Coronavirus

A Covid-19 booster jab will be offered to millions of patients in the spring and for the first time more children will be offered an extra vaccine.

Millions of at risk patients are to be offered a Covid-19 booster jab this autumn, the NHS has confirmed, but who is eligible for the injection?

Sales of Covid-19 home test kits are up by a third, says Boots, as health officials say they are watching a rise in cases and hospital admissions.

A new Covid variant, with a different symptom, is starting to make headlines around the world as fears grow it will drive another wave through the UK.

The NHS has announced plans for a Covid-19 spring booster campaign and here are the patients who will be offered another jab.

Adults under the age of 50 have just days left to claim a free Covid-19 booster jab before the NHS will withdraw its offer.

Covid-19 hospitalisations are increasing again with health officials suggesting a new highly contagious variant could be behind the surge.

Fewer teenagers are now coming forward for an HPV jab despite a study confirming that vaccines can cut the risk of cervical cancer by 87%.

A new Covid-19 variant, spreading rapidly across the US, is being watched closely by scientists fearful of its potential impact on the NHS.

People aged 50 and over will be able to book a Covid-19 booster and flu jab from tomorrow as fears grow about rising infection rates ahead of winter.

People who are unwell are being told to avoid the elderly and wear a mask as Covid-19 case increase and hospitalisations rise by nearly 40%.

Thirty million people are being told to get vaccinated amid fears the UK will be hit hard by Covid-19 and flu - but who can get a jab and how?

Millions of people are being encouraged to take up offers of flu and Covid jabs amid fears a winter 'twindemic' is about to hit the UK.

Five million more people can now book a Covid-19 autumn booster vaccine, including over 65s and pregnant women.

Health officials say the Covid-19 jab is safe in pregnancy and advice hasn't changed, as outdated social media post spreads ahead of booster roll-out.

Preparations are underway to start delivering the autumn Covid-19 booster campaign at Fenland's large-scale vaccination site.

After a busy few months delivering the Spring booster campaign, the large-scale vaccination sites are beginning to quieten down across the county.

Visiting restrictions are being further relaxed at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn.

Two new Omicron strains are causing a rise in Covid-19 cases in South Africa and UK health officials are watching closely.

Local health teams working together on the Covid-19 vaccine programme have delivered their two millionth dose of the life-saving jab.