The Covid booster campaign helped more than 100,000 patients avoid hospitalisation by protecting the population against Omicron.

10 February 2022

The BMA has called on the Government to provide the evidence for scrapping the requirement for self isolation if you have Covid-19 in England from the end of this month.

10 February 2022

Health secretary Sajid Javid has asked the GMC to ensure its guidance to doctors sends a ‘clear message’ on Covid vaccination.

08 February 2022

Initial findings from the UK Human Challenge Programme have shown some key insights into the course of a Covid infection, say researchers.

07 February 2022

The pandemic could offer the chance to review our increasing reliance on medical solutions, finds Emma Wilkinson For years, concerned clinicians have been warning about a healthcare culture in which patients increasingly expect a pill – and a test – for every ill.

07 February 2022

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics Covid-19 infection survey have laid bare the extent of Covid-19 cases in children, particularly those of nursery and primary school age.

04 February 2022

UK regulators have approved the Novavax Covid vaccine after a series of delays to the approval process.

03 February 2022

GPs and their patient-facing staff will no longer be required to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by 1 April, the health secretary has announced.

01 February 2022

Covid booster bookings have opened for around 400,000 immunosuppressed adults, with the £10/jab fee supplement for participating PCNs extended.

31 January 2022

GP-led vaccine sites signed up to deliver Covid jabs to eligible 5-11s will begin rolling out vaccinations to the cohort this week, NHS England has announced.

31 January 2022