PM Johnson says he’s wary of Covid ‘storm clouds’ over Europe in a visit to Sidcup pharmacy
Prime minister Boris Johnson has said he is cautious about rising cases of Covid in Europe, warning of gathering "storm clouds" of a new wave of coronavirus infections.
He...
NHS chief urges people to take Covid jab – ‘an evergreen offer’
With the approaching winter, the NHS chief executive has urged people to come forward to take a Covid-19 jab at nearby pharmacies, clinics, GP...
Covid-19 lockdown is not on the cards: PM
Prime minister Boris Johnson said on Friday a new Covid-19 lockdown is not on the cards, as advisers warned that acting early with lighter measures to cut rising case numbers would...
UK monitoring ‘subvariant’ of coronavirus Delta strain: Govt
The government on Tuesday (October 19) said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, which has been seen in a...
‘NHS is on the edge due to growing winter pressures’
The National Health Service (NHS) is close to the edge of being overwhelmed in many parts of Britain and pressure is only going to increase as winter approaches, the head of...
Valneva’s Covid-19 vaccine will compete with AstraZeneca and J&J, says GlobalData
The newly launched Covid-19 vaccine by the French pharmaceutical company Valneva will compete with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the European market,...
Lower vaccine take-up fuels Covid case rise in children
The spread of Covid-19 among children in England is fuelling a recent rise in cases nationally and causing concern among some scientists that vaccines are being rolled out in schools too slowly, risking...
NHS delivers over 3 million Covid booster jabs in just one month
Community pharmacies across England have played a big part as more than three million vulnerable people in the UK received the Covid-19 booster jabs...
England’s Covid-19 prevalence rises to highest level since January: ONS
The prevalence of Covid-19 infections in England increased to around one in 60 people in the week ending Oct 9, the Office for National...
Wolverhampton lab suspended after ‘incorrect’ Covid-19 test results
A Covid-19 testing laboratory, Wolverhampton in central England has been suspended over concern that it has been incorrectly giving negative PCR test results to people who are infected, the UK...
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