Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has urged all people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus to continue following public health measures. Dr Michael McBride (pictured) said those who have been
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The UK Government has offered to step in and help vaccinate Scots against coronavirus – as Nicola Sturgeon again faced claims that the programme is “lagging way behind” other parts
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More than a hundred care homes in England have not been able to receive coronavirus vaccines because they have current outbreaks, the Health Secretary has said. Matt Hancock said there
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Captain Sir Tom Moore has been hailed as a “hero in the truest sense of the word” and a “beacon of hope for the world” following his death at the
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Scotland has entered the second phase of its plan to give the population a vaccine to combat coronavirus with two new mass vaccination centres opening on Monday. The facilities at
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Some care home staff are refusing the Covid-19 vaccine because of “cultural issues”, the National Care Association’s executive chairman has said. Nadra Ahmed said a lack of access to the
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Efforts to vaccinate care workers should be stepped up, industry leaders said as the Government claimed a “crucial milestone” had been reached with all older care home residents in England
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Almost three quarters of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the UK say they have not had enough information about Covid-19 vaccinations to make a clear decision on whether to
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A vaccine from Johnson & Johnson which could be delivered to the UK in the second half of this year is 66% effective against Covid-19, trial results show. The single-shot
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One of the UK’s largest care home groups has said it will not hire new staff who have refused to have a coronavirus vaccine on non-medical grounds. Barchester Healthcare, which
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