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Long Covid: fatigue

Fatigue is common after Covid-19 infection.

06 September 2021

Covid booster vaccination programme won’t start on 6 September, NHSE suggests

NHS England has suggested that the Covid booster jab programme will not begin next week as final JCVI advice remains outstanding.

03 September 2021

Decline in children receiving jabs for diseases other than Covid

There has been a decline in the number of children receiving jabs for diseases other than Covid in the UK, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said.

03 September 2021

One in seven children with Covid still have symptoms months later

Up to one in seven children with Covid-19 could still have symptoms three months later, a study has found, although this rate is lower than previously feared.

03 September 2021

Oxford Covid jab technology has potential for treating cancer, claim researchers

The technology behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine could end up being used to treat cancer after successful early studies, researchers have announced.

03 September 2021

Covid vaccination halves risk of long Covid in cases of breakthrough infection

Being fully vaccinated against Covid-19 cuts the risk of long Covid in half in the small proportion of people who get a breakthrough infection, a detailed analysis of UK data shows.

02 September 2021

No let-up in Covid vaccination push

Despite success so far in vaccinating millions of people, there is still a long way to go.

27 August 2021

Risk of blood clots higher with Covid infection than vaccines, finds large study

Covid infection carries a substantially higher and longer risk of blood clots and other related adverse events than either Oxford/Astra Zeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination, a large UK study has concluded.

27 August 2021

Government launches study on why some people get Covid despite vaccination

The Government is launching a £1.

26 August 2021

No update to budesonide guidance as study confirms Covid efficacy

Results published in The Lancet have confirmed the benefit of inhaled budesonide in Covid recovery in higher risk patients in the community.

24 August 2021