Covid

Queues of people wait for jabs in England, and ordering rapid tests online is suspended as demand spikes.

Some patients say their third Covid vaccine dose has been wrongly recorded as a booster jab, resulting in them being turned away, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Patients discharged from hospital are being looked after by live-in carers in three hotels in south of England

‘This government will do whatever it takes…’ so they’re reinstating the nursing bursary, changing pension tax for doctors, increasing numbers of Foundation and Specialty training posts, funding social care + MH services etc? No? Empty platitudes. Show us meaningful change. https://t.co/wa8tsAg2Im— Adam Calthrop (@TheEMboardround) December 15, 2021

The WHO's head warns that the Covid variant is being underestimated, despite its potential impact.

Financial support is vital, and we should have heard a plan from the Chancellor by now.Many people in low paid, self employed and insecure work can't afford to take time off to isolate and recover. Businesses are also more endebted and vulnerable than they were last year. https://t.co/SMcW400Eyo— Alison Thewliss 🧡 (@alisonthewliss) December 15, 2021

According to the modelling, the top-up shot could provide about 85% protection against severe illness.