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NHS launches Spring Covid-19 booster vaccination bookings

Over 11.8 million individuals, including frontline healthcare workers and those aged 65 and above, have received the autumn Covid-19 vaccination The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK is gearing...

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...

‘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...

Immune response to virus vaccine boosts Oxford experts’ confidence

A leading scientist behind the University of Oxford's potential Covid-19 vaccine said on Wednesday (July 1) the team has seen the right sort of immune response...

RPS shares Covid-19 resources with Commonwealth

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has shared Covid-19 webinar resources with members of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA). The webinars are made available on Wednesday...

Scottish firm to trial T cells as possible Covid-19 treatment

A Scottish biotechnology firm said on Tuesday (June 30) it would start clinical trials on a possible T cell treatment for Covid-19, aimed at...

LloydsPharmacy, Deliveroo team up to deliver medical essentials at customer’s doorstep

LloydsPharmacy and Deliveroo have entered into a partnership to deliver medical essentials at customer's doorstep. Through the food delivery firm's mobile application, customers now can...

Gilead prices Covid-19 drug Remdesivir at £1,904 per patient  

Gilead Sciences Inc on Monday (June 29) priced its Covid-19 antiviral remdesivir at $2,340 (£1,904) per patient for wealthier nations and agreed to send...

NHS asks employers to hold virus risk assessments for BAME pharmacy teams within weeks

The NHS has asked hospital trusts, clinical commissioning groups, general practices and community pharmacies to conduct risk assessments within two weeks to ensure safety...

Pharmacies to get £20m in advance funding

English community pharmacies will get an additional £20 million in advance funding by the beginning of July "to further mitigate cash flow issues that contractors...

India’s first Covid-19 vaccine approved for human trials 

Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for human trials, making it India's first domestic candidate to get the green light from the government's drug regulator...

‘No evidence vitamin D prevents Covid-19’

A new review by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has concluded that there is no evidence to support taking vitamin...

Pharmacies trying to profiteer from pandemic will face action, regulators warn

Any pharmacy or pharmacy owner found to have breached competition or consumer protection law risks facing action for damaging public confidence, the pharmacy regulator...

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