22nd Oct 2021 Friday FiveHealth minister claims NHS is under ‘sustainable pressure’ Edward Argar, a health minister has claimed the NHS is under “sustainable pressure” despite the concern being raised by a major doctors’ union urging the government to introduce stricter measures to reduce the spread of Covid. The British Medical Association (BMA) have insisted that the “time is…
22nd Oct 2021 Friday Five£250 winter rescue package unveiled in attempt to boost face-to-face GP consultations Emergency funding of £250 million is being handed to GPs in an attempt to increase face-to-face appointments amid mounting criticism about the fall in face-to-face appointments since the beginning of the pandemic. Whilst 80% of appointments were held in person before the pandemic,…
22nd Oct 2021 Friday FiveEffectiveness of Pfizer vaccine found to drop after 6 months According to data published on Monday, the effectiveness of the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine in preventing Covid infection dropped to 47% from 88% six months after the second dose. The analysis also demonstrated that the vaccine’s effectiveness in preventing hospitalisation and death remained high at…
22nd Oct 2021 Friday FiveOver half of young people willing to have Covid jab A large study in England has demonstrated that half of the children and young people aged nine to 18 are willing or eager to be vaccinated against Covid. The study was carried out during the summer term and asked over 27,000 students at 180 schools…