Vaccines

Cases of Covid are on the rise thanks to the new XEC Covid variant.

'Covid: symptoms and new variants explained as hospitalisations rise

Symptoms of the cold, flu and Covid can be similar.

Is it cold, flu or Covid? Latest symptoms to watch out for

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?

Students can be at higher risk of contracting some viral illnesses.

Students urged to ensure their vaccinations are up to date ahead of new term

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

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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Andrew Bridgen MP

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
The official committee recommends COVID-19 vaccine for children between six months and four years old with underlying medical conditions.
Daniel Mcneil

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

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

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is urging anyone eligible to take up the offer of getting vaccinated, whether it's the first, second, or third dose. Photo: Andrew Milligan - Pool / Getty Images.

What does fully vaccinated mean in Scotland?

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

Covid Scotland: Vaccines are 90 per cent effective at preventing deaths from Delta variant, study shows.

Vaccines are 90 per cent effective at preventing deaths from Delta variant

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Covid vaccines to be offered to 12-15 year olds

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...

Steve Cardownie is relieved he had two doses of Covid vaccine before he caught the virus (Picture: Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid vaccine myths versus the facts – Steve Cardownie

Pupils arrive at Kelso High School in the Scottish Borders. Picture: PA

Vaccination of all children aged 12 to 15 not recommended by government advisers

Scotland has recorded the deaths of 14 coronavirus patients as well as 4,925 cases.

Latest Covid figures for Scotland
The Scottish Government has confirmed there have been 14 coronavirus deaths and 4,925 new cases aross the country in the last 24 hours.
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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

Scotland has recorded the deaths of five coronavirus patients as well as 5,021 cases in the past 24 hours, according to the latest data.

Daily Covid cases top 5,000 for first time

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...

Nurse manager Jean Stevenson at the Gartnavel General Hospital testing centre in Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

Sturgeon says Freedom Day talk 'not sensible' as almost 1,800 new cases recorded

Figueretas beach on Ibiza - UK citizens normally make up the largest share of foreign tourists in Spain Picture: Andres Iglesias/Getty Images)

Jardine calls for furlough extension to save travel firms

Latest Scottish Government figures show 3,887 new covid cases and 235 hospital admissions recorded as First Minister points to vaccine impact (WPA Pool/Getty Images).

Latest coronavirus figures in Scotland

Patrons at a bar in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Vaccines should allow Scotland to manage Covid 'less restrictively': Sturgeon

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...

Lockdown began a year ago today

Lockdown one year on: Edinburgh pauses to reflect

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 ...

Supplies are expected to be distributed on Sunday, but may not reach GPs until the end of next week

Capital GPs warn First Ministers vaccine targets may not be hit due to lack of s...

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...

NHS Lothian said it did not have ‘detailed guidance’ from the Scottish Government on what is a priority health and social care worker.

Health chiefs say government guidance is unclear as people not working in hospit...

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...

An NHS worker holds up a vial of the Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 vaccine (Photo: CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

How long does the Covid vaccine last?

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?