Seven days in medicine: 13-19 July

Covid-19BMA calls for long term plan to keep cases lowThe BMA urged the UK government to develop a long term plan to keep covid cases at low levels after the latest Office for National Statistics survey showed that an estimated one in 19 people in England, one in 17 in Wales and Northern Ireland, and one in 16 in Scotland tested positive in the week to 6 July.1 Philip Banfield, BMA council chair, said, “There must be recognition from the government that heightened waves of infection lead to greater staff illness and absences, stretching health and care settings to the limit and beyond.”Over 50s to get autumn vaccine boosterThe UK government accepted the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to offer an autumn covid booster to over 50s, care home staff and residents, frontline health and care workers, unpaid carers, people in clinical risk groups aged 5-49…
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