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The United Kingdom is likely to approve its main homegrown novel coronavirus vaccine this week, according to ITV News.
The broadcaster claims the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has satisfied the nation s regulator-the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency-and could be in use by Jan 4.
The government has already ordered 100 million doses.
Shehab Khan, a political reporter at ITV News, said the jab is seen as more accessible than the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which has already been approved in the UK and administered to more than 600,000 people.
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Hospital admissions for children with eating disorders rise by almost a fifth
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29 December 2020 • 7:11am
Hospital admissions for children with eating disorders have risen by almost a fifth in two years and by almost a third among all age groups, new figures show.
NHS Digital data for England shows a rise in admissions across most parts of the country, with the Covid-19 pandemic also having an effect on inpatient treatment.
The data shows there were 21,794 admissions for eating disorders among all age groups in 2019/20, up 13 per cent from the 19,244 in 2018/19 and up 32 per cent from 16,547 in 2017/18.