Exclusive: One in three Asians still not vaccinated
By Barnie Choudhury
At least one in three south Asians, aged 18 or over, is still not fully protected from the Covid virus, our sister...
June 2021 price concessions announced
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has released the following price final concessions for June 2021 which has been granted by the Department of Health...
NHS reviews ‘Pharmacy Collect’, changes likely in summer
THE government is reviewing its ‘Pharmacy Collect’ service, which provides Covid-19 lateral flow tests to patients through community pharmacies in England.
Majority of pharmacies in...
Pandemic Delivery Service extended till Sep 30
NHS England and NHS Improvement on Tuesday (June 29) extended the Pandemic Delivery Service for people who have been notified to self-isolate, till September...
Restrictions to end on July 19; Experts continue to differ on vaccinating teenage children as cases rise
It is time for Britons to “learn to live” with the coronavirus, said health secretary Sajid Javid on Monday (June 28), as he vowed...
Half of drug makers feel AI can accelerate new launches
Half of European and US pharmaceutical companies feel that use of artificial intelligence (AI) can bring new drugs to market in a more rapid...
Abbott’s Covid-19 antigen test gets CE mark
Abbot Laboratories on Tuesday (June 29) said its Panbio Covid-19 antigen self-test received CE mark, enabling direct sales to consumers in the UK and...
LlyodsPharmacy launches 15-minute lateral flow tests
With an increasing number of countries being added to the UK’s ‘green list’ by the government, LloydsPharmacy has announced the launch of a 15-minute...
Alliance Healthcare, Alphega Pharmacy laud PSNC for accepting revised government offer on pharmacy Covid costs
Alliance Healthcare and Alphega Pharmacy have lauded the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) for accepting a revised offer from the government which will now...
Mix-and-match approach boosts immune response of AstraZeneca shot, study finds
A mixed schedule of vaccines where a shot of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is given four weeks after an AstraZeneca shot will produce better immune responses than giving another dose of AstraZeneca, an Oxford study said...
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