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Now it's REALLY the end of the Covid era! Routine lateral flows for patients being discharged from hospitals into care homes will be axed next week

25/03/24 17:32

Under the Government's 'living with Covid' blueprint, the shift is designed to bring guidance in line with other respiratory illnesses like flu. Ministers today argued the threat of the virus has been drastically reduced by the wall of immunity built up by vaccines and infections. It means the new system in England, enforced from April 1, will only see free tests provided to at-risk staff and residents with symptoms. Experts, however, warned that axing the policy could have 'serious consequences' for residents....read

Huge push to get kids vaccinated against illnesses like measles, polio and diphtheria as uptake rates plunge to decade low in wake of Covid
29/02/24 00:00
Fronted by children, the advert aims to appeal directly to parents and boost the numbers getting their children vaccinated with experts concerned about the risk illness falling jab uptake.
Tear-jerking scene in ITVs new three-part Covid drama Breathtaking shows patient being left to die in the back of an ambulance because pandemic-era rules stopped paramedics from doing CPR
19/02/24 14:03
Pandemic-era rules - illustrated in tonight's 9pm episode of ITV's Breathtaking - stopped medics in some trusts from performing CPR without adequate PPE.
Why I won't give my child the MMR jab: Brutally honest verdict of mother who insists she is not an anti-vaxxer - as a top expert debunks her widely-believed concerns in hope of convincing hesitant parents to get their kids jabbed
16/02/24 15:51
Stacey Victoria (pictured), from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, claims the MMR vaccine - proven to be extremely safe - was made too quickly.
Now prepare for measles mayhem all over the UK: Health chiefs reveal outbreaks are cropping up outside of West Midlands epicentre 'due to worryingly low MMR vaccine uptake'
15/02/24 12:36
Cases have soared to a 10-year high, fuelled by a crisis in the West Midlands. But UKHSA bosses today revealed they are seeing 'clusters of cases in other regions'.
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Even the DOCTORS don't know what measles looks like: Medics in worst-hit part of country are having to 'send pictures of symptoms to younger clinicians' to teach them tell-tale signs of illness country has 'forgotten about'
22/01/24 17:14
The virus, which initially causes symptoms similar to a cold, flu or Covid, has sickened hundreds of children across England and Wales in recent weeks and hospitalised dozens.
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England's measles hotspots REVEALED amid surge in cases blamed on slump in MMR vacccination rates
22/01/24 16:17
London, the epicentre of the outbreak, has logged 59 suspected cases of the highly contagious virus since November 27. Birmingham has reported 48 infections.
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Health chiefs call for urgent vaccination drive for measles after 'national incident' declared in the UK with warnings that too few youngsters are protected against potentially deadly virus
20/01/24 00:39
Declaring an official 'national incident', the UK Health Security Agency warned that too few youngsters were protected against measles.
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I caught measles in my 20s - now I have to eat through a tube: Heartbreaking story of 29-year-old whose mother feared MMR jab would cause autism
19/01/24 17:05
Ellie Roscoe, from Harborne in Birmingham, never had her second vaccine in 1998 before starting school after bogus studies linked the vaccine to autism.
The measles symptoms YOU need to know about - as UK health chief Jenny Harries says urgent action is needed to stop the infection spreading around the country
19/01/24 15:16
A national incident has been declared by the authorities in the face of falling vaccination rates, signalling the growing public health risk of measles infections - but what are the symptoms?
UK declares 'national incident' over measles outbreak: Interactive map reveals nearly HALF of children in parts of east London have not had the MMR jab - as experts say distrust of vaccines has increased post-Covid
19/01/24 12:00
As few as half of children have had both measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jabs in parts of London. Similarly low levels are also seen in Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.
The measles outbreaks across Britain that have triggered warnings that it will sweep the country. Cases are higher than at any time since the 90s and anti-vaxxers are being blamed. This is how you can protect yourself
15/01/24 12:26
Each patient typically passes the viral infection on to 20 others. If you are not protected and have even passing contact with someone who has measles, chances are that you will be infected too.
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Warning that THREE tropical diseases are heading to Britain: Health officials predict mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue will become domestic issues by 2040 because of climate change
11/12/23 13:16
Asian tiger mosquitoes, which spread dengue, zika and chikungunya, could become established in England by mid-century.
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UKHSA boss Jenny Harries argued it was 'entirely appropriate' to discharge Covid-infected patients into care homes at start of pandemic - but admits wording of email was 'awful' and insists it wasn't her wish
29/11/23 13:47
England's former deputy chief medical officer, wrote in a March 2020 email that infected Brits would need to be discharged into care homes if hospitals became overwhelmed.
