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Stroke Awareness Month is an international event which takes place in May. Several countries take part in raising awareness about strokes, and what may contribute towards having one. A stroke is a life-threatening medical condition, which occurs when the blood supply to part of y … read more

Although resident vaccination has reached 95% of care homes, staff vaccination does not appear to have been followed through with the same level of effectiveness.Several care homes have reported that vaccination teams have entered care homes without enough vaccines for staff as well as residents.&nb … read more

The NHS has announced that a COVID-19 vaccine has now been offered to all older residents at eligible care homes in England.NHS England said more than 10,000 care homes with older residents had been offered jabs, although a "small remainder" of homes had visits deferred by local public health direct … read more

Care home workers, NHS staff and the over 80's are among the first 137,897 people to have received the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week. It has been the largest vaccination programme in British history.The rate of vaccinations will continue to rise over the coming weeks, … read more

Now that the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, it will be made available to older people, NHS and care workers, from next week.A priority list has been published by The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunis … read more

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said, the NHS is ready to start providing the new coronavirus vaccine "as fast as safely possible", and that it is "absolutely a possibility" that it could be available by Christmas, expecting a mas roll-out early next year. On Monday, early results from the world' … read more