Nurses receive activist training to mobilise for strike action
Up to 25,000 nurses are training to become activists to help Britain’s nursing union force Boris Johnson to improve his “pitiful” 1% NHS pay offer.
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May 8, 2021 Have scientists found the key to beating prostate cancer?
Scientists have discovered that a key protein may be the secret to treating prostate cancer patients with ‘miracle’ immunotherapy drugs.
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May 5, 2021 New labs to be built to help fast-track variant-resistant vaccines
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May 2, 2021 Daily tests could be ‘viable alternative’ to isolation for people exposed to COVID-19
Daily lateral flow tests could be used as an alternative to isolation for those who have been in contact with someone who tests positive for the coronavirus.
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April 30, 2021 All over-40s in England can now book COVID vaccine appointments
All over-40s in England are now being invited to book their first coronavirus vaccine appointment.
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April 29, 2021 Testing system for holidaymakers at risk of collapse, says Which?
The UK’s covid testing system for holidaymakers risks collapsing this summer as private labs are failing to deliver results on time, a Which report has found.
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April 28, 2021 Single dose of COVID vaccine ‘can cut transmission by up to half’ – and most common side effects revealed
A single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine can cut transmission of the virus by up to half, according to a Public Health England (PHE) study.
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April 27, 2021 Coronavirus vaccines now being offered to people aged 42 and over in England
Coronavirus vaccines are now being offered to people aged 42 and over in England.
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April 26, 2021 Doctors sound warning over oxygen hoarding as India reports another Covid cases record
People are hoarding oxygen and vital medicines in homes in India, creating panic and causing shortages in hospitals treating critically ill Covid patients, senior Indian doctors have said.
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April 23, 2021 AstraZeneca blood clots linked to 32 deaths after over 21million jabs
Rare bloodclots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine have risen to 168 with over 21.2 million people having had the jab in the UK.
