GPs have been told to suspend non-essential blood tests amid a worsening shortage of test tubes.

11 August 2021

Plans to roll out an autumn Covid vaccine booster programme could be premature, the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group has warned.

10 August 2021

More than three in four of UK adults have now received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, with the campaign estimated to have prevented 60,000 deaths.

10 August 2021

GPs are being urged to cut the unnecessary use of blood test tubes after manufacturers warned of shortages in the coming weeks.

09 August 2021

Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is still 93% effective six months after the second dose is given, trial results have shown.

09 August 2021

All German patients who were fully vaccinated with the Astra Zeneca Covid vaccine will be offered an mRNA booster from next month.

06 August 2021

On 29 January 2020, the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in England.

06 August 2021

Patients are waiting half the time for a GP appointment compared to before the pandemic, a snapshot survey by Pulse has shown.

05 August 2021

Most children with Covid-19 recover within a week, according to new research from King’s College London.

04 August 2021

All children aged 16-17 will become eligible for a first dose of Covid vaccine in the UK, following new advice issued by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

04 August 2021