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GPs shouldn’t be spending time on ‘red tape’, says RCGP
The Royal College of GPS has responded to comments made by Nadhim Zahawi, minister for vaccine deployment, dismissing proposals for UK vaccine passports but saying keep reading
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Study reveals extent of COVID vaccine side-effects
As reported by BBC news, about one in three people recently given a COVID vaccine by the NHS report some side-effects None was serious – keep reading
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COVID trial in UK examines mixing different vaccines
As reported by BBC news, UK trial has been launched to see if giving people different COVID vaccines for their first and second doses works keep reading
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Novavax vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trials
As reported by BBC news, new coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 89.3% effective in large-scale UK trials The Novavax jab is the first keep reading
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RCGP: public health messages on vaccine safety need to be tailored to communities
Vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi has said that those who were hesitant to receive the vaccine “skew heavily” towards black, Asian and minority ethnic communities Last keep reading
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Vaccine minister ‘confident’ of supplies
As reported by BBC news, supplies of vaccines are “tight” but the UK is confident it will receive enough doses to meet its targets, the keep reading
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Good progress being made by GPs and teams delivering vaccine, says College
The Royal College of GPs has commented on the status of the roll out of the COVID vaccination programme at a community level Professor Martin keep reading
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England delivering 140 jabs a minute, says NHS chief executive
As reported by BBC news, NHS England’s chief executive has said people in England are being vaccinated four times faster than new cases of the keep reading
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North-east England leads race to vaccinate over-80s
As reported by BBC news, nearly 46% of over-80s in England’s North East and Yorkshire region have been given their first dose of a COVID keep reading
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Johnson promises 24-7 COVID-vaccine hubs
As reported by BBC news, COVID vaccinations will be offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week as soon as supply allows The prime keep reading