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NHS offers ‘world’s priciest drug’ to children with rare disease
The health service said it negotiated a ‘significant confidential discount’ for Libmeldy
Covid spreads in just 42 hours, pioneering London study shows
Dozens of young adults were deliberately infected with Covid in the study
Common cold may have given Britons protection against Covid
Experts warned it would be a “grave mistake” to rely on a previous cold as the only protection against Covid
Ex-BBC man on boosters front-line: how to get young Londoners jabbed
Volunteer vaccinator gives fascinating insight into the race against Omicron
Pfizer vaccine approved for children aged 5 to 11 in the UK
It will now be for Government ministers to decide if and when to start a roll-out to children
Omicron reinfection rate ‘5.4 times greater than Delta’ - ICL study
Researchers also found no evidence of Omicron having lower severity than Delta
Vaccine observation time could be scrapped to speed up booster race
Some medics have said the waiting time has caused bottlenecks at vaccination sites
Covid cases rise in every London borough with 11 climbing over a third
Greenwich has seen its cases soar by 68 per cent in just a week
London Covid cases soar to 44,600 in a week - as hospitalisations rise
197 coronavirus patients are on ventilators - the highest figure since September 23
Record 6million in England now waiting for routine hospital treatment
10,646 people waited more than 12 hours in A&E departments in October - the highest number ever
Covid: Boris triggers Plan B measures for England as Omicron surges
It comes after an expert warned London was an epicentre of the variant
Get booster now, Londoners urged as gap between doses is cut in half
It comes as the UK marks the first anniversary of the coronavirus vaccine programme
Londoners urged to wear masks on Tube and buses to avoid virus surge
A social media campaign launched on Tuesday with the message: ‘I save lives, you can too’
Vaccine experts to announce decision on booster rollout
Britain will convene an urgent meeting of G7 health ministers on Monday to discuss the Omicron variant
Sarah Harding death prompts rise in breast cancer referrals in London
London hospitals reveal ‘Sarah Harding effect’ on what would have been her 40th birthday
I always hope Mum will recognise me — Ed Balls on the crisis in care
Drawing on his poignant experiences with his elderly mother in care, Ed Balls has made a moving documentary about the crisis in the system. He tells Susannah Butter what needs to change and why he hopes the Prime Minister watches
UK records 217 more Covid-19 deaths and 41,299 cases
England’s deputy chief medical officer earlier said the UK was at ‘half-time in extra time’ in tackling Covid
UK records 293 more Covid deaths in highest toll since February
Meanwhile the jabs rollout reached a major milestone with 50million people now having received at least one jab