Exclusive ‘Tens of thousands’ of excess doses of the Astra Zeneca Covid vaccine risk being wasted when they expire over the next week, Pulse has been told, as NHS England admitted planned collections were ‘seriously delayed’.

26 August 2021

A UK trial is being extended to test the effectiveness of a third Covid jab in people who are immunocompromised or immunosuppressed.

25 August 2021

All pharmacies in England will be able to offer targeted cardiovascular (CVD) screening to patients aged over 40 from this autumn.

24 August 2021

The Astra Zeneca Covid vaccine is ‘as effective’ as the Pfizer jab after 4-5 months, a UK study has found.

19 August 2021

GP practices based in deprived areas have significantly fewer full time-equivalent GPs per 10,000 patients than those based in more affluent areas, a study has found.

18 August 2021

The vaccination campaign has prevented more than 23 million Covid infections and around 85,000 deaths in England, figures suggest.

12 August 2021

A CCG has rowed back on an instruction to primary care networks (PCNs) that they should stop claiming funding for Covid vaccination staff hired under the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS).

11 August 2021

The Government is in ‘ongoing’ discussions with flu vaccine suppliers over whether a central stock will be provided for this year’s expanded programme, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.

10 August 2021

Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is still 93% effective six months after the second dose is given, trial results have shown.

09 August 2021

NHS England has now instructed practices to begin vaccinating eligible children against Covid, a week after some practices had to cancel initial bookings.

06 August 2021