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UK extends COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with Valneva

The UK government has signed a €1.4 billion ($1.66 billion) order for up to 190 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine in development at French company Valneva.

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Rises in non-submissions to NICE: do they matter?

Leela Barham asks why companies may choose to not submit their drugs to NICE and keep them off routine commissioning – a trend that appears to be on the rise.

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NHS telemedicine ambitions approach a pivotal point

The UK government has said it is vital to adopt telemedicine across the NHS in response to COVID-19 – but is the health service ready to fully embrace this digital tech?

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UK’s second go at a contact tracing app heads for pilot stud...

After ditching its home-grown attempt at a coronavirus contact-tracing app for smartphones, the UK is ready to start pilot trials of a second version based on a platform develo

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Government warned over test and trace as UK schools prep to ...

The current level of test and trace in the UK is inadequate to prevent a sharp increase in coronavirus infections when schools reopen in September and there is further relaxati

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