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Government to work with NHS boards on autumn Covid booster campaign

The Scottish Government has pledged to “work closely” with health boards in the planning of a further Covid vaccine booster campaign. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf made the comments after interim advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and ...

19 May 2022 at 18:35

Government advised to prepare autumn Covid booster programme

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised the Government to provide an autumn Covid-19 booster programme in preparation for winter. The committee recommends that those in older age groups, residents in care homes for ...

19 May 2022 at 18:27

Covid spring booster invitations to start for vulnerable people

Vulnerable people in England will begin receiving invitations for the spring Covid booster from Monday. People aged 75 and over and those who are immunosuppressed will be able to book from 7am. The booster will be made available to around five ...

21 Mar 2022 at 07:55

Covid spring booster invitations to start on Monday

21 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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 ...

21 Mar 2022 at 11:25

Living with Covid plan sees Sage stand down regular meetings

The Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) will no longer be meeting regularly to discuss coronavirus, the PA news agency understands. Led by chief scientific officer Sir Patrick Vallance and chief medical ...

04 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Jabs for children aged five to 11 ‘may reduce risks of a new variant’

Vaccines for children aged five to 11 “may reduce the risks children may face in a possible future wave of this or another variant”, one expert has said. Experts on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) ...

16 Feb 2022 at 21:25

Covid jabs for five to 11-year-olds – your questions answered

Healthy children aged five to 11 across the UK are to be offered a Covid-19 vaccine. Here are the answers to some of the key questions about jabs for younger children. – What is the latest? The Joint Committee on ...

16 Feb 2022 at 20:55

Third of over-75s in England get ‘spring booster’ in campaign’s first month

A third of people aged 75 and over in England have had their “spring booster” of Covid-19 vaccine, new figures show. Some 33.6% of over-75s had received the jab as of April 17, up from just over a quarter (26....

21 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Children aged 5-11 with medical conditions invited for Covid vaccines

Children aged between five and 11 who have medical conditions which put them at greater risk from coronavirus will be invited for their first vaccine doses this week. Letters will also be sent to young ...

18 Jan 2022 at 16:55

Pfizer Covid jab approved for use in vulnerable primary school children

The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in vulnerable primary school children. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) updated its advice after the UK’s ...

22 Dec 2021 at 18:13

Gay and bisexual men at higher risk of monkeypox exposure to be offered vaccine

Tens of thousands of men are to be offered a vaccine in a bid to stem the monkeypox outbreak in the UK, health officials have said. Some 793 cases have been confirmed in the UK. The UK Health ...

21 Jun 2022 at 20:37

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