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Free vitamin D supplements for at-risk groups this winter
The government’s Department of Health and Social Care announces plan to offer free vitamin D supplements to 2.7 million vulnerable individuals in England.
Discover how to fight COVID-19 indoors with clean air
The risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors is much higher than outdoors.
A total of 31% of COVID-19 outbreaks in Spain have started in the form...
Better air quality in Europe sees fewer deaths but pollution still a problem
The air quality in Europe has improved over the last decade, which has seen fewer deaths linked to pollution, however, a new report has...
Supporting people and communities through social prescribing
A new report has been launched today that reveals how the NHS can make small changes to better support local communities’ health and wellbeing.
NHS...
COVID-19: understanding the aerodynamics of infectious disease
Countries across the globe have implemented measures such as social distancing and mask wearing in order to reduce COVID-19 transmission, but as the weather...
Global leaders advocate urgent action on antimicrobial resistance
As the antimicrobial resistance crisis accelerates across the globe, world leaders are advocating for urgent action to combat the problem.
The leaders, including the heads...
Over 50s in UK to receive free flu vaccine
The UK Government has announced that citizens over 50 in the UK will be able to receive a free flu vaccine from 1 December...
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine shows promising results in older adults
Phase II of the Oxford vaccine trial has shown promising safety results in older adults, finding it provokes an immune response.
The early stage results,...
Care homes to be tested for COVID-19 immune response
Thousands of care home staff and residents in the UK are to have their immune response to COVID-19 tested as part of an expansion...
COVID-19 care home deaths in UK ‘hugely underestimated’
An early draft of a recent study has shown that up to 10,000 more people may have died in care homes from COVID-19 than...
Megalabs to transform diagnostics facilities in the UK
Yesterday the UK Government announced the opening of two new megalabs which will add 300,000 to the UK’s daily testing capacity.
As part of the...
COVID-19 vaccine Phase III clinical trials to begin in UK
Phase III clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine are set to begin in the UK and will involve 6,000 volunteers from across the country.
Global...
First meeting of EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform
The European Commission has held the first meeting of the EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform.
Member States were welcomed to the first meeting of...
WHO, COVID-19, and winter preparations
World Health Organization Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, highlights concerns over a winter wave of COVID-19.
Speaking at an emergency meeting of ministers...
Families to visit loved ones in care homes with regular COVID-19 testing
The UK Government is launching a new pilot to enable family members to see their loved ones in care homes with regular COVID-19 testing.
The...
Could COVID-19 mink spread lessen the effectiveness of a vaccine?
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), an agency of the European Union, has warned that the spread of COVID-19 from minks...
Contact tracing and data protection in the UK
JMW Solicitors Head of Data Protection Toni Vitale speaks to HEQ about data security in the UK’s Test and Trace programme.
Earlier this year, the...
The creation of a European Health Union
The European Commission is beginning the building of the new European Health Union to help strengthen the EU’s health security framework, and to reinforce...
Rapid COVID-19 testing to be kick started in the UK
Rapid COVID-19 testing will be expanded this week as part of the next stage of partnership between NHS Test and Trace and local directors...
Could COVID-19 lead to measles and polio epidemics?
UNICEF and the World Health Organization are calling for emergency action to avoid potential measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 disrupts normal immunisation programmes.
The...