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Everything you need to know about the COVID-19 therapy trials

There are thousands of clinical trials investigating treatments and preventative measures for COVID-19.…

Unsung heroes: the hospital pharmacists working behind the scenes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Intensive care teams have rightly been in the spotlight during the pandemic, but there are thousands of other NHS workers who have played a crucial role in keeping hospital services going.…

PJ view: Treatments for COVID-19 — where are we now?

Clinical trials have led to successes in treating COVID-19 patients, but we still have a way to go in finding drugs for prophylaxis and treatments for long-COVID.…

World’s first COVID-19 vaccine booster study begins administering jabs in Bradford

The COV-Boost study will examine the impact of a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine on patients' immune responses.…

Community pharmacy: vaccinating the people that other sites cannot reach

Community pharmacists across the UK are administering COVID-19 vaccinations in cinemas, car parks, village halls and sports venues, reaching people who would struggle to get to major vaccination centres.…

In figures: the biggest flu vaccination campaign in history

While all the attention has been on the COVID-19 vaccination programme, community pharmacy has quietly stepped up to the challenge of helping deliver the largest influenza vaccination campaign in UK history.…

Pharmacies in England delivered 50% more flu jabs per pharmacy during 2020/2021 season

Nine out of the top ten performing pharmacies in delivering flu vaccinations were independents or a branch of an independent multiple.…

People under 40 years should be offered alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, says advisory body

New advice says that unvaccinated adults aged 30–39 years without an underlying health condition should be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine where possible.…

Everything you should know about the coronavirus pandemic

The latest information about the novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China, and advice on how pharmacists can help concerned patients and the public.…

The Oxford miracle: making enough COVID-19 vaccine to supply the world

The inside story on how the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine made it from the laboratory into the arms of millions in less than a year.…