Pledge to offer Covid vaccine to all care home staff by end of January has been missed, minister admits
3 years, 11 months ago

Pledge to offer Covid vaccine to all care home staff by end of January has been missed, minister admits

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. Read our privacy policy A pledge to offer the vaccine to all care home staff by the end of January has been missed, a government minister has admitted. “It will take a little more time, I think, to get through all the care home staff,” Ms Whately said. However, the government’s deployment plan, published on 11 January, stated: “It is our ambition to offer the vaccine to all care home residents and staff in the more than 10,000 care homes in England for older people by the end of January.” Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Ms Whately said staff had been offered vaccines alongside residents – and could receive them elsewhere – but acknowledged: “We know that we are still working through the care home staff.” However, the minister was contradicted later by Downing Street – ahead of official figures – a spokesman saying: “We have offered the vaccine to residents and staff at every eligible care home with older residents across England.” Asked if jabs could be compulsory for staff, Ms Whately said: “What we are doing is to educate, to encourage, to able to make it as easy as possible for people to get vaccinated, to reassure people to come forward. “That absolutely feels like the right way for us to go about this at the moment, so that we can get through as many care workers as we can.” And, on the prospect of visits resuming, Ms Whately defended giving as many people as possible a first vaccine – to give some protection to all the most vulnerable people by mid-February.

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Urgent ‘festive flu’ warning as NHS urges people to book pre-Christmas jab
3 weeks, 1 day ago

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

The Independent  

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Britain needs a ‘vaccine taskforce’ to prepare for the next pandemic, Lords warn
1 month ago

Britain needs a ‘vaccine taskforce’ to prepare for the next pandemic, Lords warn

The Independent  

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Health officials sound alarm over drop in flu vaccine uptake
3 months, 1 week ago

Health officials sound alarm over drop in flu vaccine uptake

The Independent  

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As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign
6 months, 1 week ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign

The Independent  

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Flu jab delay will cause ‘chaos’ and put vulnerable people at risk ahead of difficult winter, GPs warn
1 year, 4 months ago

Flu jab delay will cause ‘chaos’ and put vulnerable people at risk ahead of difficult winter, GPs warn

The Independent  

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Outrage over month-long delay to flu jab roll-out as chemists demand NHS U-turns and starts scheme like usual in September to avoid chaos for millions of patients and wasting vaccines
1 year, 4 months ago

Outrage over month-long delay to flu jab roll-out as chemists demand NHS U-turns and starts scheme like usual in September to avoid chaos for millions of patients and wasting vaccines

Daily Mail  

Britain may be forced to throw away flu jabs because of the decision to delay the drive, pharmacists fear. The CPE also warned that pharmacies, who administer the bulk of flu vaccines every winter, may not have the 'capacity' to squeeze millions of appointments into one fewer month. The UK however is no longer publishing daily infection numbers because so …

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, …

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
1 year, 10 months ago

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Associated Press  

— At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home’s doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. An inspector subsequently cited it for violating the federal …

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
1 year, 10 months ago

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Associated Press  

— At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home’s doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. “Their regulations are making it harder to give care …

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
1 year, 10 months ago

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

The Independent  

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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  

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Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS
2 years ago

Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS

The Independent  

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Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT
2 years, 1 month ago

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT

Daily Mail  

He's been the target of so much public anger over Covid. Boris Johnson's advisor Dominic Cummings, pictured in Downing Street on March 12th 2020 Friday, March 13 A call with my fellow G7 Health Ministers. At least 40 care homes have knowingly been using staff with Covid Friday, March 13 2020 Simon Stevens says frail elderly patients who don't need …

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount
2 years, 2 months ago

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 is now being invited to sign up for another coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry has confirmed. With covid infections once again on the rise, health officials say getting the top-up jabs will help slow the spread of the virus. People aged 40 to 60 can make an appointment via website planjeprik.nl next week, while …

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount
2 years, 2 months ago

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 is now being invited to sign up for another coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry has confirmed. With covid infections once again on the rise, health officials say getting the top-up jabs will help slow the spread of the virus. People aged 40 to 60 can make an appointment via website planjeprik.nl next week, while …

No Covid restrictions needed yet, Health Min. says as vaccinations open to everyone 12+
2 years, 2 months ago

No Covid restrictions needed yet, Health Min. says as vaccinations open to everyone 12+

NL Times  

Companies and organizations don’t have to take measures against the coronavirus yet but are free to do so if they wish. People between the ages of 40 and 60 can make an appointment next week, and “in principle the week after,” everyone from 12 to 40 can do so, Kuipers said. But according to Kuipers, it is ‘not yet necessary …

Covid-19 vaccination campaign held back by poor planning, safety board finds
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccination campaign held back by poor planning, safety board finds

