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JCVI: MMR jabs may need to be offered in schools to catch up from Covid disruption
JCVI: MMR jabs may need to be offered in schools to catch up from Covid disruption

Routine child immunisations

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Free pregnancy & baby CPD for GPs
Free pregnancy & baby CPD for GPs
Extra Pfizer jabs ordered to vaccinate more than 370,000 children
Extra Pfizer jabs ordered to vaccinate more than 370,000 children

The Government has

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GPs to identify vulnerable 12-15-year-olds for Covid vaccination
GPs to identify vulnerable 12-15-year-olds for Covid vaccination

Children aged 12-15

GPs should prepare for ‘50% rise’ in children’s respiratory viruses next winter, says NHSE
GPs should prepare for ‘50% rise’ in children’s respiratory viruses next winter, says NHSE

NHS England has

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GPs to be able to refer children and young people to specialist long Covid clinics

GPs will soon

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GPs to be able to refer children and young people to specialist long Covid clinics
NHSE: GPs to ‘consider’ seeing all children under five with ‘respiratory symptoms’ F2F

NHS England has

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NHSE: GPs to ‘consider’ seeing all children under five with ‘respiratory symptoms’ F2F
Moderna announces Covid-19 vaccine success in teenagers

Moderna has announced

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Moderna announces Covid-19 vaccine success in teenagers
UK regulator ‘scrutinising’ child Covid vaccine trials as US extends Pfizer eligibility to over-12s

The UK medicines

UK regulator ‘scrutinising’ child Covid vaccine trials as US extends Pfizer eligibility to over-12s
Symptom sorter – Diarrhoea in children

The final article

Symptom sorter – Diarrhoea in children
CQC to review children and young people’s mental health services during pandemic

The CQC will

CQC to review children and young people’s mental health services during pandemic
GPs asked to do outstanding medicals for prospective adoptive parents and foster carers

GP practices are

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GPs asked to do outstanding medicals for prospective adoptive parents and foster carers
Symptom sorter: Vomiting in infants

The second in

Symptom sorter: Vomiting in infants
Non-febrile seizures in a child or young person

Dr Carole Buckley

Non-febrile seizures in a child or young person
Covid-19 infection far less likely to be severe in children, finds large UK study

Children and young

Covid-19 infection far less likely to be severe in children, finds large UK study