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School pupils to be offered the vaccine from September. Picture: PA/Canva A leading public health expert has backed the NHSs reported plans to begin vaccinating secondary school pupils against Covid-19 from September. The Sunday Times reported health service officials are compiling planning documents which include a measure to offer a single dose of the Pfizer jab to children aged 12 and older when the new school year starts. Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Ed...

Professor Peter Openshaw said the UK needed to be cautious and prepare for further outbreaks of Covid-19.

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Britain has recorded a record number of second doses of Covid-19 vaccine in a single day, with the total number of jabs rising to more than 39million in the country. Government data up to Friday shows the total number who have received at least one dose is now 39,001,554 in the UK. Of those 32,010,244 were first doses - a rise of 106,878 on the previous day. And 6,991,310 were second doses, setting a record with an increase of 450,136 in a single day. The Government said a further 40 people had...

HALF of Englands population in areas with nearly no new Covid cases Jemma Carr For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo More than 50 per cent of Englands population are in areas where virtually no new Covid cases at all. Some 4,307 areas - with a total population of 34.5 million - have had so few Covid cases that Public Health England has not published their data for a month to protect the identities of the few people with positive tests. The neighbourhoods -...

A scientist advising the Government has insisted blood clots potentially associated with coronavirus vaccines are “extraordinarily rare events” and reminded the public that no medicine is completely free of side-effects. Professor Peter Openshaw’s comments come after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it is continuing to look at reports of rare blood clots related to the vaccine from Janssen, whose parent company is Johnson & Johnson. The vaccine is yet to be approved for use in the...

A scientist advising the Government has insisted blood clots potentially associated with coronavirus vaccines are “extraordinarily rare events” and reminded the public that no medicine is completely free of side-effects. Professor Peter Openshaw’s comments come after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it is continuing to look at reports of rare blood clots related to the vaccine from Janssen, whose parent company is Johnson & Johnson. The vaccine is yet to be approved for use in the...

Scientists said today that blood clots caused by the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are extraordinarily rare, as regulators launch a of review four cases linked to the single-dose jab. The vaccine, also known as Janssen, is yet to be approved for use in the UK, but the Government has ordered 30 million doses.  However, four serious cases of rare blood clots with low platelets were detected in people vaccinated with the jab, one of which died, sparking a review from the European Medicines Authority ...

PUNTERS could be forced to wear face masks outside when they return to pubs gardens on Monday. Government guidance states that face coverings must be worn when inside but some councils across England are enforcing even stricter rules, reports The Telegraph. Landlords in a few boroughs of England are being told to ensure customers wear face masks when moving around beer gardens. It means in some boozers, customers will only be allowed to take them off when sitting at a table to eat and drink. I...