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Over 65s in the West Midlands urged to book their Autumn COVID Booster

People aged 65 and over in the West Midlands are being urged to book their autumn COVID booster through the national booking system to top up their protection ahead of winter. Over 136,000 people in the West Midlands have now been booked in for the COVID-19 vaccine since the latest phase of the programme began […]

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Over 65s in the East Midlands urged to book their Autumn COVID Booster

People aged 65 and over in the East Midlands are being urged to book their autumn COVID booster through the national booking system and top up their protection ahead of winter. Almost 149,000 people in the East Midlands have now been booked in for the COVID-19 vaccine since the latest phase of the programme began […]

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NHS Bookings Open For Autumn Booster Vaccines in the West Midlands

The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme will begin to invite eligible people in the West Midlands to come forward for their life-saving autumn booster jabs from today. Frontline health and care workers, people who are immunosuppressed and people who are 75 and over will able to book in for the variant-targeted vaccine from 7am this morning. Over 2.5 million of the most vulnerable people to Covid-19 in […]

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NHS Bookings Open For Autumn Booster Vaccines in the East Midlands

The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme will begin to invite eligible people in the East Midlands to come forward for their life-saving autumn booster jabs from today. Frontline health and care workers, people who are immunosuppressed and people who are 75 and over will able to book in for the variant-targeted vaccine from 7am this morning. Over 2 million of the most vulnerable people to Covid-19 in […]

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Get to Know Your Numbers this week

Do you know your blood pressure number? Heart and circulatory disease, also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD), causes a quarter of all deaths in the UK; in the Midlands, this is around 2,300 deaths each month.   Knowing your blood pressure number is very important to get the help you need, at the time you need […]

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NHS To Roll Out Variant Busting Booster Jab From September Ahead of Winter

The NHS will become the first healthcare system in the world to use the next generation, bivalent covid vaccine when it kickstarts the autumn booster rollout in early September. Following the updated advice from the JCVI on Monday, the NHS has now set out plans for the next phase of the covid-19 vaccination programme – […]

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