News you can trust since 1853
Welcome backEdit Account-Sign Out
My AccountSign Out

Subscribe

NationalWorldTV
  • News
    • Latest
    • Traffic and Travel
    • Crime
    • Weather
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Education
    • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • Opinion
    • People
    • Read This
  • Latics
  • Warriors
  • Homes & Gardens
  • Retro
  • Lifestyle
    • Cars
    • Homes and Gardens
    • Staycation
    • Pets
  • Sport
    • Football
    • Rugby League
    • Other Sport
  • What's On
    • Things To Do
    • Arts and Entertainment
  • Submit Your Story
  • Puzzles
  • e-Paper
  • Recommended
    • Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Lifestyle
    • Home and Garden
    • Fashion and Beauty
    • Deals
  • Public Notices
  • Free Happy Ads
BREAKING
1 day ago Paul O’Grady’s final radio show to be rebroadcast on Easter Sunday
23 hours ago Gladiators legend dies aged 59 after cancer battle
1 day ago Heathrow security staff start 10-day strike affecting Easter travels
1 day ago Tributes pour as dad and son shot dead six-miles apart are named
1 day ago Rotten meat in supermarkets report sparks national probe
1 day ago Paul O’Grady’s husband shares the last picture they took together

Vaccines

Covid-19 booster injections will be offered to some this spring

Everything you need to know about spring 2023 Covid-19 booster jabs Sam Johnson

Covid-19 booster jabs will be ooffered to ‘vulnberable’ people this spring

Covid-19 booster jabs to be offered to most vulnerable this spring Patrick Hollis

Huge vaccinations drive ahead as winter ‘twindemic’ looms Daniel Mcneil

All over-18s in England have been eligible to book a Covid vaccination since mid-June 2021 in what marked a milestone for the vaccine rollout.

One in eight Wigan adults still unvaccinated against Covid-19 Patrick Jack

Vaccines are the best defence against severe disease and death, says the WHO (Photo: Getty Images)

Worst of Omicron wave ‘done with’ says WHO - but pandemic far from over Claire Schofield

Nation urged to get Covid booster jab ‘to protect freedom and Christmas’ - what ... Carly Roberts

One of the signs - bearing a fake claim about the Covid jab - held aloft outside Lytham St Annes High School earlier this week

Coronavirus Covid vaccines for teenagers: what parents need to know amid a new wave of misin... Michael Head, Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton

Covid booster vaccines may not be necessary for everyone in the UK, the head of AstraZeneca has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid booster vaccines may not be needed for everyone in the UK, says AstraZenec... Helen Johnson

Fears growing over staff crisis in Wigan care homes

Wigan care homes on the verge of staff crisis Alex Ross

Festival-goers will be able to get a vaccine as easily as a burger or a beer (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid jabs on line-up as ‘vaccine tent’ opens at Reading and Leeds festivals Claire Schofield

The vaccine doses will be delivered in the second half of next year (Photo: Getty Images)

UK secures 35m more Pfizer vaccine doses to ‘future-proof’ country from Claire Schofield

People who have been fully vaccinated can still transmit the Delta variant (Photo: Getty Images)

Vaccinated people can still pass on Delta variant - but protection remains high Claire Schofield

More people are being treated for eating disorders. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pfizer vaccine effectiveness declines more quickly than AstraZeneca, finds study Sarah Wilson

Respiratory consultant Dr Abdul Ashish

Wigan doctors urge everyone to get coronavirus jab Gaynor Clarke

A member of the public receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the Turbine Hall at a temporary Covid-19 vaccine centre at the Tate Modern in central London (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Vaccines could be offered to 16 and 17-year-olds as JCVI guidance set to be upda... Rhona Shennan

Grab a Jab

News It's 'Grab a Jab' weekend: Here are the walk-in sites across the North West this... Jon Peake

More than 45 million adults in the UK have now been vaccinated with a first dose

More than 45m adults have now had their first Covid vaccine The Newsroom

More than 4.2 million people aged between 18 and 29 have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in England (Photo: Getty Images)

Half of under 30s in England vaccinated against Covid after ‘grab a jab’ weekend Claire Schofield

A new intiative has been launched across the north west encouraging people to walk-in to clinics get their Covid vaccination

'Weekend of Walk-ins' initiative aims to boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake across no... Phil Cunnington

Ministers are reportedly preparing to announce that care home workers in England will be required to have mandatory Covid vaccines (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid vaccines set to be made a requirement for care home staff in England Helen Johnson

More than 2000 confirmed cases of ‘Indian variant’ in the UK, Matt Hancock tells MPs (Photo: PA, House of Commons)

More than 2000 confirmed cases of ‘Indian variant’ in the UK, Matt Hancock tells... Ethan Shone

The Moderna vaccine is the third to be approved for use in the UK, and is now being given to patients in England.  (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Vaccines rolled out to all over-40s in England - how to book your appointment Sarah Wilson

A shocking new video has brought to life the horrific working conditions of donk... Floriane Laroche

Gordon Brown has called for the mass vaccination of the world to be the primary focus of the G7 summit (Photos: Getty Images and Shutterstock)

UK and other wealthy countries should help pay for global vaccination, Gordon Br... Group Reporter

Over-50s should receive Covid vaccine ‘within the next few weeks’ - the rollout timeline explained (Photo: Shutterstock)

Over-50s should receive Covid vaccine ‘within the next few weeks’ - the rollout ... Ethan Shone

The NHS is hoping to drive Covid-19 vaccine uptake by sending people text messages and reminders.