Dutch News  

The Dutch vaccination programme against Covid-19 was held back because the government’s initial plan was too reliant on family doctors, a report by the safety council has concluded. In the second of three reports into the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, the OVV said preparations to set up vaccination centres through the local health board network only started in …

Covid-19 vaccination campaign held back by poor planning, safety board finds
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccination campaign held back by poor planning, safety board finds

Dutch News  

The Dutch vaccination programme against Covid-19 was held back because the government’s initial plan was too reliant on family doctors, a report by the safety council has concluded. In the second of three reports into the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, the OVV said preparations to set up vaccination centres through the local health board network only started in …

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  

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White House: How about a COVID-19 boost with that flu shot?
2 years, 4 months ago

White House: How about a COVID-19 boost with that flu shot?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot. White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said this latest round of shots will offer protection during the busy cold and flu season, with the hope of transitioning people to get the vaccine yearly. “The goal very much …

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn
2 years, 5 months ago

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 will soon be invited to make an appointment for another booster coronavirus vaccination, health minister Ernst Kuipers announced on Friday. The first invitations, focusing on people who would be more at risk if they caught coronavirus and medical staff who have direct contact with patients, will be sent out in mid September, Kuipers said. …

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn
2 years, 5 months ago

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 will soon be invited to make an appointment for another booster coronavirus vaccination, health minister Ernst Kuipers announced on Friday. The first invitations, focusing on people who would be more at risk if they caught coronavirus and medical staff who have direct contact with patients, will be sent out in mid September, Kuipers said. …

Focus on vaccinating school-going children, dispensing precautionary dose to elderly: Health Minister
2 years, 6 months ago

Focus on vaccinating school-going children, dispensing precautionary dose to elderly: Health Minister

The Hindu  

COVID is not over yet and with the rise in COVID cases in some States, it is important to be alert and not forget COVID appropriate behaviour, said Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday after a review meeting with State Health Ministers. The Health Minister has also directed States to ensure increased focus on COVID vaccination coverage for school going …

Biden administration lays out its plan for Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden administration lays out its plan for Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5

CNN  

CNN — The White House has announced a highly anticipated Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan for children under 5. The administration “has made 10 million vaccine doses available for states, Tribes, territories, community health centers, federal pharmacy partners, and others to pre-order,” according to a White House fact sheet shared with CNN Wednesday. “Our experience is that the longer the ordering …

WA eases mandatory COVID vaccination requirements for most workers as cases slow
2 years, 7 months ago

WA eases mandatory COVID vaccination requirements for most workers as cases slow

ABC  

WA's workplace vaccine mandates will be scaled back significantly from next week as the state removes more of its COVID restrictions. Key points: Only workers in high-risk industries will have to be vaccinated Only workers in high-risk industries will have to be vaccinated There will be no cap on unvaccinated West Australians allowed home There will be no cap on …

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  

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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 …

Rollout of fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine being ‘kept under review’, Javid says
2 years, 9 months ago

Rollout of fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine being ‘kept under review’, Javid says

The Independent  

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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 …

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in health and social care
2 years, 11 months ago

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in health and social care

The Independent  

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Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in...
2 years, 11 months ago

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in...

Daily Mail  

The Government plans to scrap the requirement for health and social care workers in England to be vaccinated against coronavirus to continue in their roles following a consultation. The requirement for care home staff to have two doses came into force last November, with one charity accusing the Government of using the sector as “the trial run for the NHS”. …

‘No payments’ for unvaccinated healthcare staff sacked in mandatory jab plans
2 years, 11 months ago

‘No payments’ for unvaccinated healthcare staff sacked in mandatory jab plans

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. “Whilst organisations are encouraged to explore redeployment, the general principles which apply in a …

Midwives call for delay to mandatory jab plans
2 years, 11 months ago

Midwives call for delay to mandatory jab plans

The Independent  

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COVID-19 vaccinations for NSW children delayed or cancelled as Sydney clinics hit with delivery issues
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 vaccinations for NSW children delayed or cancelled as Sydney clinics hit with delivery issues

ABC  

Suzannah Nicholson's seven-year-old son, Angus, was due to get his first COVID-19 jab today at their local GP clinic in Glebe in Sydney's inner-west. Key points: Dr Danielle McMullen says vaccinations for 5-11-year-olds will not be completed before school starts Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says there are three million vaccines available for this age group In the 12-15-year age …

Covid-19 ‘precautionary’ dose: Facility to schedule third vaccine shot opens
3 years ago

Covid-19 ‘precautionary’ dose: Facility to schedule third vaccine shot opens

Hindustan Times  

Those eligible for a ‘precautionary’ dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease can schedule their appointments for the extra jab, as the facility to do so is now live on the CoWIN app, informed Vikas Sheel, additional secretary and mission director, National Health Mission, on Saturday. The opening of slots comes a day after the Union health ministry announced …

