Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows the proportion of ambulance patients who waited 30 minutes or more, in the week shown. It comes from daily situation reports which are published weekly during the winter in England. As this is fast-turnaround data, … Read more
Dr Jen Jardine, from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, who is seven months pregnant and has had her booster jab, said: “Both as a doctor and pregnant mother myself, we can now be very confident that the Covid-19 vaccinations provide the best possible protection for you and your unborn child against this virus. … Read more
Court papers show discrepancies at Immensa’s laboratory were flagged as early as mid September. Source link
Experts recommend 12-week delay for healthy 12 to 17-year-olds before Covid vaccine, up from four. Source link
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Experts are warning that the upcoming flu season could be severe as social distancing measures are relaxed across the United States, but a new survey finds that 6 in 10 Americans may delay or skip a flu shot. However, it also found that 98% of those who … Read more
Charities say they have been inundated with calls from worried immunosuppressed people. Source link
Flu jabs in England and Wales are delayed due to an HGV driver shortage, a supplier says. Source link
Wales asked to donate vaccines to low-income countries by the World Health Organization. Source link
He said the variant was “becoming dominant in parts of the UK, and yet vaccination across the country has been extraordinary successful”, adding: “A very careful lifting is reasonable, but we may have to reverse that if there is escape from the vaccines.” Source link
Prof Adam Finn, a member of the government’s Joint Committee for Vaccinations and Immunisation (JCVI), said the disruption to supply meant the UK’s rollout would be going from “extremely fast to somewhat less fast”, rather than “juddering to a halt”. Source link