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HealthYahoo News UKOmicron: 'Don't socialise before Xmas unless you need to', warns top UK health official
New measures in England came into force on Tuesday to try to halt the spread of the Omicron variant.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson to hold Downing St press conference as number of Omicron cases in UK grows
The prime minister is expected to set out plans for the UK's booster programme later on Tuesday.
NewsYahoo News UKPeople should return to wearing masks in all indoor venues, say Labour
Wearing face masks on public transport and in shops in England will be compulsory again from Tuesday.
NewsYahoo News UKVegan who refused COVID vaccine in stand against animal testing died of virus after begging for jab
Glynn Steel, 54, from Malvern, Worcestershire, died after a two-week battle with coronavirus after refusing the COVID jab because it was tested on animals, his wife said.
NewsYahoo News UKWoman died from 'extremely rare' blood clot ‘likely’ caused by reaction to COVID jab
Michelle Barlow, 51, died after suffering a blood clot that was 'likely' to have been caused by the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, an inquest at Bolton Coroner's Court heard.
NewsYahoo News UKVaccines alone are not enough to control COVID spread, WHO warns
WHO is concerned about a “false sense of security” in some countries due to the jabs.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus pandemic 'could have been a lot worse', says ex-vaccine chief
Dame Kate Bingham said the lessons from COVID should be used to treat the threat of a future pandemic as 'serious as defence threats'.
NewsYahoo News UKSpeed of COVID spread in Europe 'concerning' and virus 'will surprise us', warns WHO expert
There were COVID-19 protests that turned violent in several European countries at the weekend.
NewsYahoo News UKUnvaccinated Germans face strict new COVID rules, leaked report claims
Germany could ban unvaccinated citizens from sporting and cultural events as well as restaurants.
NewsYahoo News UK'Hysterical' response to COVID vaccines means people getting boosters 'like they’re Smarties'
The UK government has just announced that booster jabs will be offered to the over-40s.
NewsYahoo News UKCOVID: Boris Johnson says definition of 'fully vaccinated' will change
The COVID-19 booster programme is being rolled out to 40 to 49-year-olds, the government has announced.
NewsYahoo News UKCOVID could still cause 'bumpy months ahead' as virus is 'unpredictable', says Van-Tam
The deputy chief medical officer said the NHS is facing a difficult winter.
NewsYahoo News UKMother whose premature baby died with COVID 'doesn't regret refusing jab'
Ivy-Rose Court was just nine days old when she died last month, having tested positive for Covid a week after she was born and also suffered complications due to her premature birth.
NewsYahoo News UKCare home boss loses six staff with 'heartbreaking' resignation letters due to jab policy
Niccii Gillett said a sixth of her staff in Woking, Surrey, have already resigned due to the requirement rather than face dismissal.
NewsYahoo News UKHow many NHS workers haven't been vaccinated in England yet?
The government has announced that frontline NHS England staff must be fully vaccinated by spring.
NewsYahoo News UKCOVID jab to be compulsory for frontline NHS workers in England from April 2022
It has been reported that NHS England frontline staff will have to be fully vaccinated from next year.
NewsYahoo News UKCare worker's tearful video after being sacked because she refused COVID vaccine
Louise Akester, 36, from Hull, has refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 so has lost her job.
NewsYahoo News UKEngland 'on course to miss' critical COVID booster jab target for safer Christmas
Some six million people who are eligible for a third dose of the COVID vaccine in England are yet to have one.
HealthYahoo News UKUnvaccinated people ‘32 times more likely to die' from COVID than fully-jabbed
Mortality rates for coronavirus deaths were found to be “consistently lower” for those who had had both doses.
NewsYahoo News UKRevealed: The 2 NHS trusts where 20% of staff aren't fully jabbed
Some 89% of NHS staff in England are double vaccinated.
NewsYahoo News UK'It remains a concern': Patrick Vallance warns current high COVID levels could spike again
The government's chief scientific advisor warned the situation with COVID-19 in the UK is unpredictable
HealthYahoo News UKRare nervous system disorder linked to possible side effects of AstraZeneca COVID jab
Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder affecting the nerves, has been added to the list of potential side effects of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.
NewsYahoo News UKUK COVID cases could already be nearly 100,000 a day 'as half are asymptomatic', warns expert
Dr Chris Smith, a virologist from the University of Cambridge said the UK could already be close to 100,000 COVID cases as 'we just don't know about lots of them'.
NewsYahoo News UKHow many people have had a booster jab in England?
The highest figure for daily reported deaths from COVID since March was recorded on Tuesday.
NewsYahoo News UKEarly vaccine rollout means Britons 'more vulnerable' to COVID than other Europeans
Professor Neil Ferguson said there are a number of reasons why the UK's infection rate is higher than that of other European nations.
