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Fourth booster ‘significantly’ increases protection

Fourth Covid-19 jabs give people protection “over and above” that afforded to people who have had three jabs, a new study suggests. Research is continuing to assess the levels of protection people have after vaccination, and for the length of time ...

10 May 2022 at 00:55

Health Secretary urges older people to ‘top up’ their Covid vaccines

People should “top up” their Covid-19 jabs when called by the NHS, the Health Secretary has said, as preparations continue for an autumn campaign that could include everyone aged 50 and over. Sajid Javid urged those aged 75 and over and the ...

21 Mar 2022 at 11:25

Immunocompromised may still get jabs over next 12 months, MPs told

Care home residents, those aged 75 and over and people with weakened immune systems may still receive Covid booster jabs over the next six to 12 months, MPs have heard. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee gathered to question ...

28 Mar 2022 at 21:25

‘Strong possibility’ Covid jabs will be given every autumn alongside flu vaccine

There is a “strong possibility” that Covid jabs will be given every autumn alongside flu vaccines for those most in need, a member of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said. Professor Adam Finn told BBC ...

22 Feb 2022 at 10:25

Headteachers welcome buffer zones around schools to stop anti-vaccine protests

Headteachers have welcomed an amendment to a new Bill which will help councils quickly set up buffer zones around schools to stop them from being targeted by anti-vaccination protests. Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a letter ...

21 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Extra Covid boost in spring for over-75s and people thought to be at high risk

People aged 75 and over, the immunosuppressed and those living in care homes will be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccine this spring, the Health Secretary has announced. Sajid Javid said the top-up jab will help those at the ...

21 Feb 2022 at 16:25

London has the lowest pupil vaccine uptake for 12 to 15-year-olds

London has the lowest levels of uptake for pupils aged 12 to 15 getting their first dose of the vaccine in England, new figures have revealed. In figures produced using the English Schools Census and National Immunisation ...

01 Feb 2022 at 13:55

People over 50 to be offered Covid booster jab this autumn

Everyone over the age of 50 will be offered a Covid-19 booster and flu jab this autumn, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced. This is a change from previous guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination ...

15 Jul 2022 at 17:30

Government ‘confident’ people will get ‘bivalent’ jab in booster programme

The Government has said that it is “confident” that people will be able to get a new bivalent Covid-19 jab as part of the autumn booster programme. The UK became the first country in the world to approve Moderna’s ...

16 Aug 2022 at 11:49

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Vaccination advice for groups most at risk of monkeypox in Waterford to be issued soon

The HSE is to issue advice on vaccination to groups who are most at risk from contracting monkeypox in the coming weeks, the head of Ireland’s national immunisation programmes has said. It follows on from calls ...

05 Aug 2022 at 21:33

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Vaccination advice for groups most at risk of monkeypox in Carlow to be issued soon

05 Aug 2022 at 19:33

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Vaccination advice for groups most at risk of monkeypox to be issued soon

08 Aug 2022 at 08:33

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