NHS confirms autumn Covid booster for 26million to begin on September 5
2 years, 4 months ago

NHS confirms autumn Covid booster for 26million to begin on September 5

Daily Mail  

Health chiefs today confirmed Britain's autumn vaccine rollout will commence in the first week of September and use the Omicron-specific jab. Pictured: Margaret Keenan, 91, who was the first patient in the world to receive a vaccine, receives her spring booster at University Hospital Coventry on April 22 Over-50s, residents and staff at care homes for older adults and frontline health and social care workers will be offered a Covid autumn booster. NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said: 'The NHS was the first healthcare system in the world to deliver a Covid vaccine outside of clinical trials, and will now be the first to deliver the new, variant-busting vaccine when the rollout begins at the start of September.' More than 126m Covid vaccines have been administered by NHS staff and volunteers since the first jab was delivered, outside of clinical trials, to Maggie Keenan in Coventry in December 2020. Mr Russell said the NHS will contact people when it is their turn to get an autumn booster and will be inviting the first people outside of care homes to book in ahead of the formal rollout in early September.

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As COVID wave wallops California, new vaccines arrive this week. Will it be a turning point?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

As COVID wave wallops California, new vaccines arrive this week. Will it be a turning point?

LA Times  

New COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be available as soon as this week, a promising development amid California’s potent and enduring summer wave of the disease. “I have a tremendous empathy, having seen people struggle with long COVID in their 30s and 40s, people who you might think were otherwise low-risk,” Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, said Friday. …

England rolls out spring Covid-19 booster shots for vulnerable groups
1 year, 9 months ago

England rolls out spring Covid-19 booster shots for vulnerable groups

Firstpost  

The National Health Service said others eligible can book in on the UK’s National Booking Service or the NHS App from next Wednesday, with the first appointments available from April 17 London: Around five million people in England will be eligible for a spring Covid-19 booster vaccine, including over 75-year-olds, those with a weakened immune system, and care home residents, …

Warning of big change to Covid vaccines in UK
1 year, 11 months ago

Warning of big change to Covid vaccines in UK

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The NHS in England said that until the universal programme ends, it will continue to …

UK health chiefs crank up plans for spring AND autumn Covid vaccine roll-outs
1 year, 11 months ago

UK health chiefs crank up plans for spring AND autumn Covid vaccine roll-outs

Daily Mail  

It means that millions of Britons will have had an eighth vaccine by next winter Britain's universal Covid vaccine programme will be wound down this year as the country settles into post-pandemic life. Those who are older and those who are immunosuppressed should also receive an extra booster vaccine dose this spring, they advised Latest government data shows that 64.5 …

Dr Ranj Singh urges older people to get Covid and flu jabs as soon as possible
2 years, 3 months ago

Dr Ranj Singh urges older people to get Covid and flu jabs as soon as possible

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Television presenter Dr Ranj Singh has urged all older people …

‘Twindemic’ warning as health chiefs launch Covid and flu vaccination drive
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Twindemic’ warning as health chiefs launch Covid and flu vaccination drive

The Telegraph  

Health chiefs have warned of a Covid and flu “twindemic” this winter as they launched a renewed vaccination drive. Around 33 million people in England will be eligible for a free flu vaccination this year, while 26 million are also eligible for an autumn Covid-19 booster. Officials at the UK Health Security Agency warned there will be lower levels of …

4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters
2 years, 3 months ago

4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters

Associated Press  

U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden’s recent remark that “the pandemic is over.” The White House said more than 5 million people received the new boosters by its own …

People aged 65 and over urged to book Covid-19 booster jab
2 years, 3 months ago

People aged 65 and over urged to book Covid-19 booster jab

The Independent  

People aged 65 and over can now book their Covid-19 booster jab online or via 119. People aged 75 and over, the severely immunosuppressed and frontline health and care workers have been able to book a booster since last week. If you are one of those eligible, it is as important as ever to get your next dose, so please …

Covid infections drop to 10-month low as booster jab rollout begins
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid infections drop to 10-month low as booster jab rollout begins

The Telegraph  

Coronavirus infections have dropped to an 11-month low as the booster campaign begins ahead of an expected resurgence this winter. The autumn Covid booster campaign is now under way in England and Scotland, with care home residents and staff among the first to get jabs from last week. A total of 26 million people will be invited to get a …

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster
2 years, 4 months ago

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster

Associated Press  

LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against the omicron variant, which the government said would be offered to people aged 50 and over starting in the fall. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given …

When Will It Be Time For Another COVID Booster? Here's What Experts Think.
2 years, 6 months ago

