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Recent information relating to COVID-19 vaccines and medicines that has been published since the December 2021 issue of Drug Safety Update, up to 13 January 2022.
Environment Secretary George Eustice and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have outlined plans for daily contact testing for the food and drink industries.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Revisions have been made to the information for healthcare professionals and information for UK vaccine recipients for the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine following a thorough review of extremely rare reports of myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination....
A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices.
An actuary from GAD is one of a group of scientists and analysts who've published new research which shows certain groups of vaccinated people could still be at risk from COVID-19.
Healthcare professionals asked to share their views on how they want to receive safety information from the UK medicines and medical devices regulator
Health Secretary Sajid Javid's speech at the Francis Crick Institute on World Cancer Day.
The new antivirals could be rolled out through a clinical study from winter.
New government-funded clinical trial looking at different COVID-19 ‘booster’ vaccines launches in the UK
New Better Health campaign offers free support and guidance to those working towards a healthier weight.
Over 90% of community pharmacies in England now offering free, rapid tests for home use.
Dozens of public and private sector employers are now offering rapid testing to those without symptoms.
The government has today (Monday 26 July) expanded daily contact testing with 1,200 new sites across frontline sectors, helping to avoid disruption to crucial services.
The VMD’s online services will be temporarily unavailable due to essential maintenance from Saturday 26 March to Sunday 27 March.
New government-funded clinical trial looking at different COVID-19 ‘booster’ vaccines launches in the UK.
Package of support for vulnerable families worth more than £1 billion will help every child gets the best possible start in life
Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference.
As the safety of COVID-19 antivirals in pregnancy has not been established, please report any pregnancies which occur during use of an antiviral, including paternal use, to the UK COVID-19 Antivirals Pregnancy Registry. This advice applies to molnupiravir (Lagevrio▼), the...
Over £23 million funding allocated to 60 councils and voluntary groups across England to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19 and boost vaccine take up.
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