No proof face masks ever worked against Covid, claims UKHSA boss who warns they may have even had OPPOSITE effect on spread through 'false sense of security'
29/11/23 13:16
Dame Jenny Harries, who now heads up the UK Health Security Agency, said that the evidence that face coverings reduce the spread of viruses is 'uncertain'.
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Is China's 'mystery pneumonia' sweeping Europe? Netherlands sees alarming surge in similar illness among children - as terrifying video shows hazmat-clad workers in China disinfecting schools
28/11/23 16:08
Dutch health experts say a striking number have been sickened since rates began soaring in August, with most cases among those aged five to 14.
Sadiq Khan handed an ultimatum to Boris Johnson at the start of the pandemic Covid demanding the PM lock down London or he would do it himself, capital's mayor tells Covid Inquiry as he claims 'lives could have been saved if he was involved sooner'
27/11/23 14:45
In evidence handed to the Covid Inquiry, Mr Khan told the then prime minister he would 'speak directly to Londoners with a tougher message' if Mr Johnson decided not to tell people to stay at home.
'We need to keep an open mind about the cause': UK health chiefs are 'closely monitoring' China's mystery pneumonia outbreak - despite Beijing insisting a new virus is NOT the culprit
24/11/23 13:11
British health chiefs said while Chinese officials are blaming the outbreak on surge in seasonal winter bugs, they would keep an 'open mind' about the potential cause of the illness in children.
Matt Hancock had a 'habit of saying things' which weren't true, Sir Patrick Vallance tells Covid Inquiry as he calls shamed ex-Health Secretary 'over-enthusiastic'
20/11/23 16:13
No10's ex-chief scientist, tasked with advising ministers throughout the pandemic, blamed the former Health Secretary's 'over-enthusiasm' for making bold claims he 'didn't have a basis for'.
DOMINIC LAWSON: The Covid Inquiry has cost us £100 million already. I fear it will end up satisfying very few - except for the lawyers running the show
19/11/23 22:29
DOMINIC LAWSON: I would be amazed if anything as clear as that emerges from Lady Hallett's report into Covid-19.
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Pharmacists should not be treated as 'substitutes for GPs', campaigners say as NHS hands chemists powers to give women the Pill and dole out antibiotics to free up millions of appointments
16/11/23 15:11
High Street pharmacists in England are also being handed powers to hand out prescriptions for common ailments. But experts warned relying on chemists is not a solution.
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Warning that superbugs are on the rise: Health chiefs urge Brits to 'treat antibiotics with respect' amid fears common bugs may eventually become untreatable
15/11/23 00:01
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) chief executive, Dame Jenny Harries , urged people in England to 'treat antibiotics with respect' to ensure they are effective in the future.
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Lockdown caused 'long-lasting and era-defining' harm to children which was preventable, experts will tell the Government in damning report
27/09/23 00:28
Charities and experts will blast the Government for the 'preventable' harm caused to children during lockdown in a damning report to an inquiry today.
Dame Jenny Harries suggests the UK might act more like Sweden and adopt a voluntary approach to social distancing when the next pandemic hits
24/09/23 13:48
Harries (pictured) said that keeping people informed on any future outbreaks will help build trust with the public and reduce the likelihood of imposing strict measures.
Now it's your turn, Matt: Shamed ex-Health Secretary Hancock and Nicola Sturgeon will be hauled in front of Covid Inquiry next week
22/06/23 08:59
Mr Hancock is expected to give evidence on Tuesday while Ms Sturgeon and her former deputy John Swinney will appear on Thursday.
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Covid hospital cases WILL rise warns Dame Jenny Harries as Health Security Agency chief says 'latest Coronavirus wave hasn't finished yet'
03/07/22 12:20
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) chief executive said: 'It doesn't look as though that wave has finished yet, so we would anticipate that hospital cases will rise.'
Covid scare-mongering returns: Sir Patrick Vallance says new variant may take world by storm, Chris Whitty warns NHS is still under huge pressure and Jenny Harries calls for Brits to KEEP wearing face masks because Covid infections are so high
31/03/22 13:33
Sir Patrick Vallance, England's chief scientific adviser, today warned the world 'could be taken by surprise again with a variant that escapes immunity'.
Get ready for Covid vaccines every SIX months: Health chief hints millions of Brits in 'relevant groups' may need boosters twice-a-year for the foreseeable future
28/03/22 18:08
Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, suggested the end of top-up jabs is still not in sight the more than 8million currently eligible for a fourth dose in Britain.
UK health chiefs blasted by statistics watchdog for claiming 200,000 people were catching the Omicron Covid variant every day before Christmas despite being 'unsupported by data' at the time
09/01/22 14:36
The UK Health Security Agency, which is led by Dame Jenny Harries, was rebuked by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) over the figures publicised by Sajid Javid late last year.
