UK close to reaching herd immunity As weekly cases of Covid continue to fall, scientists believe that the UK may be on the cusp of herd immunity. The current threshold for herd immunity is believed to be 93% and this week experts at University College London calculated that the UK population’s total immunity is at…
3% pay rise for NHS workers in England and Wales The government has offered nurses and other NHS workers a 3% pay rise following heavy criticism on the proposed 1% rise made by the Department for Health and Social Care in March. Despite the adjustment to the low figure, some health unions say that a…
National Food Strategy calls for £3bn tax on sugar and salt In efforts to tackle obesity and other food-related illness, The National Food Strategy has called for the government to levy a £3bn sugar and salt tax and for GPs to start prescribing fruit and vegetables. The review claims the UK’s addiction to junk food…
Pfizer vaccine less effective against new variant An Israeli study has found the Pfizer vaccine to be less effective against the Delta variant than against previous strains. UK health authorities also noted a drop in efficacy for the Pfizer jab against the Delta variant, but the Israeli studies show a more severe decline with data…
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