Plans are being drawn up for the long-awaited jab to be administered by GPs, teams visiting care homes and at-scale centres, reports GP publication Pulse. NHS England hasn’t confirmed reports.
Kate Bingham told the Financial Times less than half of the UK population will get a coronavirus vaccine if one is produced Hopes of ending the Covid-19 pandemic with a vaccine were dealt a blow today as a senior British health chief warned the first approved jabs may not work. Kate Bingham, head of the … Read more
GP surgeries are rationing flu vaccines and making people between the ages of 50 and 64 wait until supplies are more robust. The Royal College of GPs said people are being given the jab in phases, as signs are emerging the system is creaking under the pressure of the ambitious winter drive. Health Secretary Matt … Read more
Leading chemists SUSPEND flu vaccine appointments amid shortage of jabs, prompting fears elderly may be forced to wait weeks despite government pledge that they would be first in line Flu jab bookings for the elderly this winter have been suspended by chemists Boots and Lloyds made the move amid a shortage in vaccines amid coronavirus … Read more
Boots suspends booking for flu jabs amid ‘unprecedented demand’ after Britons were told to get vaccinated to ease burden of second Covid-19 wave The high-street chemist is now limiting vaccines for society’s most vulnerable NHS says it wants to inoculate a record 30million people against flu this year An influx of influenza and Covid-19 patients could … Read more
One of the volunteers for a controversial vaccine trial where they will be deliberately infected with coronavirus revealed they will be locked up for two weeks to stop them spreading the disease. In the challenge trial, participants will receive a jab before being exposed to a dose of SARS-CoV-2 a month later. They will then … Read more
Make sure children get lifesaving jabs to avoid piling more pressure on the NHS, parents are urged Parents are not taking their children for routine vaccinations during pandemic Only one in four feel comfortable taking their child to a GP surgery for jabs ‘National effort’ to vaccinate will help to relieve long-term pressures on the NHS … Read more
Drive-through flu vaccines are set to be given in doctors’ car parks in a bid to stop a potential second wave of coronavirus combining with winter illnesses. Ministers are planning to get more than 30million people vaccinated against the flu to protect the NHS from the threat of double viruses later this year. Experts have … Read more
Doctor distracts baby with tickles and a silly tune as he gives the five-month-old his first jabs in adorable video Dr. William Gerba distracted five-month-old Noah with his fun comedy routine He lightly tickles and pokes the baby while humming to him before the jab Mother Siphora Bangiyeva, 28, shared video on Tik Tok and … Read more
The Government is aiming to double its winter flu vaccination programme in England to 30million people, with free jabs for everyone aged 50 and over and children under 11. Last year, around 15million people received a jab against seasonal flu but ministers hope this will rise to 30million this winter. Experts are concerned about the … Read more