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Following rare blood clots, the US, South Africa and EU have suspended the jab.
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It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK have been offered a first dose.
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It offers an alternative to the AstraZeneca jab for under-30s, after very rare blood clot concerns.
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GPs can now prescribe it to treat Covid patients on a case-by-case basis, the NHS has announced.
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A "significant" number of confirmed and probable cases have been found in Lambeth and Wandsworth.
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Ministers meet a target of inviting the top nine priority groups to receive the vaccine by 15 April.
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The National Immunisation Advisory Committee says the AstraZeneca vaccine should be limited to over-60s.
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NHS Test and Trace says 44 cases of the South African variant in two areas is "significant".
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Shoppers have been rushing back to the High Street, where queues were seen outside some retailers.
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The US and Europe should each pay a quarter of the cost to help vaccinate poorer nations, says the former UK PM.
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Apple and Google's rules state that no location data from app users can be shared.
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However he later appeared to backtrack, saying his comments were a "complete misunderstanding".
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Former PM Gordon Brown says £22bn is needed so vaccines can be administered in lower income countries.
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A total of 475,230 second jabs were given on Saturday, along with 111,109 first vaccinations.
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A total of 450,136 second doses were received on Friday - with 106,878 first doses also given.
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ONS estimates that one-in-350 people in the UK currently have coronavirus
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Thousands of NHS staff, from dentists to physiotherapists, have been redeployed during the pandemic.
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The Home Office says it will benefit 14,000 people, but unions ask why care workers are not included.
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The BBC’s David Shukman on how to navigate lockdown easing while keeping yourself and others safe.
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Using the Body Mass Index to measure health inspires stigma and should be scrapped, MPs say.
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Victoria Spence says she was refused NHS help for her eating disorder because her BMI was too high.
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The 57-year-old was diagnosed with a "really rapid, really aggressive" bladder cancer last year.
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The drop in England and Wales comes amid efforts to reassure the public about vaccine safety.
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Alison Astles encourages vaccine uptake despite brother's death from blood clot, saying he was "extraordinarily unlucky."
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A decline in cases has stalled but deaths have not followed the same pattern, scientists say.
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Susan Lowe is among the carers who struggled to get pain relief for a loved one during the pandemic.
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A review finds a "plausible" link to rare blood clots, but says the jab remains beneficial for most.
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It came as the Scottish government confirmed that under-30s will be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca jab.
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Experts warn new variants coming from Brazil could undermine global efforts to control the pandemic.
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The vaccine is the third to be used in the UK, with England's rollout due "in the next few days".
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Carmen Hernandez was given a standing ovation as she left hospital in Colombia.
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A former health coach is blogging about her experience with the condition to help others get diagnosed.
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Researchers looked at how likely 600,000 patients were to develop one of 14 common brain conditions.
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The UK's regulator is to investigate the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab over a possible link with blood clots.
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Benefits of the AstraZeneca jab outweigh the risks, the UK regulator says, amid blood clots concern
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Introducing Covid status certificates risks creating a "two-tier Britain", critics say.
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The move should lead to more people being told to get tested for Covid-19.
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Paula Lamb says being one of the first patients to receive the new treatment "feels amazing".
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Ian loved cooking, but after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia he had to think of new way to get into the kitchen.
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The 26 clinics, providing treatment for 6,000 new parents, will open by April 2022, NHS England says.
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The rapid tests are being made available for free, ahead of the next stage of lockdown easing.
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Coronavirus is clearly a virus that affects our nervous system - and it appears to have an impact on the brain's sleep patterns.
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Danielle Riley shares her grief after losing her partner Andy to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.
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The FA Cup final will be among events to only admit fans who get a negative test or prove immunity.
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Ministers also confirm a risk-based "traffic light" system will start when foreign holidays resume.
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The regulator confirms the deaths to the BBC, but says the benefits continue to outweigh any risk.
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Actor Ruthie Henshall says the improvement in her mum's condition has been "incredible" since she's been able to visit her.
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Visitor numbers are being increased as infection rates fall and the vaccine rollout continues.
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The cases identified by the medicines regulator were out of more than 18 million doses given.