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Influential MPs call for new Covid vaccination campaign to reach 3m unvaccinated people

NHS England should launch a new campaign to boost Covid vaccine uptake among nearly three million unvaccinated patients, with a target to reduce this to 2.

13 July 2022

GPs who sign up to autumn Covid jabs cannot ‘pause’ participation

GP practices signing up to this autumn’s Covid booster campaign will not be permitted to pause in the first four months of the campaign, NHS England has said.

07 July 2022

Javid resigns as health secretary

Health secretary Sajid Javid has handed in his resignation, saying he cannot ‘in good conscience’ continue working for this Government.

05 July 2022

Two-week break from methotrexate may boost Covid-19 vaccine effect

A two-week break from taking methotrexate after a Covid-19 booster vaccine can help improve its effectiveness, a UK trial has suggested.

01 July 2022

Covid vaccines prevented 20 million deaths in first year, finds study

Around 20 million deaths globally were prevented in the first year after Covid-19 vaccines were introduced reducing the global death toll by more than half, UK researchers have concluded.

23 June 2022

Updated Moderna vaccine shows strong response against new Omicron variants

An updated version of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine generates a strong immune response against the Omicron BA.

23 June 2022

Covid vaccine protection wanes more quickly for cancer patients, finds study

The level of protection offered by Covid vaccination is lower for cancer patients than those in the general population, according to the UK Coronavirus Cancer Evaluation Project.

13 June 2022

NHS has begun work on national vaccination service

A ‘long-term NHS vaccination service’ is now under development, NHS England documents have revealed.

20 May 2022

Vaccination may lessen existing long Covid symptoms, ONS analysis suggests

Vaccination may help lessen the symptoms of long Covid in those who already have it, research from the Office for National Statistics suggests.

19 May 2022

GP vaccine incentives could have ‘unintended consequences’ on other jab uptake, NICE warns

Incentive schemes that prioritise certain vaccinations could have ‘unintended consequences’ on the uptake of other jabs, a new NICE guideline has warned.

18 May 2022