NHS starts polio jab ‘catch up’ scheme for east London kids

NHS starts polio jab ‘catch up’ scheme for east London kids

The latest alert has been raised after traces of polio were found last year in sewage in east London. An NHS vaccine “catch up” programme has been set up for children aged... Read more »
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‘I got one Covid jab to save my job with the NHS but I won’t have the second because I want more kids’

An NHS nurse working for North East London, has revealed that she won’t be getting the second Covid vaccine because she “wants more kids”, despite healthcare professionals stating the vaccine does not... Read more »
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Vaccination centre in Bromley celebrates 150,000th jab – South London News

Staff at a vaccination centre in Bromley have administered their 150,000th Covid-19 jab after being set up in March last year. Claire Champion, Vaccination Programme Director at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH),... Read more »
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London’s unvaccinated: Meet the 33% who still haven’t had a Covid jab

Sabrina Daley, 40, stands outside New Tings, the Brixton Caribbean restaurant where she works as a chef, listing the reasons she’s not bothered about having the Covid jab. “I’m not saying never,... Read more »
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Covid latest news LIVE: Boris Johnson urges booster jab take-up as data suggests Omicron is milder

P rime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people to come forward to get a Covid booster jab, as data suggests the Omicron variant of the virus may be milder than others. On... Read more »

NHS urges people to get ‘gift of a jab’ at booster centres open on Christmas Day | Vaccines and immunisation

NHS England has said there are 200,000 vaccination appointments available on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day and urged anybody due a booster to consider coming forward “to get the gift... Read more »
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Israel announces fourth jab for over-60s; hospital bosses in England brace for ‘dangerous situation’

The areas include two-thirds of authorities in London, more than half in south-east England and nearly a half in eastern England. Most of the rest of the country has yet to reach... Read more »
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Mum who gave birth in coma after getting Covid urges pregnant women to get jab

A new mum is urging pregnant women to get their Covid vaccinations after she was forced to give birth to her son in an induced coma after contracting the virus. Chelsie King,... Read more »

Next pandemic could be ‘more lethal’, warns scientist behind the Oxford jab

People with cold-like symptoms should work from home and avoid Christmas parties in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus, according to Tim Spector, from the Covid Zoe app – which... Read more »
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Covid booster jab figures for over 50s in south east London

NEW figures show the number of over 50s who received their coronavirus booster vaccine in south east London. More than 19 million doses of the booster jab have been administered across England,... Read more »