The majority of care home residents in England are expected to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of the week, health officials have said. NHS England has told GPs
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The Scottish Government has released plans on how it intends to roll out the Covid-19 vaccination. The 16-page document explains how it hopes to vaccinate 4.5 million Scots as quickly
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Social visits to care homes in Essex should stop in most circumstances to limit the spread of Covid-19, an official has recommended. Dr Mike Gogarty, Essex County Council’s director of
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All staff at a mental health trust have been issued a call to arms to help frontline work as the coronavirus crisis deepens. An internal note to staff at Central
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The latest pandemic lockdown in Northern Ireland is likely to last beyond February 6, the region’s chief medical officer has said. The Stormont Executive introduced tough restrictions and a stay
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Care groups have called on the NHS to publish daily breakdowns on how many people in priority groups, including care home residents, have received a coronavirus vaccine. From Monday, the
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Scotland’s coronavirus detection rate is the worst of the UK nations, according to a report from former prime minister Gordon Brown’s think tank. Even though the tracking and tracing programme
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Wales is seeing a “significant step-up” of its rollout of coronavirus vaccinations – with 700,000 people expected to be given a jab by mid-February, the country’s health minister has said.
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The number of coronavirus patients in hospitals in England has risen to a record high of more than 32,000, new figures show, as the Government pleaded with people to follow
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The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out to elderly residents in care homes with more than 50 registered beds in England over the next few weeks, sources say. It
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