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The poorest parts of England have seen the biggest cuts to councils' public health budgets, a new study suggests.
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Military personnel could transport doses of virus vaccine to ensure supplies, a minister says.
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Patient care could be put at risk if an agreement is not made before the 31 December departure date.
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Prof Stephen Powis says the jab is the "beginning of the end", as hospitals start to take deliveries.
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The medicines regulator says the jab will be distributed across the UK "without any interruption".
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The tests introduced in England's tier-three areas are a "game-changer", a senior NHS adviser says.
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The home-grown Sputnik V vaccine, which is still undergoing mass testing, is being used.
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The medicines regulator says doses will have to be delivered to homes within 12 hours of unpacking.
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Alok Sharma says he expects the doses to arrive for the start of the UK's vaccination programme.
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The rapid tests picked up five infections out of every 10 found by conventional lab tests.
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Infection levels are down among all age groups and all regions apart from one, data suggests.
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Ros Atkins from BBC's Outside Source asks if people will have to be vaccinated against the virus.
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After apparent criticism from the US expert, the UK defended the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
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Only the US, Brazil, India and Mexico have recorded more coronavirus deaths than the UK.
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The top US infectious disease expert had previously said the UK "rushed" approving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines are being kept in a central hub ahead of distribution.
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After the UK's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, are other nations under pressure to follow suit?
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It is key to deploy the vaccine "as fast" as possible, England's deputy chief medical officer says.
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Prof Jonathan Van-Tam used a football analogy to explain the UK's Covid-19 timeline.
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Non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers can open their doors as a national lockdown ends.
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Boris Johnson says it will be "some months before all the most vulnerable are protected" and we must not get "carried away with over-optimism".
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The UK is the first country to approve the Pfizer vaccine - with 800,000 doses due to arrive soon.
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The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been approved for widespread use in the UK.
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A vaccine for Covid-19 has been given emergency approval and is now set to roll out.
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The government's new approach to determining tiers bundles together low- and high-rate local authorities.
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Dr June Raine from the MHRA explains why the body recommenced the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for approval.
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November was the deadliest month in India's capital and the city's crematoriums are overwhelmed.
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Children younger than 16 are unlikely to be able to give informed consent, three judges rule.
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After watching the former rugby player's documentary HIV and Me, Gilliyan decided to get tested for the virus.
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MPs hear from a panel of experts about the impact of the pandemic on different groups.
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Researchers are to investigate whether young people and those not in hospital could be affected.
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Devenia Noel struggled to get help when her daughter Zora was born with a tongue-tie.
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Boris Johnson will publish data behind England's new tiers later in a bid to win over Tory rebels.
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Regulators will decide if it is safe and effective enough to recommend for widespread use.
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Universities open mass testing centres for students so they can travel home safely for Christmas.
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