NHS hopes to drive Covid-19 vaccine uptake with text messages Jane Kirby

The campaign highlights the efforts people are making

New advertising campaign urges people to 'keep going' during coronavirus lockdow... Gaynor Clarke

Health workers administer a Covid-19 vaccine at a drive through vaccination centre

Over-70s are now to contact NHS for jabs Iain Lynn

Social distancing may have to continue until spring 2022 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s why social distancing may be needed until spring 2022 despite Covid vacci... Claire Schofield

More than 10 million people in UK given second Covid vaccine dose

News More than 10 million people in UK given second Covid vaccine dose Tom Pilgrim

Vaccines that protect against the new Covid-19 variants should be ready by October (Photo: Shutterstock)

Vaccines that protect against Covid variants to be ready by October says Oxford ... Claire Schofield

Testing to 'find every case' of South African Covid variant in England is underway - the areas affected (Photo: Shutterstock)

Testing to 'find every case' of South African Covid variant in England is underw... Iain Leggat

The scam poses as an invite to receive a Covid-19 vaccination (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

The NHS has warned against a new Covid-19 vaccination scam - what to look out fo... Rhona Shennan

The powerful new campaign will run across TV

New hard-hitting national TV ad urges the nation to stay at home Iain Lynn

People who refused to have the vaccine will continue to be at risk (Photo: Getty Images)

Read This Scientists warn those who refuse Covid jab won’t be protected by herd immunity -... Claire Schofield

All UK adults will be offered their first Covid vaccine by September, Dominic Raab has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's how many Covid vaccines have been administered where you live Harriet Clugston

Sir Patrick Vallance

Vaccines not doing ‘enough heavy lifting’ to ease lockdown, says chief scientifi... Jane Kirby, PA

Up to 1 in 5 UK care home workers could be refusing a Covid vaccine Ethan Shone

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair

Tony Blair: Our way out of this crisis Helen Nicholas

Tony Blair: We must get the vaccine rollout right Group Reporter

This is how long you must wait after your Covid vaccine before seeing friends an... Sarah Wilson

Scientists have created a new online guide to fight Covid vaccine myths - what y... Claire Schofield

Covid mutations sound scary, but there’s no need to panic - a virologist explain... Iain Leggat

These are the side effects you should expect after a Covid vaccine - and why you... Iain Leggat

A Covid-19 vaccine 'should be available just after Christmas' in the UK - here's... Group Reporter

The BCG vaccine could be used to protect against coronavirus - the science explained
(photo: Shutterstock)

The BCG vaccine could be used to protect against coronavirus - the science expla... Iain Leggat

As there is currently no vaccine to protect against coronavirus, it is vital that scientists continue to study antibody responses in sufferers (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid-19 antibodies could decline sharply after recovery - the new scientific st... Alex Watson

This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO)

Follow us on

Explore

  • News
  • Sport
  • Wigan Athletics / Latics
  • Wigan Warriors
  • What's On
  • Lifestyle
  • Retro

More from Wigan Today

  • Announcements
  • Jobs
  • Public Notices
  • Must Read
  • Photo Sales
  • Directory
  • Newspaper Archive

Useful Links

  • Contact Us
  • Advertise My Business
  • Advertise a Job
  • Place your Ad
  • Subscribe
  • Events
  • Newsletter
  • Archive
  • Readers Charter
©National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.Cookie SettingsTerms and ConditionsPrivacy noticeModern Slavery Statement
News you can trust since 1853
Welcome backEdit Account-Sign Out
My AccountSign Out

Subscribe

  • News
    • News
    • Latest
    • Traffic and Travel
    • Crime
    • Weather
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Education
    • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • Opinion
    • People
    • Read This
  • Wigan Athletic
  • Wigan Warriors
  • Homes & Gardens
  • Retro
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Cars
    • Homes and Gardens
    • Staycation
    • Pets
  • Sport
    • Sport
    • Football
    • Rugby League
    • Other Sport
  • NationalWorldTV
  • What's On
    • What's On
    • Things To Do
    • Arts and Entertainment
  • Newsletter
  • Submit Your Story
  • Puzzles
  • e-Paper
  • Recommended
    • Recommended
    • Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Lifestyle
    • Home and Garden
    • Fashion and Beauty
    • Deals
  • Must Read
  • Public Notices
  • Contact |Us
  • Advertise My Business
  • Free Happy Ads
Follow us

Sign up to our daily newsletter

Sign up
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply.