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The UK is no longer offering COVID vaccines to pregnant women – here’s why that might be a bad idea

Until now, COVID vaccines have been available to pregnant women as part of the twice-yearly booster programme, but this offer is being withdrawn.

The Conversation

NHS given warning about infection control as Covid cases rise

Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing asks why WHO guidance on masks and respirators has not been introduced across UK

The Guardian - UK

Covid rising in England and Scotland as new variant spreads around world

ONS figures show December increase in positive tests after JN.1 classified as ‘variant of interest’

The Guardian - UK

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Can we now treat Covid like a cold and is UK still tracking numbers?

How worried should we be about Covid these days, and what should we do if we develop symptoms?

The Guardian - UK

More cancer screenings sounds like good news. But can the NHS cope with them?

Earlier detection means more successful treatment – but also a drain on resources for an already creaking health service, says Christina Pagel, professor of operational research at UCL

The Guardian - UK

Covid cases double in a month as scientists warn about spread of new variants

Hospital admissions are also said to have increased after the discovery of Erin and Pirola strains

The Independent UK

New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn

Spread of new variant could cause extreme pressure on NHS and cause more damaging long-term health problems, Independent Sage expert says

The Independent UK

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New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn

Spread of new variant could cause extreme pressure on NHS and cause more damaging long-term health problems, Sage expert says

The Independent UK

WHO declares ‘Eris’ Covid strain a variant of interest as cases rise globally

Health risk of EG.5, which is related to Omicron subvariant, judged to be low but may drive larger wave of infections

The Guardian - UK

Experts warn UK is ‘flying blind’ with Covid cases expected to surge in autumn

Experts have warned that the UK is “flying blind” with Covid-19 cases expected to surge this autumn.

Evening Standard

Is Barbenheimer really to blame? Covid experts on reasons behind jump in cases

UK has seen increase in Covid cases and a new variant called Eris accounting for one in seven new infections

The Independent UK

UK almost ‘flying blind’ on Covid this autumn, experts say

As cases rise, scientists say country is mostly in the dark about how infections could play out in coming months

The Guardian - UK

Covid news - live: New ‘highly infectious’ XBB.1.5 subvariant ‘a wake-up’ call for UK

No signs yet new strain is more ‘virulent or causes more serious illness’

The Independent UK

Covid travel restrictions return – the new rules explained

All travellers from mainland China need a pre-departure test, and some will be tested for Covid on arrival

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Calls for another Covid booster for all Brits as country is losing its immunity

Reports that China could be experiencing up to a million new cases a day has sparked global fears about the potential for new variants to emerge with Beijing to reopen its borders next week

Daily Mirror

UK 'ignoring Covid threat' as passengers from China arrive test-free amid rise in cases

The US, Italy, India, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan all announced mandatory tests for passengers arriving from China, after Beijing said it is to reopen its borders next week

The Independent UK

New Omicron Covid subvariant ‘could be dominant by end of month’ as ‘Scrabble’ strains spread

UK could see Covid wave in adults aged 20 to 50, expert says as infections top 2 million for the first time in three months

The Independent UK

Covid and poor access to NHS care ‘may be driving irregular heartbeat deaths’

The number of deaths registered in England and Wales due to cardiac arrhythmias was well above average for much of the first half of 2022.

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The Guardian - UK

Anger at plans to roll back Covid vaccines to under-11s in England

Children aged 5-11 will no longer be offered Covid jabs, except those in clinical risk groups, UKHSA confirms

The Guardian - UK

‘A horrible winter lies ahead’: next PM will inherit an NHS on its knees

Experts say Tory leadership rivals appear not to have grasped the scale of the crisis facing the service

Chronicle Live

Cases of covid-19 rising across all four UK nations as experts blame Omicron variants

New data shows the number of acute respiratory infection incidents (suspected outbreaks of the virus) had risen by almost 100 in a week

Nottingham Post

SAGE expert warns of new Covid wave in UK amid rise in cases

It comes as coronavirus infections in the UK have risen for the first time in two months

The Independent UK

Thousands of patients still catching Covid on hospital wards amid warning of new wave

Exclusive: ‘We will have a new wave of infections this month,’ warns Professor Christina Pagel

Wales Online

Independent SAGE scientist warns new Covid wave is about to hit UK

Infections are no longer falling, with some parts of Britain showing early signs of a possible increase

Chronicle Live

Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins calls time on 'patronising' school debate as alarms go off

Good Morning Britain host Charlotte Hawkins brought a debate on school subjects to a swift end on Friday's show

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