The COVID vaccine rollout is widely seen as a rare pandemic success for the government. The UK Health Security Agency has calculated that 123,000 deaths were prevented in the first nine months of ...

He also suggested he had prevented Oxford University’s AstraZeneca vaccine from being manufactured in the US over fears the Trump administration would prevent supplies being exported to the UK.

The findings, published today in The Lancet, suggest that more than 7,000 hospitalizations and deaths might have been averted in summer 2022 if the UK had had better vaccine coverage. With COVID ...

Covid vaccines saved lives. Lots of them. Research by the World Health Organization (WHO) now puts the number at 475,000 in the UK with many more kept out of hospital or off a ventilator.

The statement said that all affected individuals are required to return their Diplomatic and Service Passports to the Legal and Treaties Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Friday ...

What you should do if your passport is lost or stolen in the UK or when you're abroad What can criminals do if they steal your passport and how common is it? It currently costs £88.50 to renew ...

The new government has instructed the recall of all diplomatic and service passports issued by the Akufo-Addo administration. In a statement issued on Tuesday, January 14, President John Mahama ...

According to the Henley Passport Index, there are a total of 190 visa-free countries for the UK, making it one of the top five passports in the world. However, some destinations still require UK ...

Baroness Hallett will hear of people’s experiences after having the Covid-19 vaccine Credit: UK Covid-19 Inquiry/AFP via Getty Images In Tuesday’s hearing, she said that the inquiry would hear ...

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Rare instances of vaccine side-effects must not be used to “undermine the vital public health role that vaccination plays in keeping people safe from disease”, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.