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Health secretary confirms autumn timeline for Covid booster jab campaign
Health secretary confirms autumn timeline for Covid booster jab campaign

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GPs told to cancel planned AZ vaccinations of pregnant women
GPs told to cancel planned AZ vaccinations of pregnant women

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Government considering mandatory Covid vaccinations for GPs visiting care homes
Government considering mandatory Covid vaccinations for GPs visiting care homes

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Pregnant women should be offered Covid vaccine, says JCVI
Pregnant women should be offered Covid vaccine, says JCVI

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NHSE: GPs should fill cancelled Covid vaccine slots with phase one patients

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NHSE: GPs should fill cancelled Covid vaccine slots with phase one patients
Blood clot guidance applies to headaches starting four days after Covid jab, MHRA clarifies

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Blood clot guidance applies to headaches starting four days after Covid jab, MHRA clarifies
GPs must transfer vaccination records onto online system, says NHSE

GPs must now

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GPs must transfer vaccination records onto online system, says NHSE
Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused in EU over blood clot concerns

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused in EU over blood clot concerns
Risk of CVT far higher from Covid-19 than vaccination, study suggests

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Risk of CVT far higher from Covid-19 than vaccination, study suggests
GPs can now vaccinate over-45s ‘where supply permits’, says NHS England

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GPs can now vaccinate over-45s ‘where supply permits’, says NHS England
Researchers could report on interchangeability of Covid vaccines by next month

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Researchers could report on interchangeability of Covid vaccines by next month
Cancer patients more likely to die with Covid in UK than elsewhere in Europe

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Cancer patients more likely to die with Covid in UK than elsewhere in Europe
GPs to ‘encourage’ uptake among men, obese and high-risk professions as vaccination programme enters next phase

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GPs to ‘encourage’ uptake among men, obese and high-risk professions as vaccination programme enters next phase
Ten top tips: Headache after AZ Covid vaccination

Dr Toni Hazell

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Ten top tips: Headache after AZ Covid vaccination