The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

Parents advised to check vaccination status of children, with full uptake of MMR jab down to average of 85%

National Crime Agency reveals 65 people have died from taking nitazenes, which are up to 100 times stronger than heroin

Experts warn low MMR vaccination rate leaves capital vulnerable to outbreak

Nicola Sturgeon’s decisions as first minister will come under detailed scrutiny during a three-week hearing

Experts have warned new Covid-19 variant Juno will surge as children go back to school

More than 7,000 hospital admissions and deaths could have been avoided if people had been fully vaccinated

Covid, flu and RSV rates creep up as vaccination rates for all three remain low, worrying healthcare providers

‘Disease X’ is ranked as a priority for awareness campaigning by the WHO alongside Covid-19, Ebola and Zika virus

Nipah virus is a devastating disease that can be fatal in around 75% of cases, the researchers said. Outbreaks have occurred in countries in Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh and India, with a recent one in Kerala in September last year, they said.

Researchers discover that fatigue in Long COVID is caused by an energy availability problem in muscles, not blood clots.

The Health Ministry maintained that it is yet to take a decision on starting a vaccination campaign against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), despite reports that it is set to offer the vaccine from the second quarter of this year.