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Offer of free personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health and care staff extended until 31 March 2023.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam will step down as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England at the end of March 2022 to take up a new role at the University of Nottingham.
The government's New Better Health campaign, including a new NHS Food Scanner App, launches today to help parents improve their children's diet.
Pregnant women are being urged to Get Boosted Now in a new advertising campaign launched today over social media and radio.
Testing and border measures are changing for fully eligible fully vaccinated travellers arriving in England.
2.5 billion doses of the at-cost and UK-made vaccine have been administered across the world
New Better Health campaign offers free support and guidance to those working towards a healthier weight.
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.
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