COVID-19 booster vaccines have been delivered or booked in at every older adult care home in England where safe to do so, the NHS announced today. In just over six weeks since the rollout began, over 9,700 care homes have already been visited – almost nine in 10 – and a further 1,100 homes have […]
England’s top children’s doc is encouraging people to enjoy Bonfire Night and Diwali safely as the celebrations return following COVID restrictions last year. Professor Simon Kenny, paediatric surgeon and the NHS’s national clinical director for children and young people, is urging the public to be extra careful when handling fireworks or sparklers this winter, especially […]
Hundreds of thousands of people will be able to test their blood pressure at home, thanks to lifesaving monitors on the NHS. The devices are being made available to 220,000 people who have been diagnosed with uncontrolled high blood pressure and who could benefit from regular checks. The action to catch more killer conditions earlier […]
The NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme reported a record 1.6 million booster doses last week (Monday to Sunday) as the NHS booster campaign continues to protect the country against the virus. More than seven million people across England have received their COVID-19 booster vaccine and since Friday, more than half a million people have booked in […]
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Hundreds of walk-in sites across the country are now offering booster vaccines as the NHS ‘Grab-a-Jab’ campaign returns, making it even easier for people who are eligible to get their top-up jab. In just over six weeks since the lifesaving NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme began delivering boosters, more than six million people have had their […]
The NHS is encouraging the public to use NHS 111 online to get urgent medical advice quickly – in addition to existing services – ahead of what England’s top doctor says will be a ‘winter like no other’. The NHS ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign will use TV adverts, social media posts and billboards to […]
Hundreds more schools will be offering the COVID-19 vaccine to 12-15-year olds this week when young people return to the classroom, as part of the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme. NHS teams will visit over 800 schools in the next week to offer children aged 12 to 15 a chance to get vaccinated, with consent from […]
More than 1.6 million people who are newly eligible for their COVID-19 vaccine booster will be invited to come forward next week, as the life-saving NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme continues to protect those most at risk from the virus. Around 9.5 million invites, including texts, letters and emails, have been sent to people to date […]
Six million people in England have now received their COVID-19 booster vaccine top-up as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues to protect the country against the virus. Millions of eligible people have come forward for vital extra protection offered by the booster since the programme launched just over six weeks ago, including well over half […]