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Government and NHS meets target to offer a booster to everyone eligible before the New Year in a huge national effort.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has today issued a recall asking patients to return affected products.
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.
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
This piece was originally published in The Times on 24 December 2021.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding people of the importance of protecting themselves against STIs and how to get tested over the holiday period and into the New Year.
Information about timings for the 2021 awards results.
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.
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