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Pregnant women should be offered COVID vaccine
As reported by BBC news, pregnant women should be offered a COVID jab when other people their age get one, the UK’s vaccine advisers say keep reading
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Brain clots ‘more likely’ with COVID infection than vaccine
As reported by BBC news, the risk of developing a serious brain clot – known as a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) – is eight to 10 keep reading
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‘Mix and match’ UK COVID vaccine trial expanded
As reported by BBC news, a major UK trial looking at whether COVID vaccines can be mixed with different types of jabs used for first keep reading
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Carmel Loughlin, practice manager at Three Spires Surgery, on why the last few months in her practice have reminded her of a couple of Bee keep reading
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UK vaccine rollout ‘breaking link’ between infections and death
As reported by BBC news, increasingly strong evidence shows that the UK’s vaccination programme is breaking the link between COVID-19 cases and deaths, scientists tracking keep reading
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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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Birmingham GPs told to postpone vaccinating under-50s
As reported by BBC news, GPs in Birmingham who had offered COVID-19 jabs to some under-50s have been told to cancel the appointments Some patients keep reading
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Flu levels in Wales see ‘remarkable’ suppression
As reported by BBC news, a “remarkable” suppression of seasonal flu has seen only 18 cases recorded in Wales this winter, with no confirmed cases keep reading
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India shortfall behind UK’s vaccine supply delay
As reported by BBC news, an expected reduction in the UK’s COVID vaccine supply in April is partly due to a delay in a delivery keep reading
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UK vaccination surge expected in coming days
As reported by BBC news, UK experts say there will be a big increase in the number of people being offered COVID vaccinations in the keep reading