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Clinical trial starts for first combined Covid and flu jab

Vaccine company Novavax has begun early clinical trials to test a combined Covid and flu jab.

09 September 2021

Three quarters of GPs experience increase in patient abuse since Covid pandemic

Exclusive Nearly three quarters of GPs are experiencing increased levels of patient abuse compared with before the pandemic, a Pulse survey has revealed.

09 September 2021

PM promises more than 50m extra GP appointments under Covid recovery plan

The Prime Minister has said that the new pandemic recovery plan will deliver more than the 50 million extra GP appointments already pledged by the Government.

08 September 2021

Long Covid: fatigue

Fatigue is common after Covid-19 infection.

06 September 2021

Covid booster vaccination programme won’t start on 6 September, NHSE suggests

NHS England has suggested that the Covid booster jab programme will not begin next week as final JCVI advice remains outstanding.

03 September 2021

Decline in children receiving jabs for diseases other than Covid

There has been a decline in the number of children receiving jabs for diseases other than Covid in the UK, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said.

03 September 2021

One in seven children with Covid still have symptoms months later

Up to one in seven children with Covid-19 could still have symptoms three months later, a study has found, although this rate is lower than previously feared.

03 September 2021

Oxford Covid jab technology has potential for treating cancer, claim researchers

The technology behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine could end up being used to treat cancer after successful early studies, researchers have announced.

03 September 2021

Covid vaccination halves risk of long Covid in cases of breakthrough infection

Being fully vaccinated against Covid-19 cuts the risk of long Covid in half in the small proportion of people who get a breakthrough infection, a detailed analysis of UK data shows.

02 September 2021

No let-up in Covid vaccination push

Despite success so far in vaccinating millions of people, there is still a long way to go.

27 August 2021