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• English care homes 'sitting ducks' as GPs refuse Covid vaccine at infected sites

  21-01-2021 17:09
  
  Outbreaks recorded in 635 facilities, but vaccinations delayed despite NHS deadline to protect vulnerable people Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid outbreaks are slowing delivery of the vaccine to some care homes in England as GPs postpone jabs in infected facilities. Managers say they have been left as sitting ducks.Covid outbreaks were recorded in 635 English care homes last week, a slight fall on the previous week, data from Public Health England revealed.
  
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• Fake NHS COVID-19 vaccination messages target vulnerable public

  21-01-2021 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has received evidence of fraudulent messages sent to the public informing them that a dose of the new COVID-19 vaccine is available to them.People are being sent a text message claiming to be from the NHS which informs the recipient that, “we have identified that you are eligible to apply for your vaccine.” The message ends with a link to a bogus website mocked up to look like a legitimate NHS platform. The website requests personal de
  
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• Young carer lands dream job just weeks after heart attack

  21-01-2021 08:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  A CARER who suffered a heart attack two months ago has recovered to take on a brand new role as an activities coordinator at her local care home.Samantha Nicol from Broughton in the Scottish Borders was promoted just eight weeks after suffering a minor heart attack, having made a remarkable recovery.The 28-year-old recently started her new position at Mansfield Care’s Peebles Care Home, where she had worked as a care assistant from January 2020.This follows another remarkable recovery for
  
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• Antidepressants largely ineffective for back pain and osteoarthritis

  21-01-2021 02:40
  
  Antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain, despite being widely used for these conditions, suggests a review of the evidence.
  
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