Health chief Jenny Harries is accused of spreading 'dodgy' data with claim that average lag between Covid infection and any hospitalisation is 17 days - as experts say it's actually TEN days
26/12/21 15:11
It is understood that Dr Jenny Harries was the source behind Health Secretary Sajid Javid's contested claim that there is typically a 17-day lag between infection and possible hospitalisation.
New Year celebrations could STILL be axed to stave off staff shortages and protect the vulnerable even if hospitalisations are low, UK health chief warns despite signs Omicron is milder - as Boris suggests Jesus wants people to get boosters over Christmas
24/12/21 09:33
Jenny Harries, head of the UK Health Security Agency, said the 'impact on society' of Omicron will be crucial despite mounting evidence that it is generally milder than the Delta strain.
Dominic Raab tells the public they SHOULD go to Christmas parties for the 'social interaction' - but admits his Ministry of Justice will swap its own festive gathering for 'appropriate drinks at a smaller scale'
05/12/21 13:43
The Justice Secretary spoke out after the Government was accused of mixed messages over festive gatherings.
Test and Trace is STILL spending £1million every day on private consultants weeks after MPs labelled the scheme 'eye-watering', new figures show
22/11/21 01:56
NHS Test and Trace (pictured) is still shelling out more than £1million of taxpayers' money daily on private consultants.
Health chief Jenny Harries says people are TWICE as likely to die if they have coronavirus and flu at the same time compared to just Covid as she urges those eligible to get both vaccines
10/10/21 14:07
Dr Jenny Harries, the head of the UK Health Security Agency, said the UK is facing an 'uncertain winter' because of the potential for people to catch both diseases.
Dominic Cummings claims the Government's initial Covid-19 plan was 'total and utter chaos' but the 'disaster' was 'not just' the fault of Boris Johnson as Priti Patel denies the ex-aide's claim that ministers first pursued a 'herd immunity' strategy
23/05/21 10:18
Boris Johnson's former top aide said that the early plan for dealing with the pandemic was a 'disaster' but insisted this was 'not just' the fault of the Prime Minister.
How the 'more infectious' Indian Covid variant has already spread across the globe to 48 countries and has spread to every continent except Antarctica
20/05/21 09:26
The Indian Covid variant has been confirmed in 44 countries around the world and has been 'detected' in four more, UK health security chief Dr Jenny Harries has revealed.
Boss of No10's new pandemic-fighting agency admits UK has 'an awful lot to learn' after testing failures at the start of the Covid crisis as PHE-replacement body begins work today
01/04/21 09:59
Dr Jenny Harries, who will head the new UK Health Security Agency, herself came under huge criticism last spring for defending the UK's decision to stop swabbing the public, saying it was 'not needed'.
Matt Hancock unveils new pandemic-fighting body the UK Health Security Agency that will replace axed PHE next month - and confirms England's deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries will run it
24/03/21 12:02
Mr Hancock said the UK Health Security Agency's 'sole job' will be to 'plan, prevent and respond to external threats to health'. It will initially focus on fighting Covid, before tackling future pandemics.
'Cautious and prudent': Boris Johnson DISMISSES calls to speed up lockdown easing as daily Covid cases drop to 4,712 - the lowest since September - and deaths plunge by 38% in a week
08/03/21 16:40
The Department of Health recorded another 4,712 coronavirus cases and 65 deaths, both marking substantial drops on last week's figures, as the 'first step on the roadmap' happens today.
Deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries 'will become boss of No10's new pandemic-fighting body' in wake of PHE - despite saying mass testing was 'not appropriate' for Covid last spring
08/03/21 14:02
Dr Jenny Harries, who has worked in public health for well over a decade, would take over from Baroness Dido Harding as chief of NHS Test & Trace and oversee the replacement of Public Health England.
Now Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries says the evidence that masks stop the spread of coronavirus is 'not very strong in either direction'
29/08/20 10:04
Government guidance released late last night ahead of the return of children to classes next week said teachers and students may need to wear face coverings in communal areas.
Britain is told to lose weight for the winter as deputy chief medical officer admits she is 'very concerned' about a second wave and urges people to slim down to cut their risk of dying
08/07/20 14:47
Dr Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer for England, said 'the virus is still out there' and warned that people should 'keep themselves as fit as possible' to protect their health.
Most children in Covid-19 shielding scheme will NOT need to stay home from the end of July because the virus doesn't affect youngsters as badly, health officials confirm
06/07/20 11:46
Dr Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer for England, has said children are at 'low risk' from Covid-19 and almost all of them should be able to return to school after the summer.
Government tells parents they will just need to 'control their teenagers' outside of school hours to stop youngsters catching coronavirus and spreading it throughout classrooms when they reopen in September
02/07/20 17:25
Dr Jenny Harries said schoolchildren, especially older ones, were more likely to contract coronavirus by hanging out with friends than they were in classrooms.
