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One vaccine dose in care homes gives ‘substantial’ protection
As reported by BBC news, a single dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine was effective at stopping 62% of coronavirus infections in care homes, keep reading
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COVID vaccines cut risk of serious illness by 80% in over-80s
As reported by BBC news, a single shot of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID jab reduces the chance of needing hospital treatment by keep reading
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COVID vaccines: ‘spectacular’ impact on serious illness
As reported by BBC news, the first results of the UK vaccination programme suggests it is having a “spectacular” impact on preventing serious illness Research keep reading
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‘Care needed’ after getting COVID vaccine
As reported by BBC news, people who have had COVID vaccines are being warned to still take care Vaccination has been shown to prevent severe keep reading
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Oxford vaccine rolled out to hundreds of GP sites in England
As reported by BBC news, the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine will be rolled out to hundreds of GP-run vaccination sites in local communities in England later keep reading
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Retired GPs to ‘ease pressure’ on NI vaccine rollout
As reported by BBC news, almost 1,000 people have volunteered to be vaccinators to ‘help ease pressure’ on GP practices rolling out the COVID-19 vaccines, keep reading
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Allergy warning over Pfizer vaccine
As reported by BBC news, people with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID jab, regulators say It came after keep reading
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‘Mix-and-match’ coronavirus vaccines to be tested
As reported by BBC news, UK scientists are planning trials to see if giving people two different types of COVID vaccine, one after the other, keep reading
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General practice will have earlier role in vaccine rollout
The Royal College of GPs has received information from NHS England that general practice will have a much earlier role in delivery of the Pfizer/BioNTech keep reading
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RCGP: why aren’t BAME patients on vaccination priority list?
The Royal College of GPs is calling on secretary of state for health and social xare, Matt Hancock, for a more detailed rationale for not keep reading