Category: Health

[ad_1] The government say it is preparing for Covid boosters to protect the most vulnerable this year. [ad_2] Read Also : Tech

[ad_1] Covid-19 was the ninth biggest cause of death in England in July. [ad_2] Read Also : Tech

[ad_1] The government says it has met its target to offer all 16 and 17-year-olds in England a vaccine. [ad_2] Read Also : Tech

[ad_1] A woman who broke her hip while roller-skating at the age of 12, forcing her to abandon her dream of playing football, has said she cried when she found out she had a place on the GB women’s wheelchair basketball team at the Paralympics. Lucy Robinson, from Mountsorrel in Leicestershire, said: “None of us…

[ad_1] A County Armagh man who is living with dementia has said sport is a “very important” part of his life. Gerard Doran, 62, who has played and coached GAA in Lurgan, said the physical and mental benefits from being involved with the sport and hillwalking has helped him feel as if he is “achieving…

[ad_1] The UK-wide scheme for adults who test positive for coronavirus will launch next week. [ad_2] Read Also : Tech

[ad_1] The first volunteers have received a dose of the vaccine, made using the same technology as the Covid jab. [ad_2] Read Also : Tech

[ad_1] As theatres reopen, actors like Stephen Beckett have been swapping their lockdown jobs for their place on the stage once more. His first thoughts when the lockdown first shut down his show were ‘I’m an actor, what can I do’. Then, he worked with a care agency, looking after elderly people. Beckett plays one…

[ad_1] Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: “In truth, this equipment should have been in place ready for the start of the autumn term, and arguably a lot earlier in the crisis, but it is a case of better late than never. [ad_2] Read Also : Tech

[ad_1] Northern Ireland is being supported by private contractors, St John Ambulance, and the fire service. Some ambulance crews from the Republic of Ireland have also been helping out in the border area. However, the ambulance service has not had help from the Army. [ad_2] Read Also : Tech