NHS spring Covid booster jab booking service to open
People eligible for the free vaccine in England, including everyone aged over 74, can book from Monday. Source link
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Covid: Care homes and housebound get booster shots in England
The jabs are being given faster than planned in England, because a new variant is spreading in the UK. Source link
Naidu’s visit to Badvel acts as morale booster for TDP cadres
TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu paying tributes to former MLA B. Veera Reddy at Badvel in Kadapa district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The visit of TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu to Badvel on April 19 (Wednesday) acted as a morale booster for the party cadres in the constituency, which is … Read more
Covid booster vaccine available for most vulnerable
NHS director of vaccinations and screening, Steve Russell, said: “As a society we are learning to live with Covid, but for many it is still a virus that can cause serious illness and hospitalisation, and so it is still really important that those at greatest risk come forward and boost their protection in the coming … Read more
Covid booster jab to be offered this spring
Professor Wei Shen Lim, JCVI chairman, said: “Vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself against Covid-19, and the spring booster programme provides an opportunity for those who are at highest risk of severe illness to keep their immunity topped up. Source link
Covid: Last chance for adults under-50 to get booster
People aged 16-49 in England have until 12 February to take up the offer of a free vaccine booster. Source link
COVID-19 | Covovax to get approval as booster in 10-15 days, says Adar Poonawalla
Serum Institute of India chief executive officer Adar Poonawalla. File. | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang Serum Institute of India’s Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla has said their Covovax vaccine will get approval as a booster against COVID-19 in the next 10 to 15 days. The vaccine works very well against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, … Read more
Smartwatch data shows Covid booster vaccine is safe: Lancet study, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Jerusalem: The booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is safe, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine that monitored heart measures through smartwatches. Researchers at Tel Aviv University equipped close to 5,000 Israelis with smartwatches and monitored their physiological parameters over two years. Of those monitored, 2,038 received the booster dose of the … Read more
Covid: Pre-Christmas booster urged as infections rise
NHS England director of vaccinations and screening, Steve Russell, said: “If you are yet to have your Covid booster or flu jab, please book in as soon as possible and take up the opportunities on offer around the country this weekend to ensure you have maximum protection over Christmas.” Source link
Over-50s set to be invited for Covid booster and flu jab in England
About 12 million more people will be able to book their winter vaccinations from Friday. Source link