Jonathan Van-Tam

Britain’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Jonathan Van-Tam attends a media briefing on the latest Covid-19 update, at Downing Street, central London on November 29, 2021 (Photo by STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Sir Jonathan Van-Tam to leave role as England’s deputy chief medical officer

2.2 million Brits will be eligible to receive more Covid vaccine doses over the coming weeks (image: Getty Images)

Bookings set to open for over-40s booster jabs and teenager second doses

Booster jabs are set to become available to over-40s this week (image: Getty Images)

Bookings set to open for over-40s Covid booster jabs and teenager second doses

Molunpiravir has been shown to cut the risk of hospital admission or death by 50% among at-risk adults (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two new Covid antiviral drugs secured to protect most at-risk this winter

Health Secretary Sajid Javid is urging people to have their flu and Covid-19 booster vaccines to help ease pressure on the NHS this winter (Photo: Shutterstock)

Get flu and Covid jabs to ease pressure on NHS this winter, Health Secretary say...

What Boris Johnson said in his Covid Winter Plan 2021 announcement