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New Better Health campaign offers free support and guidance to those working towards a healthier weight.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
On-site Covid lateral flow tests for secondary pupils on return to school, with students and staff encouraged to test twice a week
Year rounded off with 1.6 million booster jabs in the final week.
Government and NHS meets target to offer a booster to everyone eligible before the New Year in a huge national effort.
Uptake of first doses has soared recently with around a 50% increase week on week.
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.
A new film from the government Better Health Smoke Free campaign has been released to discuss how adult smokers can influence younger people.
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.
Care workers, care assistants and home care workers to become eligible for Health and Care Visa for 12 month period
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid accepted advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on Wednesday 22 December 2021.
All unpaid carers, care home and home care workers are urged to get boosted against coronavirus (COVID-19) now to protect the most vulnerable this winter.
The Vision for Women’s Health has been published, which sets out key government commitments on women’s health and inequality.
UK hits major milestone of 30 million coronavirus (COVID-19) boosters as all adults urged to Get Boosted Now.
The UK has signed contracts to buy a further 4.25 million courses of antivirals for the NHS
An additional £22.5 million in funding and an army of vaccine ambassadors have been deployed across the country to encourage vaccine uptake in the run up to Christmas and the New year.
More than 50% of the adult UK population are now boosted after the programme was accelerated this week.
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