When Will It Be Time For Another COVID Booster? Here's What Experts Think.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING We’ve seen second COVID-19 boosters recommended for older adults and people with underlying health conditions — but what about the general population? Immunocompromised individuals and older people’s antibody levels wane earlier, which makes these people strong candidates for booster doses, said Arjun Venkatesh, a Yale Medicine emergency medicine doctor and associate professor at Yale School of Medicine. …

Spring booster recipient tells others offered fourth Covid jab: ‘Do not delay’
2 years, 9 months ago

Spring booster recipient tells others offered fourth Covid jab: ‘Do not delay’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of the first people in England to get the …

Up to five million now eligible to book Covid spring booster jabs
2 years, 9 months ago

Up to five million now eligible to book Covid spring booster jabs

The Telegraph  

Up to five million people are now eligible for the spring booster jab, as the NHS launched on Monday the latest phase of its Covid vaccination campaign. Recent research by the UK Health Security Agency found the NHS booster jab helped prevent 157,000 hospitalisations since mid-December. Large numbers still 'seriously unwell' in hospital Nikki Kanani, the deputy leader of the …

Over-50s set to be offered Covid booster vaccines this autumn
2 years, 10 months ago

Over-50s set to be offered Covid booster vaccines this autumn

The Telegraph  

Millions of over-50s could be offered Covid boosters this autumn, as Boris Johnson hailed Britain's vaccine rollout as key to "restoring our liberties in full". Fourth jabs will start being offered to those aged 75 and over from next month, with a further rollout of vaccines expected later this year, when the programme may be much more widely extended. Announcing …

UK is 'set to bin 3.5million Pfizer vaccine doses'
2 years, 11 months ago

UK is 'set to bin 3.5million Pfizer vaccine doses'

Daily Mail  

Up to 3.5million Covid vaccine doses are set to be binned after reaching their expiry date, it was revealed today. Pfizer jabs — which make up the bulk of booster shots — had their shelf-life extended from 31 to 45 days last month to allow more time for them to reach patients. It reveals Britain had the highest booster uptake …

COVID-19 jabs for 15-18 group from January 3; booster for seniors from January 10
3 years ago

COVID-19 jabs for 15-18 group from January 3; booster for seniors from January 10

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that teenagers in the 15-18 age group would be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, and frontline and health workers and senior citizens above the age of 60 with co-morbidities on the advice of doctors would be eligible for a what he termed a “precaution” or third dose. January 3, 2022 will see the roll-out …

All adults offered a Covid booster shot by end January
3 years ago

All adults offered a Covid booster shot by end January

NL Times  

Every person over 18 will be offered a booster shot by the second half of January at the latest. The period between the last vaccination or infection and the booster shot is also shortened from six months to three months, said Health Minister Hugo de Jonge. Everyone over 60 can book their Covid booster shots online as of Tuesday, and …

Booster dose effective against Omicron, UK study finds
3 years ago

Booster dose effective against Omicron, UK study finds

India Today  

A third booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine provides 70-75 per cent protection against symptomatic infection from the Omicron variant, the UK Health Security Agency said on Friday. In its latest technical briefing, the agency said that two doses of both the Oxford/AstraZeneca - administered in India as Covishield - and Pfizer/BioNtech vaccines provide "much lower levels" of protection against symptomatic …

Final Friday before vaccine passports
3 years ago

Final Friday before vaccine passports

Daily Mail  

Revellers hit the bars on Friday night as Plan B was enacted across England, bringing in stricter measures in order to suppress the spread of the highly infectious Omicron Covid-19 variant, with Christmas just two weeks away. LEEDS: A group of friends do the Can-can on Friday night ahead of Plan B being enacted across England, bringing in stricter measures …

Covid-19 UK: NHS booking site won't let some eligible over-40s book boosters until Christmas Eve
3 years ago

Covid-19 UK: NHS booking site won't let some eligible over-40s book boosters until Christmas Eve

Daily Mail  

The NHS's Covid booster drive was thrown into yet more chaos today, with eligible over-40s unable to book their appointments until Christmas Eve. The NHS 's Covid booster drive has been thrown into yet more chaos today with eligible over-40s unable to book their appointments until Christmas Eve Scores of Britons queue at St Thomas' Hospital in London this morning …

Covid booster dose can be taken after 9 months from 2nd jab: ICMR to Parliamentary panel
3 years ago

Covid booster dose can be taken after 9 months from 2nd jab: ICMR to Parliamentary panel

India Today  

The Indian Council of Medical Research informed a Parliamentary committee that additional Covid dose should be taken after nine months of full vaccination. The ICMR chief Balram Bhargava claimed that a booster shot can be given nine months after both doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered. A booster dose vaccination of Covid-19 naïve vaccinees would achieve a protective …

Vaccination centres to pop up ‘like Christmas trees’ as PM sets booster target
3 years, 1 month ago

