NHS in new booster jab drive sending 650,000 text messages
3 years ago

NHS in new booster jab drive sending 650,000 text messages

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 is sending around 650,000 text messages and 50,000 letters to those who have not yet received their booster dose, encouraging them to book an appointment and have a “jabby new year”. On Tuesday, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said that he “cannot see how restricting outdoor exercise is justified or proportionate” after Parkrun cancelled its free, 5k runs in Wales as the country’s restrictions prevent gatherings of more than 50 people. NHS national medical director Professor Stephen Powis, said the figures showed the importance of getting fully vaccinated: “While that does not necessarily tell us exactly what is going on in hospitals now, it tallies with what we are hearing from staff on the frontline,” he said. means that you are much less likely to end up in a hospital bed that could otherwise be used to treat someone else.” On Monday, NHS staff administered 244,078 vaccinations, including 209,626 boosters.

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Urgent ‘festive flu’ warning as NHS urges people to book pre-Christmas jab
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Urgent ‘festive flu’ warning as NHS urges people to book pre-Christmas jab

The Independent  

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Cases of flu ‘rising rapidly’ as Brits urged to get vaccinations
1 month ago

Cases of flu ‘rising rapidly’ as Brits urged to get vaccinations

The Independent  

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Covid vaccine: How to book a jab and who is eligible?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Covid vaccine: How to book a jab and who is eligible?

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. UKHSA figures showed the admission rate for patients testing …

Health officials sound alarm over drop in flu vaccine uptake
3 months ago

Health officials sound alarm over drop in flu vaccine uptake

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 Health officials have raised the alarm over a drop in flu …

Covid vaccine: Over-65s urged to get booster jabs as hospital cases rise
1 year, 3 months ago

Covid vaccine: Over-65s urged to get booster jabs as hospital cases rise

The Independent  

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Now experts call for more people to get a Covid booster as health bosses pull forward vaccination programme for vulnerable amid fears surrounding Pirola variant - but MPs call for calm and to 'treat i
1 year, 4 months ago

Now experts call for more people to get a Covid booster as health bosses pull forward vaccination programme for vulnerable amid fears surrounding Pirola variant - but MPs call for calm and to 'treat i

Daily Mail  

Experts today called for Covid booster eligibility to be widened amid fears the new 'concerning' Pirola variant could trigger a fresh wave of infections. Yesterday health officials u-turned again on the autumn Covid and flu jab drive start date, bringing it forwards from October to September 11, with some experts already calling to 'vaccinate everyone'. Ministers said the rollout would …

NHS flu jabs and Covid boosters to be scrapped for millions
1 year, 4 months ago

NHS flu jabs and Covid boosters to be scrapped for millions

The Independent  

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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, …

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 …

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 …

‘Substantial and consistent”’ decline in demand for vaccines
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Substantial and consistent”’ decline in demand for vaccines

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 A major trust has warned it has seen a “substantial and …

Daily Covid cases in Scotland reach record high at more than 20,000
3 years ago

Daily Covid cases in Scotland reach record high at more than 20,000

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 Daily coronavirus cases in Scotland have reached a record new …

Boris Johnson says UK 'incomparably better' placed this New Year as he celebrates hitting booster jab target
3 years ago

Boris Johnson says UK 'incomparably better' placed this New Year as he celebrates hitting booster jab target

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson will announce that the Government has met its target to offer all adults in England a booster jab, even though nine million eligible people have failed to receive a third dose. The Prime Minister will use his New Year’s message to celebrate the “huge national effort” behind the booster jab rollout to date, while urging those who are …

Christmas Day jabs for thousands as battle continues against Covid-19
3 years ago

Christmas Day jabs for thousands as battle continues against Covid-19

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 Thousands of people across England will receive a Christmas Day …

NHS gives out record 611,000 jabs in a single day after bookings open to all over-18s
3 years ago

NHS gives out record 611,000 jabs in a single day after bookings open to all over-18s

