Don’t repeat mistakes of Test and Trace by outsourcing Covid-19 vaccine programme says TUC
The TUC has warned the government against repeating the mistakes of Test and Trace by outsourcing the Covid-19 vaccine programme.
The union body says ministers...
Labour analysis reveals NHS staff were working more than 1.1 million hours of unpaid...
New figures published today shows that NHS staff worked a huge 1.1 million hours of unpaid overtime every week before the pandemic struck.
New Labour...
A single dose of the Pfizer vaccine provides “very high” protection from Covid-19 after...
A single dose of the Pfizer vaccine provides “very high” protection from Covid-19 after 21 days - without a ‘top up’ dose in the...
New study launches into COVID-19 vaccine responses in patients with impaired immune systems
A new UK study sponsored and run by the University of Birmingham has launched aiming to better understand the immune response to COVID-19 vaccinations...
Country in the grip of a mental health crisis with children worst affected, new...
Children and young people are bearing the brunt of the mental health crisis caused by the pandemic, new analysis by the Royal College of...
Greater Manchester smokers encouraged to quit to improve their mental health
This Mental Health Awareness week (10 – 16 May), Greater Manchester smokers are being encouraged to give quitting a go to feel happier and...
‘Do not resuscitate’ orders were common in patients admitted with suspected COVID-19
Nearly a third of patients admitted to hospital with suspected COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic had a ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary...
Most COVID deaths in England now are in the vaccinated – here’s why that...
Christian Yates, University of Bath
More vaccinated people are dying of COVID than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report from Public Health England (PHE)....
Delta variant may have shattered herd immunity concept
A new study has found that fully jabbed adults can shelter virus levels as high as unvaccinated people if infected with the Delta variant,...
Trials start in Manchester on Covid vaccine to fight new variants
Volunteers in Manchester are taking part in trials of Covid vaccines that could offer longer-lasting immunity than our current array of jabs.
A phase one...