Vaccination centres to pop up ‘like Christmas trees’ as PM sets booster target

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Temporary vaccination centres are to …

Rapid COVID-19 vaccine booster shot update and retaining masks needed to curtail Omicron, experts say
3 years, 1 month ago

Rapid COVID-19 vaccine booster shot update and retaining masks needed to curtail Omicron, experts say

ABC  

A network of independent Australian experts established in the wake of the pandemic has recommended bringing COVID-19 vaccine boosters four months forward in response to the Omicron variant. Key points: OzSAGE is an 80 member multidisciplinary network of Australia's leading experts It's called for governments to retain restrictions around masks and QR codes It said the government needs to urgently …

Boosters will see Covid ‘fade into the background’, says Oxford scientist
3 years, 2 months ago

Boosters will see Covid ‘fade into the background’, says Oxford scientist

The Telegraph  

Meanwhile, the chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency said the number of deaths among the vaccinated population is on the rise as protection weakens. “And if you haven’t yet had your first and second vaccines, it is not too late, the NHS will always be there to welcome you with open arms.” Need for booster has become …

Coronavirus booster jabs for over-80s will start in December
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus booster jabs for over-80s will start in December

Dutch News  

Booster jabs for people over 80 will not be available until the start of December, the umbrella body for Dutch regional health boards has said. Jaap van Dissel, the public health agency RIVM’s head of infectious disease control, told a technical briefing in parliament on Wednesday that the vaccines given earlier in the year may be starting to wane. Van …

Coronavirus booster jabs for over-80s will start in December
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus booster jabs for over-80s will start in December

Dutch News  

Booster jabs for people over 80 will not be available until the start of December, the umbrella body for Dutch regional health boards has said. Jaap van Dissel, the public health agency RIVM’s head of infectious disease control, told a technical briefing in parliament on Wednesday that the vaccines given earlier in the year may be starting to wane. Van …

Jab rollout is going too slow because NHS is sending TEXTS to elderly Britons
3 years, 2 months ago

Jab rollout is going too slow because NHS is sending TEXTS to elderly Britons

Daily Mail  

Britain's sluggish booster vaccine rollout is being held up by the NHS sending texts to elderly Britons who 'do not know how to use their phones', medics warned today amid growing demands to speed up the drive and prevent ministers from reimposing restrictions once more. A couple of GPs said today they were It came as one of No10's top …

UK faces calls for ‘Plan B’ with COVID-19 cases high and rising; scientists blame waning vaccine immunity
3 years, 2 months ago

UK faces calls for ‘Plan B’ with COVID-19 cases high and rising; scientists blame waning vaccine immunity

Firstpost  

Studies have suggested that vaccines’ protection gradually wanes over time. Millions of people in Britain are being offered booster shots, but critics say the program is moving too slowly London: Many scientists are pressing the British government to reimpose social restrictions and speed up booster vaccinations as coronavirus infection rates, already Europe’s highest, rise still further. “It’s critical we accelerate …

Nearly 5MILLION vulnerable over-50s have yet to have their Covid booster vaccine
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 5MILLION vulnerable over-50s have yet to have their Covid booster vaccine

Daily Mail  

Nearly 5million vulnerable adults have yet to receive a Covid booster vaccine, official data shows after Downing Street admitted Britain faces a 'challenging' winter. And Sir David King, who was the Government's chief scientific adviser from 2000 to 2007, said the rollout is moving 'extremely slowly' Now more schools reintroduce face masks in face of Covid spikes A secondary school …

Booster vaccines rollout ‘too slow’
3 years, 2 months ago

Booster vaccines rollout ‘too slow’

The Telegraph  

The Government's booster vaccines programme is moving too slowly to protect the most vulnerable, experts warned as figures show that fewer than half of those eligible have received the jab. On Monday, Downing Street promised to "step up communications" as it emerged that only 3.7 million of the 8.5 million at-risk people who had a second jab at least six …

Now give Britain the booster it needs: Critics call for NHS to start top-up jabs for ALL over-50s
3 years, 4 months ago

Now give Britain the booster it needs: Critics call for NHS to start top-up jabs for ALL over-50s

Daily Mail  

Ministers were yesterday urged to ‘stop hanging around’ and launch a mass booster jab programme. Ministers were yesterday urged to ‘stop hanging around’ and launch a mass booster jab programme Jeremy Hunt, who chairs the Commons health committee, said Israel’s campaign was reducing rates of severe illness. Health Secretary Sajid Javid stressed this was ‘not the start of a booster …

UK must not take its ‘eye off the ball’ as Covid could roar back, experts warn
3 years, 4 months ago

UK must not take its ‘eye off the ball’ as Covid could roar back, experts warn

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK must not take its “eye off the ball” with …

COVID-19 Booster Shots Will Roll Out In September In The U.S.
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 Booster Shots Will Roll Out In September In The U.S.

