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Consultation launched on staff COVID-19 vaccines in care homes with older adult residents
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Staff in care homes with older adult residents in England may be required to have a COVID-19 vaccine to protect residents from the virus.
Surge testing to be deployed in Southwark
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NHS Test and Trace is providing additional testing in a targeted area within Southwark, South London where the variant first identified in South Africa has been found.
Everybody in cohorts 1 to 9 has been offered a vaccine, with people aged 45 to 49 now invited to book their appointments.
Coronavirus restrictions remain in place. Find out what you can and cannot do.
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