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In the UK, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommended all people on the GP Learning Disabilities Register be given the vaccine ASAP.

Kimchi is amongst the first with learning difficulties to receive Coronavirus vaccine Date published: 01 March 2021 Pictured (left to right) are Minh Bui with his daughter Kimchi, with Dr Anita Sharma A 19-year-old who was born with Down’s Syndrome and experiences significant hearing loss is looking forward to seeing her friends – after becoming one of the first adults with learning disabilities to be inoculated against COVID-19. Kimchi Bui received her vaccination from South Chadderton...

Are you middle-aged enough to get a shout out on Radio 2? 1st March 2021 YOU’RE well past 40, living a cosy domestic life and exclusively listening to music that doesn’t challenge you. But can you get a shout out on Radio 2? What are you doing at the moment?  A) Painting the skirting boards with him indoors B) Dusting the guest bedroom with the fam C) Hoovering the loft with my labradoodle Bobby How do you refer to your partner?  A) My wonderful hubby How do you refer to y...

James Nesbitt James also revealed after filming for the BBC series had wrapped, he chose to stay in his native Northern Ireland for lockdown, rather than return to London. It was a choice, he said, that allowed him to "continue my relationship" with the country and saw him spend time with his dad before his death. The actor said: “It turned out to be difficult at times but ultimately the most rewarding twist of fate that I happened to be here. “My father was my best pal growing up and so it...

Thousands of adults with learning disabilities on GP registers in Gloucestershire will be prioritised for a coronavirus vaccine following new advice…

When we first heard the story of Shamima Begum, how many of us, in truth, felt remotely sorry for her? This was a 15-year-old London schoolgirl who had tricked her Bangladeshi parents into thinking she was going on holiday and left for war-torn Syria with two friends to marry terrorists. Many — myself included — believed that she should rot in hell for this criminal stupidity. This deluded girl witnessed — and, who knows, may have participated in — the most appalling atrocities. When, y...

A PERSHORE education chief hopes the government is pressured into another Covid vaccination U-turn over keyworkers who "should be…

A decision on whether essential workers should be prioritised for the Covid vaccine is expected within the next two weeks.

Doctors have outlined that Claudia could have a month to live without treatment. (Image: Liverpool Echo) “I don’t think anyone, especially Alison, can comprehend it. Ali is praying for a miracle like we all are.  “Theres never a good time for this to happen but right now its the worst time with Covid. "Robin (Claudia’s twin brother) cant even go up and see her because only one person is allowed in the hospital at one time and Robin is only seven so he cant go in by himself. "I think it...

Jo Whiley has said her sister Frances is at home and “doing great” after contracting Covid-19.