NPR  

COVID-19 Booster Shots Will Roll Out In September In The U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP Mary Altaffer/AP COVID-19 booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are set to become available for all U.S. adults beginning next month, the country's top health officials announced Wednesday. "We know that even highly effective vaccines become less effective over time," …

UK expands vaccine drive to all over-40s as COVID-19 infection rates fall
3 years, 8 months ago

UK expands vaccine drive to all over-40s as COVID-19 infection rates fall

India TV News  

In a third expansion within a week, the UK’s health service on Friday opened up the COVID-19 vaccination programme to all those aged 40 and over as latest statistics reflect a steady decline in coronavirus infection rates within the community. Nearly three-quarters of a million appointments were made on Monday and Tuesday as the National Health Service began by first …

Coronavirus: Every UK adult could have both jabs by August, head of vaccine taskforce says
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Every UK adult could have both jabs by August, head of vaccine taskforce says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Every adult in the United Kingdom could receive both doses …

15m Britons receive Covid vaccine: the five key things the data show
3 years, 10 months ago

15m Britons receive Covid vaccine: the five key things the data show

The Telegraph  

Fifteen million first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have now been administered in the UK – on paper enough to vaccinate every person in the Government's top four priority groups for jabs. Most – but not all – top priority jabs complete This first stretch of the UK's vaccination programme has focused on four key groups that together account for …

UK marks first COVID vaccine milestone with care home protection
3 years, 11 months ago

UK marks first COVID vaccine milestone with care home protection

India TV News  

The UK government on Monday said it has hit a “crucial milestone" in its COVID-19 vaccination programme, with figures indicating that residents at every eligible care home with older residents across England now administered a life-saving jab. The National Health Service said nurses, general practitioners and other NHS staff have offered the life-saving jab to people living at more than …

UK prepares for ‘historic moment’ of vaccination against Covid-19
4 years, 1 month ago

UK prepares for ‘historic moment’ of vaccination against Covid-19

Live Mint  

London: The first 50 National Health Service hospitals are gearing up for what the UK government has described as the “biggest immunisation programme in history” as the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 arrived at “secure locations” in the country from neighbouring Belgium this weekend. Frontline healthcare staff, people over the age of 80 and care home workers …

Americans will start receiving Covid vaccines ‘by mid-December’
4 years, 1 month ago

Americans will start receiving Covid vaccines ‘by mid-December’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The top official leading …

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start 'before Christmas'
4 years, 1 month ago

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start 'before Christmas'

India Today  

Pfizer Inc PFE.N and BioNTech 22UAy.DE could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their Covid-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, the drugmakers said on Wednesday. “We now have two safe and highly effective vaccines that could be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration and …

UK doctors on standby for potential coronavirus vaccine rollout before Christmas
4 years, 2 months ago

UK doctors on standby for potential coronavirus vaccine rollout before Christmas

Live Mint  

After British drugmaker AstraZeneca reiterated it expects data from late-stage trials of the Covid-19 vaccine later this year, doctors in England have been put on standby for the possible roll-out of the jab before Christmas, which would potentially turn the tide in the fight against the deadly virus. Speaking to BBC, chief executive of the National Health Service in England, …

Will a Covid-19 jab be ready by Christmas? ’Small chance’, Oxford vaccine trial chief says
4 years, 2 months ago

Will a Covid-19 jab be ready by Christmas? ’Small chance’, Oxford vaccine trial chief says

Live Mint  

Asked if the coronavirus vaccine would be ready before Christmas, chief trial investigator for the Oxford vaccine Andrew Pollard said on Wednesday: "There is a small chance." The coronavirus vaccine developed by the Oxford University could present late-stage trial results before the year end but it is not yet clear if it will be rolled out before Christmas, the Oxford …

Coronavirus vaccine deployment in UK could happen by New Year: Report
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus vaccine deployment in UK could happen by New Year: Report

Live Mint  

London: One of the UK's senior-most medical chiefs has indicated that a vaccine against COVID-19 could be ready to be deployed by the start of the New Year, according to a media report on Sunday. It comes as the UK government introduced new laws on Friday that would allow larger numbers of healthcare workers to administer flu and potential COVID-19 …

Will Oxford COVID-19 vaccine be available by year-end? Read what developers say
4 years, 5 months ago

Will Oxford COVID-19 vaccine be available by year-end? Read what developers say

Live Mint  

The University of Oxford's possible COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out by the end of the year but there is no certainty, the lead developer of the vaccine said on Tuesday. The experimental vaccine, which has been licensed to AstraZeneca, produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed on Monday, preserving hopes it could be in use by …

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