DAN HODGES: We're either lazing in the sunshine or cowering in the dark - and both must stop
06/06/20 22:33
DAN HODGES: For a significant section of the population, the coronavirus crisis is no longer a crisis at all. Instead, it's become the longest bank holiday in UK history.
Young children ARE as likely to get coronavirus as adults, says deputy chief medical officer - but 'don't get as ill and rarely pass it on'
16/05/20 20:13
Dr Jenny Harries warned children are one of two groups potentially at risk of contracting the virus, but said they 'don't get as ill' and are 'less likely to pass it on', during today's Downing Street briefing.
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Pupils won't be allowed to take a pencil cases to school when they return but CAN take a lunchbox because children are 'less likely to share them', says deputy chief medical officer
16/05/20 19:06
Speaking at Saturday's Downing Street briefing, Dr Jenny Harries said that pencil cases were 'easier to control' than lunchboxes.
Recovered coronavirus patients ARE showing signs of immunity, experts say as hopes build that a vaccine could work - while scientists also believe younger children are potentially less likely to transmit infection
02/05/20 19:04
England's deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Jenny Harries (pictured) said a 'very large percentage of patients' had a 'pretty good response' after it was revealed that 621 deaths were recorded today.
Don't go to the pub with friends after coronavirus lockdown measures are eased, top medic warns Britons
02/05/20 17:41
England's deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries said mixing with friends and others outside your household in a small environment like a pub would not be a good idea.
Britain's Deputy Chief Medical Officer believes she had coronavirus: Jenny Harries reveals she was 'knocked out' during 'very unpleasant 10 days'
23/04/20 09:51
Speaking to Lorraine Kelly this morning on Good Morning Britain Dr Jenny Harries said she had coronavirus and that it had been an 'unpleasant experience'.
Doctors blast Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries after she claims people are not being 'adult' about coronavirus PPE supplies
20/04/20 10:59
Doctors have responded with fury to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer's claim that people are not being 'adult' about PPE supplies amid calls for a public inquiry.
SPECIAL REPORT: Some predict the coronavirus lockdown will be over in weeks, others say it could be longer than six months...We ask the real experts: When WILL it be safe to go back to normal?
04/04/20 21:01
The pandemic is surging towards a peak in Britain. Deaths this weekend passed 700 a day- and life has come to a standstill, with our own, and the world's, biggest economies on a knife edge.
Ex-Bank of England governor Mervyn King warns extended coronavirus lockdown will spark 'rebellion' among Britons if it is enforced for 'months on end'
01/04/20 14:43
The chairman of the Bank of England during the 2008 financial crisis has warned an extended lockdown could cause 'rebellion'. On Wednesday Lord Mervyn King warned the lockdown was effecting wellbeing.
10,000 NHS staff pen letter to Boris Johnson demanding proper protective equipment amid anger that a lack of supplies could be risking lives
31/03/20 21:06
Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer, last night admitted there had been 'distribution issues' but insisted the UK had enough personal protective equipment (PPE) to cope with crisis.
Safety shambles that could cost many more lives: The least we can do as a nation is ensure that medics in the frontline of the coronavirus battle are as well protected as possible, writes Dr MAX PEMBERTON
29/03/20 22:39
DR MAX PEMBERTON: It is an outrage that there have been horrendous shortages, mistakes and confusion around PPE, for it risks destabilising the NHS effort to tackle the virus.
Ministers finally order 17.5 million antibody testing kits so they can check a QUARTER of the population in bid to get key staff back to work and stop lockdown lasting six months
29/03/20 21:00
Officials have identified suppliers that can make the tests and have agreed 'in principle' to purchase 17.5million if they pass medical checks.
Britons will not get back to 'normal life' for SIX MONTHS or more, warns deputy chief medical officer Jenny Harries, as she says UK should know after Easter if lockdown has 'squashed' coronavirus outbreak
29/03/20 15:45
Dr Jenny Harries told a Downing Street press conference that people should not be viewing the coronavirus crisis as something that will blow over soon.
Government is mauled over coronavirus testing failures as the disease strikes down Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and Chris Whitty - the three men leading the country's response to the killer virus. Now all of Westminster is wondering - who is next?
27/03/20 11:15
The Prime Minister and Health Secretary are now in self-isolation while Professor Chris Whitty, the UK's Chief Medical Officer, is working from home after he developed symptoms.
Nationwide hunt is launched for anyone who came into contact with Britain's first coronavirus victims: Two Chinese tourists are diagnosed after falling ill at a York hotel - so why is it STILL open?
31/01/20 09:28
Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia, has blasted the Government's 'worrying' response after it emerged York's StayCity hotel has remained open for two days.

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