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All young people aged 16 to 17 in England are to be offered a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday 23 August to give them protection before returning to school.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The cost of NHS Test and Trace tests for international arrivals will now be reduced from £88 to £68 for one test and private testing providers will be reviewed.
Doctors, nurses and logistics experts from the UK's Emergency Medical team will provide clinical supervision and support to Tunisian healthcare services.
Concerns have been raised about the price and reliability of PCR travel tests and the quality of the service people are getting from PCR test providers.
Young people urged to come forward for both doses to support cautious return to normal life.
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid officially opens the new centrepiece of the UK’s testing infrastructure, the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory.
Adults and children will be free to return to work, attend school, and meet friends and family as the protection from vaccines replaces the need for contact isolation from Monday.
Sajid Javid wrote to the Competition and Markets Authority asking the CMA to look into issues in connection with PCR travel tests.
The CMA has published a brief response to the letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Right Honourable Sajid Javid MP, asking the CMA to look into issues in connection with PCR travel tests.
A coronavirus (COVID-19) study has found that prevalence of the virus was lower in schools in June 2021 than in the autumn term 2020.
The new walk-through coronavirus testing centre in East Ayrshire is part of the biggest network of diagnostic testing facilities ever built in the UK.
Latest data shows 60,000 deaths and 66,900 hospitalisations have been prevented by the vaccines.
The new walk-through coronavirus testing centre in Knightswood, Glasgow is part of the biggest network of diagnostic testing facilities ever created in the UK.
Leading clubs and DJs join national effort to drive vaccine uptake for young people.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is today advising that all 16 and 17 year olds receive their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid accepts advice from JCVI to offer COVID-19 vaccination to those aged 16 and 17.
The latest REACT-1 study findings from Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI show COVID-19 infection rates are three times lower for double vaccinated people.
Extensive real-world data shows vaccines are safe and highly effective for pregnant women.
Public urged to continue using NHS COVID-19 app as changes made will result in fewer close contacts being advised to self-isolate.
Over 88% of adults have had a first dose and over 72% of adults have had both doses.
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