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The government has taken actions to mitigate workforce disruption caused by Omicron.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Year rounded off with 1.6 million booster jabs in the final week.
UKHSA Chief Executive Dr Jenny Harries awarded Damehood in the Queen’s New Year honours list as other UKHSA colleagues also recognised.
A challenging year, but optimism for 2022.
Government and NHS meets target to offer a booster to everyone eligible before the New Year in a huge national effort.
The Prime Minister hails success of vaccine programme and heroic public response to booster campaign in New Year’s message.
Uptake of first doses has soared recently with around a 50% increase week on week.
Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart thanks people across Wales for their continued sacrifices in the pandemic during 2021 in a New Year message.
The Foreign Secretary pledged up to £105 million UK emergency aid to help vulnerable countries tackle this COVID-19 variant, with a particular focus on Africa.
A year ago today, the UK became the first country in the world to approve the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine.
The government is providing an additional £60 million to local authorities to support the adult social care response to COVID-19 in January.
England Women’s Rugby team stars urge more people to get their COVID-19 booster.
As part of the national Get Boosted Now campaign to protect against Omicron, a text will be sent out from Boxing Day reminding people to get jabbed
Uptake of COVID-19 first doses increased by around 46% and second doses by 39% in England in the week ending 21 December.
This piece was originally published in The Times on 24 December 2021.
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid accepted advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on Wednesday 22 December 2021.
Full findings from the latest report of the government-backed REACT-1, one of the largest studies into coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in England, have been published today.
Emergency funding from Culture Recovery Fund increased by £30 million to help more organisations through the winter
An extra 184 personnel have been made available to support the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust from 4 January, taking the total number to 313.
The lifesaving vaccines donation is a powerful demonstration of Brit Bangla Bondhon between the UK and Bangladesh.
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