A further 1.4 million people who have an increased risk for progression to severe COVID-19 will be eligible for Paxlovid if they test positive following…
Read more...A play about the plight of care homes during the pandemic will be showcased in Yorkshire this month. Having premiered at the House of Parliament…
Read more...The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has announced its advice to Government for the COVID-19 vaccine programme in spring this year, and is urging care…
Read more...As the public inquiry into the UK’s response to Covid-19 continues, new research led by Northumbria University academics shines a light on the impact of…
Read more...The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding all those eligible that it’s not too late to book their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Cases are…
Read more...The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has opened its sixth investigation: the Care Sector across the UK (Module 6). Public hearings are planned for Spring 2025. Module…
Read more...With just two weeks until online bookings for COVID and flu vaccines close, the NHS is urging anyone still eligible for these vaccines to book…
Read more...The Covid inquiry has heard from a top government adviser that that discharging positive Covid patients into care homes would be “entirely clinically appropriate” while…
Read more...Age UK is urging eligible older people to do all they can to stay well and have their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, as soon as…
Read more...Research supported by the NIHR’s Biomedical Research Centre in Exeter has revealed that brain health in people over 50 deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic….
Read more...Just 4.2% of staff in older adult care homes have received their autumn Covid booster since roll-out began on 11 September according to government figures…
Read more...CARE providers say the Covid-19 inquiry has exposed a brutal and callous disregard for older and vulnerable adults. The Independent Care Group (ICG) says the…
Read more...The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme is off to a flying start with more than one million (1.16m) autumn covid jabs delivered in a week since…
Read more...Residents of older adult care homes and people who are housebound will begin receiving their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations as of this week, as the…
Read more...‘Don’t risk more sickness,’ care leader warns A social care leader today urged older and vulnerable adults to take up the new covid vaccine as…
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