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The UK faces “two backlogs” after the Covid pandemic
Mr Javid said the new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) would have a “relentless focus” on health inequalities
Coronavirus
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More than one in five adults under 40 in UK still unjabbed, figures show
4.2 million adults under 40 have yet to have their first dose
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More than half of schools in Scotland had Covid-19 case in first two weeks of term
8,113 positive cases were reported
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NHS begins Covid booster jab programme
People will get a call or text from their local GP led site to get the jab
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Sajid Javid indicates PCR tests for double-jabbed travellers will be scrapped
Changes will be announced 'as soon as he is ready'
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Third wave of Covid-19 in the UK: What the latest numbers are
The figures use September 1 2020 as the start of the second wave and May 17 2021 as the start of the third wave
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6 Key things we learned from Covid winter plan announcement
He cited high levels of people being vaccinated as bringing greater protection
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Government's Covid winter plan: Face coverings could become mandatory again
Of the five pillars to the plan, the health secretary said the first was further strengthening pharmaceutical defences, like vaccines
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Vaccine minister says children can choose to have vaccine against parents wishes
The child must be deemed as 'competent' to have the vaccine without parental consent
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Covid winter plan press conference will be held today
Sir Patrick Vallance and chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty will be joining the Prime Minister
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Holidaymakers spend more than £1 billion on Covid tests since restrictions lifted
'The poorly-regulated testing industry has raked in over £1billion already.'
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Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines cleared for use as booster jabs in UK
The new MHRA guidance says Pfizer boosters can be given to anyone