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Antiviral treatment now available on NHS for patients with severe or complicated monkeypox

Tecovirimat was originally developed for use against smallpox and works by reducing the amount of virus in the body.…

Published: 26 September 2022

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UK medicines regulator will consider new data on COVID-19 antiviral ‘rebound’ with Paxlovid

Exclusive: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will look at new trial data requested by the US Food and Drug Administration, owing to reports of people testing positive for COVID-19 after treatment with Paxlovid.…

Published: 26 August 2022

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Children in London to be offered polio vaccine booster after virus found in sewage

Poliovirus has been detected in the sewage of eight London boroughs.…

Published: 10 August 2022

Feature

Monkeypox: a visual guide

As the monkeypox outbreak in the UK continues to spread and the World Health Organization declares it a public health emergency, we take a closer look at the infection, how it is transmitted and what steps are being taken to contain it.…

Published: 4 August 2022

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Patients aged 50 years and over to be offered COVID-19 booster and flu jabs

Following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, the government has confirmed eligibility for the COVID-19 booster jab, in addition to announcing plans to widen access to the NHS flu vaccine.…

Published: 18 July 2022

Opinion

SARS-CoV2 antivirals are essential, but they are not silver bullets

The UK government's 'living with COVID-19' policy is relying too much on antiviral treatments, but now is not the time to relax.…

Published: 22 June 2022

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Welsh government plans to expand PrEP access to community pharmacies

The Welsh government's draft action plan outlines 26 recommendations to reduce HIV transmission and improve the lives of people with HIV.…

Published: 17 June 2022

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First two antimicrobial drugs funded by NHS subscription payment scheme to be given to patients

The NHS England payment scheme is aimed to incentivise antimicrobial drug innovation.…

Published: 15 June 2022

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Paxlovid more effective in older, vaccinated COVID-19 patients, research shows

Researchers looked at data for more than 180,000 patients in Israel who had tested positive for COVID-19.…

Published: 8 June 2022

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MHRA receives Yellow Card reports of viral rebound in people treated with Paxlovid

Exclusive: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said the number of reports aligned with that seen in Paxlovid clinical trials.…

Published: 25 May 2022