Seven days in medicine: 23-29 August 2023

Covid-19Vaccines will be made available to buy privatelyCovid booster vaccines are expected to become available to buy for the first time, after officials from the UK Health Security Agency said that there was no reason that pharmacies and private clinics should not deliver them in the same way as flu jabs. An agency spokesperson told the Times, “As far as we’re concerned, the ball is in the court of the manufacturers to develop the market with private healthcare providers.” These boosters are unlikely to be available until next year.Former deputy CMO Van-Tam joins ModernaEngland’s former deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam, who became a recognisable face during the covid pandemic, has taken up a new role advising the covid vaccine maker Moderna. The company said that Van-Tam’s appointment to the role in May, which came just over a year after he left his government post, was “in accordance with the…
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