Minister for Health announces a national COVID-19 vaccination strategy
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy, which outlines Ireland’s high-level plan for safe, … read more »
Japan government considering infectious disease database for future vaccine development
The government of Japan is assessing the costs and benefits of developing an integrated database for infectious diseases such as … read more »
COVID-19 vaccine update
Local vaccination centres open this week across England, while other countries have approved vaccines against COVID-19. UK: Hundreds of local … read more »
COVID-19 vaccine update: first NHS patient receives COVID-19 vaccination
A milestone was hit in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign this morning, as a 90-year-old became the first person in the … read more »
A cautiously optimistic launch to the largest vaccination programme in NHS history
Dozens of UK hospital hubs will begin vaccinating the most vulnerable people against COVID-19 this week, in the largest NHS … read more »
Health Canada continues review on COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has released a statement acknowledging that the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has issued a temporary … read more »
Japan ready to approve COVID-19 vaccine, aiming to vaccine all citizens ahead of Tokyo Games
As news of UK’s approval of a COVID-19 vaccine began to reverberate around the world, the Japanese government has signalled … read more »
MHRA approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The UK has become the first country to approve a vaccine against COVID-19. The vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech has been … read more »
EMA organises public meeting on COVID-19 vaccines
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has organised a public meeting on 11 December 2020 to inform European citizens about the … read more »
Free flu vaccinations rolled out to over 50s from 1 December
The government has confirmed adults over the age of 50 will be able to get a free flu vaccination from … read more »
