MP: Vaccines are very safe and effective All the evidence continues to show that vaccines are safe and effective, with many millions of doses safely administered both in the UK and worldwide. Our vaccine experts are constantly monitoring the data from the vaccination programme, and in line with some data suggesting a possible link...
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MP encourages everyone to get vaccinated Having received his notification from the NHS, John Baron MP received the first dose of his coronavirus vaccine earlier this week. John said, “I was very pleased to receive my first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab. Our vaccines are very safe and very effective, and I encourage everyone...
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MP highlights rapid testing for those going out to work Official figures show that 25,310 people in Basildon & Billericay have received a vaccine, which is just over 26% of the local population. Across the country, more than 20 million people have been jabbed, with the vaccination programme averaging more than 2.5 million doses...
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MP urges everyone to have their coronavirus jab Yesterday the Prime Minister published the Government’s roadmap to ease the coronavirus-related restrictions. This involves four stages for lifting restrictions in phases, with each stage subjected to four tests – for full details, please see ‘notes to editors’ below. This ensures a robust and irreversible process...
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MP: Insights will benefit patients worldwide Research from the ONS shows that one in ten people with Covid-19 may have symptoms for twelve weeks or longer. This so-called Long Covid can take the form of debilitating long-term mental and physical health, including fatigue, breathlessness and headaches. In order to ensure Britain becomes a world...
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MP: Great strides towards election manifesto pledge According to new figures, applications to nursing courses have risen by a third – UCAS have almost 50,000 applications in England, a 34% increase, with more 25-34 year olds, 35s and overs, and men applying than last year. John said, “At the General Election the Conservatives promised...
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MP: Vaccines are working well against the coronavirus Recent studies have shown that the vaccines being used across the UK are working well against the coronavirus, and are helping to save lives and reduce pressure on the NHS. In particular, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine shows a sustained protection of 76% during the three-month interval before...
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MP: Over 10.5 million people have received a vaccine The UK is running the world’s first alternating dose vaccine trial, to see whether different vaccines can be used as part of a future two-dose regime. The Government is making £7 million available in funding, enabling British scientists to study the effectiveness of combining vaccine...
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Basildon Hospital of the country’s highest-performing vaccination sites The Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, has written to John Baron MP to inform him of the good news that Basildon Hospital is one of the highest-performing vaccination sites in the country. The letter followed the Health Secretary’s...
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MP thanks Essex Resilience Forum This morning the Essex Resilience Forum, which comprises the NHS, emergency services and local authorities, declared that the ‘major incident’ in Essex was at an end. This had been declared on 29th December 2020 given the growing demand on hospitals and health and social care services in Essex, and...
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