Coronavirus

NHS invites people aged 60-plus to get life-saving COVID vaccination

Almost two million people aged 60 to 63 will be invited to book a Covid jab this week as the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in health service history, gains fresh momentum. The letters will start landing on doormats tomorrow (Monday) explaining how they can make an appointment to get jabbed through the national booking […]

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More than a million more people invited to get an NHS COVID jab

Hundreds of thousands of people asked to shield earlier this month are being invited for a COVID jab as the NHS vaccination programme gathers further momentum. Public health officials identified 1.7 million people who are at additional risk from coronavirus earlier this month, with around 600,000 now being invited to book a slot at a […]

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GP determined to put in personal call to every at-risk patient yet to take up COVID-19 jab offer

A London-based GP is taking the fight against vaccine hesitancy into her own hands by phoning every patient from her surgery who has been offered but not yet accepted their jab, as part of the NHS’ battle against vaccine hesitancy. Dr Farzana Hussain, GP at the Project Surgery in East London, kicked off her drive […]

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Hospitals admit one third of COVID patients in a single month

Almost one third of all patients who have needed hospital treatment for COVID since the pandemic began were admitted last month. Hospitals treated a total of 242,307 patients who were confirmed to have COVID last year. That compares with 101,956 in January 2021, new figures revealed today show. The hospital admissions data, showing the extent […]

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