Vaccines

The NHS will be starting the Covid autumn vaccine programme this autumn.

Who is eligible for the Covid vaccine as cases of XEC variant rise

You should get advice from 111 as soon as possible if you think you have shingles

Shingles vaccine: who is eligible and is shingles contagious?

Monkeypox pathogen. Credit: UKHS

Mpox UK: who is eligible for the monkeypox vaccine?

The WHO has declared a global health emergency over a mpox outbreak. (Photo: Pixabay, CDC/Getty Images)

Mpox: signs and symptoms as WHO declares global health emergency

Students have been urged to get vaccinated (Pic: whitesession/Pixabay)

Vaccine plea to students before returning to college or university in Fife

FLuQE is a new Covid variant that has been driving new cases. (Photo: Pexels, CDC)

KP3 Covid symptoms as cases of new variant FLuQE rise

A new Covid variant has caused an increase in hospital admissions across the UK. (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Summer Covid symptoms as cases of new variant FLiRT increase

What we know about the new COVID FLiRT variants including symptoms

Two scientists credited with making major breakthroughs in the development of mRNA vaccine to fight Covid-19 have won the 2023 Nobel Prize for medicine. (Credit: Getty Images)

Covid-19 vaccine scientists win Nobel prize for medicine

The Vaccines announce ‘Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations’ album and 2024 UK tour - how to buy tickets

The Vaccines announce new album and UK tour - how to buy tickets

A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid and flu jabs to be brought forward over emergence of new variant

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MP expelled from Conservative Party

NHS nurses are among the groups struggling to afford to eat (image: Getty Images)

Covid vaccine now offered to young clinically vulnerable children

Covid-19 booster injections will be offered to some this spring

Everything you need to know about spring 2023 Covid-19 booster jabs

Huge vaccinations drive ahead as winter ‘twindemic’ looms

Health chiefs predict a difficult winter for the NHS if at risk groups fail to get their jabs

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Vaccines are the best defence against severe disease and death, says the WHO (Photo: Getty Images)

Worst of Omicron wave ‘done with’ says WHO - but pandemic far from over

Nation urged to get Covid booster jab ‘to protect freedom and Christmas’ - what ...

Covid booster vaccines may not be necessary for everyone in the UK, the head of AstraZeneca has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid booster vaccines may not be needed for everyone in the UK, says AstraZenec...

Festival-goers will be able to get a vaccine as easily as a burger or a beer (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid jabs on line-up as ‘vaccine tent’ opens at Reading and Leeds festivals

The vaccine doses will be delivered in the second half of next year (Photo: Getty Images)

UK secures 35m more Pfizer vaccine doses to ‘future-proof’ country from

People who have been fully vaccinated can still transmit the Delta variant (Photo: Getty Images)

Vaccinated people can still pass on Delta variant - but protection remains high

More people are being treated for eating disorders. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pfizer vaccine effectiveness declines more quickly than AstraZeneca, finds study

A member of the public receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the Turbine Hall at a temporary Covid-19 vaccine centre at the Tate Modern in central London (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Vaccines could be offered to 16 and 17-year-olds as JCVI guidance set to be upda...

More than 2000 confirmed cases of ‘Indian variant’ in the UK, Matt Hancock tells MPs (Photo: PA, House of Commons)

More than 2000 confirmed cases of ‘Indian variant’ in the UK, Matt Hancock tells...

A shocking new video has brought to life the horrific working conditions of donk...

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Gordon Brown has called for the mass vaccination of the world to be the primary focus of the G7 summit (Photos: Getty Images and Shutterstock)

UK and other wealthy countries should help pay for global vaccination, Gordon Br...

Over-50s should receive Covid vaccine ‘within the next few weeks’ - the rollout timeline explained (Photo: Shutterstock)

Over-50s should receive Covid vaccine ‘within the next few weeks’ - the rollout ...

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St Andrews University extends online learning for rest of semester

Social distancing may have to continue until spring 2022 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s why social distancing may be needed until spring 2022 despite Covid vacci...

Vaccines that protect against the new Covid-19 variants should be ready by October (Photo: Shutterstock)

Vaccines that protect against Covid variants to be ready by October says Oxford ...

The scam poses as an invite to receive a Covid-19 vaccination (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

The NHS has warned against a new Covid-19 vaccination scam - what to look out fo...

People who refused to have the vaccine will continue to be at risk (Photo: Getty Images)

Scientists warn those who refuse Covid jab won’t be protected by herd immunity -...

Up to 1 in 5 UK care home workers could be refusing a Covid vaccine

Tony Blair: We must get the vaccine rollout right

This is how long you must wait after your Covid vaccine before seeing friends an...

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Over 2000 Fifers sign up for COVID vaccine trials

Scientists have created a new online guide to fight Covid vaccine myths - what y...

Nicola Sturgeon is recalling Parliament on Monday afternoon, to discuss further measures due to “a rapid increase in Covid cases” causing “very serious concerns”.

What time is Nicola Sturgeon's Covid statement?

The latest Covid-19 figures have been shared by the Scottish Government.

2,464 new Covid-19 cases reported

The Scottish Government is to discuss further measures as Covid-19 cases rise.

Nicola Sturgeon: ‘We must act quickly and decisively’

Covid mutations sound scary, but there’s no need to panic - a virologist explain...

These are the side effects you should expect after a Covid vaccine - and why you...

A Covid-19 vaccine 'should be available just after Christmas' in the UK - here's...

The NHS hopes to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine for older people by the end of the year

NHS prepares to introduce life saving COVID-19 vaccine

The BCG vaccine could be used to protect against coronavirus - the science explained (photo: Shutterstock)

The BCG vaccine could be used to protect against coronavirus - the science expla...

As there is currently no vaccine to protect against coronavirus, it is vital that scientists continue to study antibody responses in sufferers (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid-19 antibodies could decline sharply after recovery - the new scientific st...

Confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus have now reached more than 72,000 across the globe (Photo: Shutterstock)

13 coronavirus myths debunked by the World Health Organisation

A festive fund-raising pack is available online to help MRF finance vital research into vaccines to treat different strains of the disease. Information about symptoms can also be found on its website.

Expected rise in cases of meningitis