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The uptake of covid-19 vaccines varies substantially between children aged 12 to 15 in England

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Covid jab rates vary in England in children of different ethnicities

In England, 15.8 per cent of children aged 12 to 15 from Gypsy or Roma ethnic groups have received at least one vaccine dose, compared with 83.5 per cent of their counterparts in Chinese ethnic groups

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UK isn't prepared for the next pandemic, says ex-vaccine chief

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There is no approved vaccine against Zika, but a vaccine candidate has shown promise in mice

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Experimental Zika vaccine stops the virus from replicating in mice

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Being vaccinated against the coronavirus may reduce the risk of long covid with a breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Coronavirus vaccines could cut the risk of long covid by two-fifths

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A pharmacist administers a flu vaccine ahead of the UK's 2022/23 flu season

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NHS invites 12 million people to have booster to ward off 'twindemic'

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Health worker giving a vaccine

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Vaccinations and past infections reduce risk of spreading covid-19

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A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic inside Trinity Evangelic Lutheran Church in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S, on Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2022. U.S. regulators cleared second booster??doses??of Covid-19 vaccine from??Moderna Inc.??and the partnership of??Pfizer Inc.??and??BioNTech SE for adults 50 and older, making millions more people eligible for the shots as concern grows about a potential new wave of infections. Photographer: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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US authorises the use of dual-variant covid-19 vaccine boosters

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Female Anopheles albimanus mosquito on human skin

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Malaria vaccine using live modified parasites shows promise in trial

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Passengers wear masks at the subway during rush hour on June 08, 2021 in New York City. New York City's subways are now operating 24-7 as Covid-19 cases have dropped and more Americans receive the vaccination for Covid-19. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

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How to cut your risk of catching the BA.4 and BA.5 covid subvariants

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Coming off methotrexate doubles antibody levels after covid-19 vaccine

People with conditions like psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis who took a two-week break from the immune-suppressing drug methotrexate saw their antibody levels double up to 12 weeks after their third covid-19 vaccine, compared with people who took the treatment as normal

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How can the global monkeypox outbreak be controlled?

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Vaccines could usher in a precise and kinder era of cancer treatment

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Personalised cancer vaccines are finally beating hard to treat tumours

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Exercising before or after a flu vaccine may make it work better

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