A home care chief has called for care workers to be prioritised when coronavirus tests are processed, as it emerged some carers are waiting more than a week for results.Dr
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A Covid vaccine booster aimed at tackling multiple variants shows promise in inducing a comprehensive immune response, early data suggests. The first results of a phase one trial, launched in
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Scotland has recorded a record-high 15,849 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed but she has announced no new restrictions. The number of new infections is
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The NHS is in danger of being “overwhelmed” by the surge in Omicron cases, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has warned, despite further evidence it causes less severe illness than earlier
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Seven in 10 eligible Scots have been given the coronavirus-busting booster jag, latest figures have revealed. In total, 72.1% of those eligible to get their Covid booster have been given
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More than six in 10 care home staff in England have not received a booster jab, figures suggest, despite the ramping up of the vaccine rollout as Omicron spreads. Some
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Social care bosses have made an impassioned plea for the public to stay at home “as much as they can”, as the sector experiences a “national emergency”. Vital care is
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The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in vulnerable primary school children. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) updated its advice after the UK’s Medicines and
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Boris Johnson has been urged to outline his post-Christmas Covid strategy, as Wales became the latest part of the UK to outline a tightening of restrictions. The Prime Minister has
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Unvaccinated people make up to 90% Covid hospital admissions, an ICU doctor said, as health experts urged the Government to improve transparency on pandemic data. Professor Rupert Pearse said the
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