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The impact of the government’s vaccine mandate U-turn
An avoidable and costly episode that raises concerning questions about governance CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The keep reading
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Primary school children receive the first dose of the COVID vaccine
As reported by the BBC News, young children outside of high-risk groups are now being offered the COVID jab Thousands of children are already signed keep reading
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Millions of COVID vaccine doses destroyed in England
As reported by BBC News, around 4.7m COVID vaccine doses – four per cent of the total – ended up as wastage in England by keep reading
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COVID and flu jabs could be given at same time in the autumn
As reported by BBC News, people in Wales could receive COVID boosters and flu jabs at the same time this autumn, Welsh government has said keep reading
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England to offer COVID jab to five to 11-year-olds
As reported by BBC News, children aged between five and 11 in England will be offered a low-dose COVID vaccine, the government says Official scientific keep reading
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Children told to delay jab for 12 weeks after infection
As reported by BBC News, healthy children aged 12 to 17 are being advised to wait 12 weeks after a coronavirus infection before having a keep reading
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‘No reason’ not to give COVID boosters to under-50s
As reported by BBC News, rolling out booster jabs to younger age groups could help cut COVID infection rates to low levels across the UK, keep reading
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Unvaccinated urged to come forward before winter
As reported by BBC News, as winter approaches, NHS bosses are urging any of the 4.5m people in England who haven’t had a first vaccine keep reading
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Long way to go on booster jabs, says Welsh minister
As reported by BBC News, there is a very long way to go before all eligible people have received the COVID booster, the Welsh health keep reading
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Why pregnant women should be included in COVID drug and vaccine development
COVID-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ The numbers keep reading