Daily Mail  

Britain's booster jab campaign is off to a storming start with a record 611,000 Covid jabs being given out in a single day yesterday. Some vaccination centres had to stop offering walk-in boosters yesterday amid limited supply, with a volunteer-led hub in Andover, Hampshire, saying it was only able to offer first and second Pfizer vaccine doses. 'The data clearly …

NHS will need to jab a record 1.1 MILLION people EVERY day
3 years ago

NHS will need to jab a record 1.1 MILLION people EVERY day

Daily Mail  

The army and extra NHS staff will be deployed to every region across the UK to help the NHS achieve Boris Johnson's target to vaccinate 1.1million people every day with booster jabs by the end of the year. In his address to the nation Boris Johnson today said he would rapidly speed up the UK's booster jab rollout amid an …

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 …

Record number of booster Covid vaccinations in England on Saturday
3 years, 1 month ago

Record number of booster Covid vaccinations in England on Saturday

The Telegraph  

It would mean people who are eligible for three jabs but had declined to take up the offer could face periods of quarantine and Covid tests when returning from abroad. Dr Susan Hopkins, the chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency, on Sunday issued a renewed public call for people to come forward for their booster jabs. Boris …

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 …

Gareth Southgate praised after urging unvaccinated under-30s to get Covid jab
3 years, 5 months ago

Gareth Southgate praised after urging unvaccinated under-30s to get Covid jab

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 Three Lions on a shirt and two jabs in an …

When will under 30s get the vaccine? Online calculator estimates your place in the queue
3 years, 7 months ago

When will under 30s get the vaccine? Online calculator estimates your place in the queue

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 rollout of the coronavirus vaccination programme has seen more …

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 …

Covid UK: Two million over-60s will be invited to receive their first jab from TODAY
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid UK: Two million over-60s will be invited to receive their first jab from TODAY

Daily Mail  

Nearly 2million people aged between 60 and 63 in England will be invited to receive their first coronavirus jab from today, while over-40s will start being called for jabs this month - as more than 20million people in the UK have now been given their first dose of a vaccine. In other coronavirus developments: Six cases of the Brazilian strain …

Vaccine rate slowdown ‘to be expected,’ government and advisers insist
3 years, 10 months ago

Vaccine rate slowdown ‘to be expected,’ government and advisers insist

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When asked about concerns over the drop in daily …

England's Covid vaccine postcode lottery: Parts of London have only jabbed 60% of over-60s
3 years, 10 months ago

England's Covid vaccine postcode lottery: Parts of London have only jabbed 60% of over-60s

Daily Mail  

England's Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare today after it emerged parts of London have jabbed just 60 per cent of over-70s - while almost every elderly person has had their first dose in one district in Hampshire. The ZOE Covid-19 Symptom Study said the nosedive in coronavirus infections had slowed in the UK, dropping just five per cent …

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 …

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 …

Ten new mass Covid jab centres open as drive to vaccinate picks up pace
3 years, 11 months ago

Ten new mass Covid jab centres open as drive to vaccinate picks up pace

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It comes as health secretary Matt Hancock urged the public to “play their part” in …

Covid UK update live: Latest news as daily cases pass 1,000
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid UK update live: Latest news as daily cases pass 1,000

The Independent  

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Covid: UK sees another record rise in cases with 57,725 in 24 hours
4 years ago

Covid: UK sees another record rise in cases with 57,725 in 24 hours

The Independent  

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World Watches as UK Gears Up for Historic Covid-19 Vaccination, Queen Too in Line for Jab on the Shoulder
4 years ago

World Watches as UK Gears Up for Historic Covid-19 Vaccination, Queen Too in Line for Jab on the Shoulder

News 18  

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 will …

Covid vaccine: People in UK could get Pfizer jab by mid-December, says professor
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid vaccine: People in UK could get Pfizer jab by mid-December, says professor

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 scientist behind the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has said that people in …

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