Feature Post-Paxlovid viral rebound – what do we know and should we be worried? With reports of sudden viral rebound in patients days after completing the treatment regimen for the antiviral Paxlovid, we take a look at what this may mean for our protection against COVID-19.…Published: 25 May 2022
News Government to assess efficacy of Evusheld against Omicron variant before buying stock Exclusive: The UK Health Security Agency is conducting tests to ascertain pre-exposure prophylaxis treatment Evusheld's effectiveness and length of protection against both BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants of COVID-19.…Published: 11 May 2022
News No plans yet for community pharmacy to provide PrEP despite low uptake rates in some groups Exclusive: HIV groups are "incredibly disappointed" commissioners have not yet come up with plans for community pharmacies to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection.…Published: 6 May 2022
News Thousands receive COVID-19 monoclonal antibody despite efficacy concerns Exclusive: Some experts have warned that the continued use of sotrovimab is “inappropriate”, owing to its low efficacy against the dominant BA.2 variant in the UK.…Published: 22 April 2022
News Community pharmacies deliver a record 4.8 million flu vaccinations during winter 2021/2022 Data show a 73% increase in the number of flu vaccinations provided by community pharmacies in the 2021/2022 flu season, compared with the previous year.…Published: 4 April 2022
News Patients with both COVID-19 and influenza four times more likely to need ventilation support, study suggests People co-infected with COVID-19 and influenza had the highest in-hospital mortality risk in a study.…Published: 29 March 2022
News First monoclonal antibody treatment approved for prevention of COVID-19 Evusheld is the first monoclonal antibody treatment to be approved as a 'pre-exposure prophylaxis' treatment.…Published: 17 March 2022
News People aged 50 to 64 years will not be eligible for NHS flu vaccines in 2022/2023 The NHS flu vaccination programme will be returning to pre-pandemic recommendations for the 2022/2023 season.…Published: 3 March 2022
Feature Can antiviral drugs turn the tide on COVID-19? In this episode, we discuss how the novel COVID-19 oral antivirals work and answer questions about them from readers.…Published: 3 February 2022
News Government to consult on scrapping mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for frontline NHS staff The government has proposed removing the requirement for frontline NHS staff in England to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the Omicron variant presents lower risks of hospitalisation and mortality.…Published: 1 February 2022
