Britons Willing To Have Booster Jabs
The overwhelming majority of Britons would accept a winter booster jab to help improve their immunity, a new survey by the Office for National Statistics has revealed. A survey of people who had been fully vaccinated revealed that 94 per cent would be either very...
read moreTwo-Decade Ban On UK Plasma Donors Lifted
The government has announced that it is lifting its 22-year ban on the use of plasma from UK blood donors, enabling them to help contribute to treatments that could help people suffering from cancers and rare immune diseases. In April 2021 the government launched a...
read moreUK Inhaler Firm Vectura Backs £1bn Bid From Cigarette Maker
Tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) has made a controversial £1bn bid for UK inhaler company Vectura, the BBC reports. The bid has been backed by directors, despite concerns from health groups and some shareholders.PMI is best known as the manufacturer...
read moreThe Most Important Pharmaceuticals In The History Of Modern Medicine
Here are just a few of the most important medicines that have been developed in the history of modern medicine.
read moreIs Automation Set To Transform Pharmaceuticals?
According to experts in the field of pharmaceutical technology, the next big change to the medical world may be close at hand.
read moreWhy Is A Plastic Bag Shortage Hampering The Vaccine Rollout?
The production of the COVID-19 vaccines went from zero to billions of doses in record time, however, a shortage of raw materials, equipment, and personnel have limited the number of doses that can be manufactured.
read morePharmaceutical Firms Fined £260 Million For Overcharging NHS
The CMA said it has levied fines of more than £260 million on pharmaceutical firms that prevented others from offering cheaper versions of their medicines.
read moreHow Are Vaccines Created And Researched?
Vaccines and vaccinations have a long history, which can potentially be traced back as far as the 10th century AD.
read moreNHS Plans COVID Booster Roll-Out From September
The NHS is developing plans for a COVID-19 vaccine booster programme that would roll out a third shot of the vaccine to millions of vulnerable Brits from September. Public health officials are keen to provide the shots alongside winter flu shots. BBC News reports that...
read moreUK ‘May Yet Need Covid Boosters This Autumn’
Britain may need Covid booster jabs to prevent a “winter surge” of cases, one of Britain’s top vaccine advisors has said.
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