The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended that certain at-risk groups should receive another Covid booster vaccine in the autumn.

20 May 2022

Vaccination may help lessen the symptoms of long Covid in those who already have it, research from the Office for National Statistics suggests.

19 May 2022

Only 7% of children aged 5-11 have so far been vaccinated against Covid in England, official data has revealed.

16 May 2022

Just 31% of black pregnant women had one or more doses of the Covid vaccine by the time their baby was delivered between November 2021 and January 2022, compared to 58% of white women.

16 May 2022

Around one in five over-75s have not yet received a spring Covid booster jab, according to new data.

13 May 2022

A ‘pragmatic guide’ for GPs on use of point-of-care C-reactive protein (CRP) has been published by the Primary Care Respiratory Society in a bid to cut antibiotic prescribing.

11 May 2022

NHS England has urged practices to help identify immunosuppressed and housebound patients who are eligible for a spring Covid booster but have not yet received one.

06 May 2022

Exclusive GPs have received ‘menacing’ anonymous letters warning against administering child Covid vaccinations, claiming to come from solicitors.

05 May 2022

A summary of current guidelines and resources for GPs This information is sourced from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), PHE, the BMJ, a BMJ Webinar, NICE news, the RCGP, and an RCGP e-learning module and an RCGP learning podcast, the BJGP and the NICE guideline.

30 April 2022

More than 95% of GP practice staff have now had two doses of Covid vaccine and 88% have had a third booster dose, the latest NHS figures show.

29 April 2022