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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

Boosters 90% effective against hospital admission from Omicron for over-65s

Vaccine boosters are 90% effective against admission to hospital from the Omicron variant for the over-65s, according to new figures. The figures, from the UK Health Security Agency, show that level of protection three months after the ...

07 Jan 2022 at 21:25

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Humza Yousaf welcomes latest advice for autumn Covid-19 booster campaign

Scotland’s Health Secretary has welcomed a move to target those most vulnerable to the ill-effects of Covid with a booster shot this autumn, and some Scots could get one within a matter of weeks. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and ...

25 Jan 2023 at 17:39

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Humza Yousaf: Almost a third of under-11s vaccinated against Covid

Some 30% of children between five and 11 years old have received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, Scotland’s Health Secretary has told MSPs. In a letter to members, Humza Yousaf said the Scottish Government “continues to make ...

11 Aug 2022 at 15:12

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 ...

21 Mar 2022 at 07:55

Extra Covid boost in spring for over-75s and people 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 16:55

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 ...

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 ...

16 Feb 2022 at 21:25

Scotland backs vaccines for five to 11-year-olds as England decision imminent

Children aged five to 11 in Scotland are the latest to be offered a Covid-19 vaccine, with ministers in England expected to announce their decision later on Wednesday. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland ...

16 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Five to 11-year-olds to be offered Covid jabs in Scotland, says First Minister

Children aged between five and 11 will be offered the coronavirus vaccine in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Scotland follows in the footsteps of Wales, who announced on Tuesday that the Joint Committee on ...

16 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Another Covid booster could be rolled out in the autumn – Javid

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has suggested that another booster of the coronavirus vaccine could be rolled out in the autumn, as he said he expected experts to recommend an extra dose of the jab. He said he ...

16 Mar 2022 at 21:25

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