Getting a booster in good time before the winter season is more important for those eligible than the type of vaccine that is received, the Government has said.

16 August 2022

GP leaders have raised concerns about the financial and workload implications of the autumn booster programme due to start next month.

16 August 2022

Moderna’s updated Omicron vaccine will be offered as part of the autumn Covid booster programme, the Government has announced.

15 August 2022

London GP leaders have expressed ‘substantial concern’ over the ‘scale and timing’ of the urgent polio booster plan, and the effect on practice workload.

11 August 2022

A polio booster vaccine will be offered to all children aged 1-9 in Greater London by 26 September, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.

10 August 2022

Covid booster vaccines will be extended to people aged 50 and over, following a final recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

15 July 2022

Moderna has ‘completed regulatory submissions’ for its new Omicron Covid vaccine, which could be used for autumn boosters in the UK if approved by the MHRA.

11 July 2022

GPs should review whether the reduced fee for delivering Covid jabs from September impact their ‘ability to undertake the enhanced service’, the BMA has said.

07 July 2022

GP practices with ‘sufficient workforce capacity’ can opt in to give Covid boosters by 14 July, NHS England has said.

01 July 2022

GPs will be able to opt in to the delivery of autumn Covid booster jabs but the programme must not ‘rely too heavily’ on practices, NHS England has said.

23 June 2022