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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.
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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.
UK hits major milestone of 30 million coronavirus (COVID-19) boosters as all adults urged to Get Boosted Now.
Vaccinations are to be offered to 5 to 11 year olds who are at higher risk from coronavirus (COVID-19).
A new paediatric formulation of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for children aged 5 to 11 after meeting the required safety, quality and effectiveness standards.
NHS Test and Trace services will continue every day over Christmas and the New Year, providing and processing tests for those who need them and tracing contacts of positive cases.
From today, new guidance enables the 10-day self-isolation period for people who have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) to be reduced to 7 days, in most cases.
The UK has signed contracts to buy a further 4.25 million courses of antivirals for the NHS
Letter to all local councils in England to update them on plans to protect and vaccinate rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to First Minister Paul Givan and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill.
The Protect and Vaccinate scheme will help to increase vaccine uptake among people who are homeless and sleeping rough.
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.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon.
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