Seven-week gap advised for elective surgery after Omicron
Despite a backlog of routine operations, NHS hospitals are being advised to delay elective surgical procedures by at least seven weeks if a patient...
Extra Covid booster in spring for over-75s and high risk
An additional booster dose will be offered to all adults over-75 and the most vulnerable over-12s in the UK this spring.
The UK's vaccines advisers said an...
Covid: Australia’s border reopens to international visitors
Australia has reopened its international border for the first time in nearly two years, bringing joyful family reunions and a boost to tourism.
The country...
Malawi finds Africa’s first wild polio case in five years
Malawi has declared a wild polio outbreak after a case was identified in a three-year-old girl - the first of its kind in Africa...
A fourth Covid-19 shot might be recommended this fall, as officials ‘continually’ look at emerging data
As the world approaches the second anniversary of the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization, on March 11, more nations are rolling...
