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Black Country smokers offered free vapes and counselling during Stoptober

‘Bumpy periods’ predicted but vaccine hailed for impact on infections and deaths

Delta variant ‘may be 46% more likely to cause reinfection’

Risk of long Covid in children could be over-estimated, expert says

Covid-19: UK cases of Delta variant rise 46% in a week

Let’s get all over-40s double jabbed by Freedom Day, says top PHE scientist

Nearly 30,000 more Indian variant cases confirmed in the UK

Delta variant cases doubling every 4.5 days in parts of England, PHE says

Should we be worried about the Indian and Nepal coronavirus variants?

Covid vaccines have prevented more than 13,000 deaths, new data suggests

Dozens of Indian variant Covid cases found in region within a week

Covid-19 variants responsible for more than 2,000 hospital admissions

What you need to know about the Indian coronavirus variant

Public must do their bit to suppress virus and keep road map on track – minister

Covid-19 vaccines have prevented at least 33,000 hospital admissions – study

People urged to be cautious as restrictions lift

Covid-19: Families urged to stay safe as they celebrate Eid
The Muslim festival marks the end of Ramadan.
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Indian variant Covid case identified in Staffordshire

Probable Indian Covid variant case found in Sandwell

Tribute’s paid to ‘inspiring’ public health expert Professor Sir Paul Cosford

Highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected at Staffordshire farm

Around 6,100 lives saved so far thanks to Covid-19 vaccination programme

Real-world data on Pfizer and Oxford vaccines is ‘stunning’, scientist says

Single dose of Oxford or Pfizer ‘80% effective at preventing hospital admission’

Hancock tells Britons to follow Covid rules despite ‘exciting’ vaccine data

Officials hunt for person in UK with Brazil variant of Covid-19

Stay at home, stay safe, stay cheerful: Public health boss on looking to the fut...

New coronavirus variant with potentially concerning mutations found in UK
B.1.525 contains a genetic change called E484K, also found in the Brazilian and South African variants.
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Public health officials investigate strains in UK showing E484K mutation

Snacking, drinking and bad habits during Covid lead to healthy changes for 2021

School Covid outbreaks may be down to several introductions of virus – expert

First pictures released of specialist Covid-19 vaccine freezers in the UK

Aston Villa v Newcastle postponed as Magpies battle Covid outbreak

Midlands has 'highest rates' of household virus transmission in the country, hea...

More than 2,500 ‘excess deaths’ as summer heatwaves take toll

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Year 7 pupils at Stourbridge boarding school told to self-isolate

Six cases of Covid-19 confirmed at Black Country business

Parents urged to keep childhood vaccination appointments during lockdown

Bridgnorth school closes to year group after students test positive for Covid-19

Region at 'tipping point' over rising Covid cases, health chief says

Twelve staff at West Bromwich Tesco store test positive for Covid-19

‘Concerning’ rise in Covid fatalities as UK sees highest daily deaths since June

People urged to get flu jabs due to increased risk of death

Coronavirus cases data issues should never have happened – Hancock

Total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in UK passes 500,000

Weekly nasal spray could offer protection from Covid-19 – study

Fears of measles outbreak due to missed MMR jabs in Birmingham

Reedswood E-ACT Primary Academy.

Staff member and pupil have coronavirus at Walsall school

Staff and pupils in Year 2 at Wolverhampton school self-isolating after positive...

Coronavirus case at Wednesbury school

Wolverhampton MP demands clarity after hundreds of pupils sent home due to Covid...

Birmingham could be hit with tough new Covid-19 controls after cases rocket

Smethwick school closed to 400 pupils after suspected coronavirus case

90 children self-isolating after confirmed coronavirus case at Wolverhampton's R...

Children who attended school in summer at ‘no greater risk’ of catching Covid-19

Population-wide coronavirus testing planned

Hancock: Delay to scrapping PHE ‘would have been wrong’

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