COVID-19 'precautionary' vaccine: Appointments for third dose to open today; check details here
3 years ago

COVID-19 'precautionary' vaccine: Appointments for third dose to open today; check details here

Firstpost  

The Centre has already notified the states and Union territories that for each recipient, the third dose would be the same shot that was used for the first two doses Appointments for the ‘precautionary dose’ of the COVID-19 vaccine in India will begin today, 8 January, according to the announcement made by the central government. The three priority groups of …

Fourth Covid jab: We can’t vaccinate the planet every six months, says JCVI chief
3 years ago

Fourth Covid jab: We can’t vaccinate the planet every six months, says JCVI chief

The Telegraph  

Fourth Covid jabs should not be offered until there is more evidence, the head of Britain's vaccine body has said - as he warned that giving boosters to people every six months was “not sustainable”. In an interview with The Telegraph, Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, said “we need to target the …

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 …

Blanket COVID boosters risk prolonging pandemic, WHO chief warns
3 years ago

Blanket COVID boosters risk prolonging pandemic, WHO chief warns

Al Jazeera  

WHO chief Tedros insists priority remains getting vaccines to unvaccinated and vulnerable people everywhere. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus insisted on Wednesday that the priority must remain to get vaccines to vulnerable people everywhere rather than giving additional doses to the already vaccinated. And he noted that “the vast majority of hospitalisations and deaths are in unvaccinated people, not un-boosted …

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 …

Armed forces drafted in to help deliver boosters
3 years ago

Armed forces drafted in to help deliver boosters

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. The charity’s head of community response, Adam Williams, said: “St John Ambulance recruited and …

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 …

First location offering Covid booster jab to over-60s without an appointment
3 years, 1 month ago

First location offering Covid booster jab to over-60s without an appointment

NL Times  

The GGD Hollands Midden is now offering people who were born in 1961 or earlier a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot without an appointment on a limited basis. The organization could offer walk-in availability because there is currently more vaccine doses than there are scheduled appointments for the booster shot, and staffing levels can accommodate the expanded group. “We have decided …

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
3 years, 1 month ago

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?

Associated Press  

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.? To control the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden previously said businesses with 100 or more employees would need to require COVID-19 vaccination or have workers get tested weekly for the virus. But soon after the rule was issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, it faced …

COVID-19 vaccination deadline arrives for tens of thousands of West Australian workers
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 vaccination deadline arrives for tens of thousands of West Australian workers

ABC  

The deadline for getting a COVID-19 vaccination has arrived for tens of thousands of workers across Western Australia. Key points: Group 1 workers in WA must get their first coronavirus jab by December 1 Group 1 workers in WA must get their first coronavirus jab by December 1 The mandate is making it hard for some sectors to find enough …

White House announces 95% of federal workforce in compliance with vaccine mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

White House announces 95% of federal workforce in compliance with vaccine mandate

CNN  

CNN — The White House on Monday announced that 95% of the federal workforce is in compliance with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. “Ahead of tonight’s deadline, the federal government has achieved 95% compliance, and 90% of the 3.5 million federal workers are already vaccinated,” White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said during a press briefing, confirming previous CNN …

Government would not make Covid vaccinations compulsory, Javid says
3 years, 1 month ago

Government would not make Covid vaccinations compulsory, Javid says

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. Read our privacy policy Health secretary Sajid Javid has ruled out mass mandatory coronavirus vaccination, …

Covid passes granted to those unable to get vaccinated
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid passes granted to those unable to get vaccinated

NL Times  

People who cannot be vaccinated against the coronavirus for medical reasons will soon be able to get a temporary coronavirus access pass as an alternative, said Health Minister Hugo de Jonge in parliament. The trial also showed that it is not good to have their own doctor assess an alternative because it could put them "in a complicated position." According …

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard reveals health service is preparing a yearly Covid booster programme
3 years, 1 month ago

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard reveals health service is preparing a yearly Covid booster programme

Daily Mail  

Amanda Pritchard said the NHS is already putting plans in place should it be required to deliver a yearly vaccine campaign The NHS is preparing for the concept of an annual Covid booster vaccine roll-out, the head of the health service in England said today. Amanda Pritchard said the NHS is already putting plans in place should it be required …

Health Minister Suggests Stickers Be Given to Notify Fully Vaccinated Status of Families
3 years, 1 month ago

Health Minister Suggests Stickers Be Given to Notify Fully Vaccinated Status of Families

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday suggested that stickers for houses to notify completion of both doses of COVID-19 vaccines should be given to fully vaccinated families to encourage uptake of vaccine among the population. The minister made the suggestion during a meeting on Tuesday with non-government organisations, civil society outfits and development partners to take the ”Har Ghar …

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