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If you've recently had Covid, look out for shingles

Shingles can be severe and serious, and also hard to treat, particularly if not identified very early, writes Associate Professor Helen Petousis-Harris

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Plea to scrap 'unfair' levy charging Newcastle pubs, bars and clubs up to £4,400 to open after midnight

Venues that open after midnight have to pay an extra charge to the city council, but one hospitality boss says he can't see any benefit from the charges

Chronicle Live

State reports 703 new COVID-19 cases

State has 7,145 active cases

The Hindu

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Celebrity Masterchef and Love Island star Faye Winter's very poignant reason for taking part in cookery show

The 2021 Islander opened up about her reasoning on social media

Wales Online

First Covid-19 jab to target two strains included in autumn booster programme

Adults over 50 and clinically vulnerable people will be offered the first Covid-19 jab to target two strains of the virus, as part of the UK’s autumn booster programme.

Evening Standard

Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms

The top executive at Pfizer, a leading producer of COVID-19 vaccines, has tested positive for the virus and says he is experiencing very mild symptoms

The Independent UK

COVID: masks and free tests may not curb omicron spread – here's what we should focus on instead

As we face continued waves of COVID-19, there have been various calls for the reintroduction of measures like mask mandates and free tests in the UK. But how much of a difference would these sorts of interventions actually make on COVID spread in the omicron era?

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‘Next generation’ Covid booster jab to be offered to adults over 50 from autumn

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has said the vaccine will be part of the autumn booster programme.

The Independent UK

Who can get a Covid vaccine booster in the UK?

The autumn booster program for Covid vaccinations will begin shortly. Over 50s, carers, frontline health workers and those at clinical risk will be inited to get a booster jab.

Edinburgh Live

'Next generation' dual-strain Covid-19 vaccine approved in UK

A “next generation” Covid-19 booster jab which is the first to target two strains of the virus has been approved for use in adults in the UK.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised Moderna’s bivalent vaccine, which targets both the original Covid strain and the Omicron variant.Known…

Evening Standard

What is the new Covid vaccine approved in the UK?

The new booster vaccine from Moderna is the Spikevax bivalent Original/Omicron. It will target the original virus strain from 2020 and Omicron.

Edinburgh Live

Covid: New dual-strain booster vaccine targeting Omicron to be rolled out in autumn

UK first country to approve use of so-called bivalent vaccine as officials prepare for winter and expected rise in Covid cases

The Independent UK

'Next generation' Covid vaccine that targets Omicron to be rolled out in Autumn

The groundbreaking Moderna jabs, which target both the Omicron variant and the original strain of the killer virus, will be rolled out in a bid to avoid a winter NHS nightmare

Daily Mirror

Girl, 8, given award by Boris Johnson calls him out for breaching Covid rules

Carmela Watson was in Downing Street to receive a Point of Light award for helping to raise over £400,000 for a muscular dystrophy charity

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Applications open to become 'core participant' in Covid inquiry

SCOTLAND’S Covid-19 inquiry has opened applications for groups or individuals to become “core participants”.

Tribune News Service

UK takes world’s first step toward omicron-tailored shot

The U.K. has granted the world’s first approval for a COVID-19 vaccine targeting a variant in a bid to sharpen its response to an evolving coronavirus.

The Guardian - UK

The threat of Covid isn’t over – so why does Britain have a conspiracy of silence about it?

Our government is pretending that the pandemic is ‘done’, ignoring both protective measures now and preparations for the future, says science writer Philip Ball

The Independent UK

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna's updated COVID booster

British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that aims to protect against the original virus and the omicron variant

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The Hindu

Clinical trials of intranasal COVID vaccine over; data submitted to regulators

Bharat Biotech says BBV154 found to be safe, well-tolerated, immunogenic

The National (Scotland)

'Next generation' Covid jab approved in UK for use in adults

A new coronavirus booster jab has been approved for use in adults.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve been a wreck’: students on facing A-level results after Covid disruption

Four young people expecting their grades this week describe how the pandemic affected their studies

The Japan News/Yomiuri

New vaccine expected to boost omicron protection for everyone

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to start administering COVID boosters using a new vaccine that is expected to increase protection against the omicron variants, as early as mid-October.

Wales Online

Green Man boss defends Welsh Government deal to buy £4.25m farm in Powys

Fiona Stewart says the festival is a success and they want to build on that "and do more with it"

Daily Mirror

UK becomes first country to approve new Covid jab specifically targeting Omicron

Moderna's chief medical officer, Dr Paul Burton, previously said that the new jab can boost a person's antibodies to such high levels that it may only be needed annually

Birmingham Post

Greswolde Construction ceases trading after covid pandemic bites

Administrators were appointed to Solihull contractor earlier this month

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