Volunteers to be at centre of COVID booster rollout for over-50s
Volunteers are set to be recruited to help ensure thousands of elderly people are able to receive a vital COVID
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Spike in COVID among school children sparks vaccine plea
Health chiefs have urged teenagers to get the COVID vaccine amid a spike in cases among secondary-school aged children. Latest
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Romford fireworks seller hit with explosive fines for ignoring COVID regulations
A Romford-based fireworks trader has been lit up with a hefty fine for breaching COVID-19 regulations and opening his shops
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Public’s refusal to accept ongoing COVID risk “distressing” to Redbridge health workers
Redbridge health workers feel they are living in a “parallel universe” due to the lack of mask and hand gel
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COVID patient donates computer tablets to Basildon Hospital critical care unit
A patient who spent 14 weeks in hospital with COVID-19 has donated two digital tablets to the critical care unit
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Health chief calls for half term lockdown as COVID cases climb in Southend
An autumn “firebreak” would help stem the rise of COVID-19 cases in Southend, the director of public health has insisted.
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Care home vaccination ruling brings staffing fears
A government mandate that all care home employees must be vaccinated by November could lead to a staffing crisis. Southend
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Rise in COVID admissions at King George and Queen’s hospitals
The number of patients in hospital with COVID-19 has risen to 70 in the King George and Queen’s hospitals in
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Concern over low vaccine uptake in deprived areas of Southend
HEALTH bosses are struggling to persuade people living in some of the most deprived wards in Southend to get COVID-19
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Home-schooling surges due to COVID
The number of parents choosing to home-school their children in Essex skyrocketed after the first coronavirus lockdown, according to a
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