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Over 30 million people urged to take up ‘vital’ flu and COVID-19 vaccines UKHSA warns of lower levels of natural immunity to flu this year and increased coronavirus (COVID-19) circulation.
Improvement notice issued to Newham Council An improvement notice issued to Newham Council due to poor performance in children's social care services.
Second Meeting of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration The UK Commission on Covid Commemoration held its second meeting.
No change to MHRA advice on the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for those who are pregnant or breastfeeding Our advice remains that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective during pregnancy and breastfeeding
JCVI advises use of additional bivalent vaccine for autumn booster campaign Published advice updated to include an additional bivalent vaccine now approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved for 12 to 17s by MHRA The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has concluded that Nuvaxovid is safe and effective in this age group
Regular asymptomatic testing paused in additional settings Regular asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 will be paused in all remaining settings from 31 August.
First bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine approved by UK medicines regulator The adapted COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna targets two different coronavirus variants: the original virus from 2020 and the Omicron varian
New data shows small businesses received £21.3 billion in COVID-19 local authority business support grants COVID-19 grants supported businesses in many sectors of the economy, including accommodation and food services, wholesale and retail, and ar
