Pfizer vaccine to be rolled out to care homes with more than 50 beds

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care homes have been identified after nineteen residents tested positive for the bug. NHS chiefs have confirmed they are investigating the two separate clusters at the homes in Invergordon, which have also resulted in several staff being told to self-isolate.

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care home residents.Nicola Sturgeon said a total of 113,459 people, including medics, got their first dose by January 3.The figures cover the initial Pfizer vaccine so numbers are expected to rise more quickly now a second vaccine is available.Sturgeon gave the update at the regular coronavirus briefing from Edinburgh.She said: "We are now well over half way through vaccinating care home residents with their first dose of the vaccine."That is extremely important, as you have just heard, more

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NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health has written to all care homes in Monklands to advise them on changes to visiting.The correspondence follows the news that the area will join the rest of mainland Scotland into level four coronavirus restrictions for at least a three-week period on Boxing Day.In terms of the current position pertaining to level four, the highest protection level, guidance from the Scottish Government states that: “For areas in level four, only essential visits are

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to delay getting the COVID-19 vaccine -- which became available to congressional leaders last week -- until all health care workers and people over the age of 65 have had a chance to receive it.  Reps.

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereLateral flow testing trialled in Liverpool last month will be used to facilitate face-to-face visits at care homes in Wigan as part of a pilot from January.The rapid coronavirus tests are already being used to test NHS staff and other frontline workers without Covid symptoms on a regular basis in the borough.But due to concerns about the accuracy of lateral flow technology, families visiting loved ones at care

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Janet W. Lee Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has cleared a path to final approval for use in the United States after a government panel recommended Thursday that it receive approval from the Food & Drug administration.The FDA is expected to make a decision within days, and the Associated Press reported that it is expected to follow the recommendation made Thursday by expert advisers.

direct to your inbox When two health workers who had been given the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine suffered adverse reactions reported yesterday, it was a cause for concern for many people who may be nervous about taking it. But Dr Louisa James, a lecturer in immunology at Queen Mary University London, said there has been a lot of "bad information" and the focus on vaccinations during the pandemic has been "so intense".

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserEach local care homes has been notified of whether or not limited indoor visiting is recommended at its facility at this time.Health board officials say: “Visitors should note that this reintroduction is gradual, at the manager’s discretion and they should liaise directly with the care home in advance to arrange a visit.“Due to staffing and practical considerations, some care homes may not be able to start limited general visits

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire and partners are set to take the first careful steps to reintroducing indoor visiting in care homes.Some care homes, which are in a safe position to do so, have received a recommendation to reintroduce limited general indoor visiting from this Saturday, December 12.One designated visitor will be able to visit once per week for 30 minutes.Physical distancing (of at least two metres) should be

direct to your inboxVisitors to care homes in Greater Manchester will be given rapid Covid-19 tests before seeing their loved ones - but only if they have already tested negative for the virus after taking a standard test.Care homes had been warned against relying solely on lateral flow tests after concerns were raised around their accuracy and there being a lack of guidance for staff on how to use them.Lateral flow tests detect three quarters of positive cases within 30 minutes if carried out