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• Javid’s hard line on making NHS staff in England get jabbed may pay off

  03-11-2021 19:06
  
  Analysis: vaccination rates jumped in care homes after compulsion was introduced, suggesting the health secretary may be rightCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageForcing NHS staff in England by law to get vaccinated against Covid-19 if they want to keep their jobs is another example of the sometimes radical approach being taken by a health secretary – Sajid Javid – who appears not to be scared of upsetting workers on the frontline with a notably muscular
  
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• Researchers have succeeded in identifying the proteins in the coronavirus that can damage blood vessels

  03-11-2021 15:50
  Researchers have identified 5 of the 29 proteins that make up the SARS-CoV-2 virus that are responsible for damaging blood vessels. The researchers hope that the identification of these proteins will help develop targeted drugs for COVID-19 that reduce vascular damage.
  
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• Ministers launch TV ad campaign to tackle care worker shortage

  03-11-2021 01:01
  
  Adverts to be shown on ITV, Channel 4 and Sky amid warnings over impact of mandatory Covid jabs lawMinisters have launched a three-week TV advertising blitz to recruit care workers, as a new mandatory Covid vaccination law takes effect that some operators warn could force out a quarter of their staff.The campaign will run from Wednesday on ITV, Channel 4 and Sky to help fill 105,000 vacancies with people who embody “kindness, compassion and resilience”, said Sajid Javid, the health s
  
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