This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60011276 By: BBC Health News The minimum self-isolation period for people testing positive for Covid-19 in England has been cut to five full days. The quarantine period has been reduced after a review of the medical evidence, to help ease staff…
This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2021/09/people-aged-16-and-17-urged-to-get-lifesaving-covid-vaccine-as-nhs-bookings-open/ By NHS England People aged 16 and 17 are able to book their COVID-19 jabs through the National Booking Service from today as the NHS vaccination programme pulls out all the stops to protect people ahead of winter. …
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58307215 By: BBC Health News The UK has ordered 35 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which will be delivered in the second half of 2022. The government said it was preparing for a programme of Covid boosters to protect the most…
This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/frontline-health-and-care-staff-can-work-rather-than-self-isolate By Gov.uk – Department of Health and Social Care From today (Monday 19 July), double vaccinated frontline NHS and social care staff in England who have been told to self-isolate will be permitted to attend work in exceptional circumstances and replaced by testing mitigations. This…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-57812242 By BBC Health News The UK’s first testing “mega lab” has opened with the aim of increasing the UK’s daily coronavirus testing capacity. The Rosalind Franklin laboratory in Leamington Spa is expected to be capable of processing hundreds of thousands of samples a…