boris Johnson received his Covid-19 booster shot on Thursday (December 2) and urged others to follow suit to help the country fend...
UK study finds mRNA Covid-19 vaccines provide biggest booster impact
Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna that use mRNA technology provide the biggest boost to antibody levels when given 10-12 weeks after the second...
UK inks deals for 114 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses; RPS renews calls for increased role of community pharmacies in providing booster shots
Even as the UK agrees deals for 14 million additional covid-19 vaccine doses from Moderna and Pfizer, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has renewed its...
GSK’s Covid-19 drug is effective against Omicron
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) says initial tests of the antibody-based Covid-19 therapy it is developing with US partner Vir suggest the drug is effective against the Omicron...
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...
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