Coronavirus

With Christmas just around the corner, people in Kirklees are being urged to get their COVID booster jab to keep them and others safe during the upcoming festive season.

Kirklees health chiefs urge people to get boosted for Christmas

Coun Musarrat Khan, cabinet member for health and social care.

Kirklees Council urges residents to get their Covid-19 booster and flu vaccine

A generic image showing Covid testing. Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Coronavirus case son the rise and what you need to know

Yorkshire currently needs 400 more steward volunteers to help roll-out the vaccination programme.

NHS calls for volunteers to help boost Covid-19 immunity across Yorkshire

Don't ignore calls to get your COVID-19 booster jab

People urged not to ignore COVID-19 booster invitation

NHS vaccination teams have begun visiting care homes across the region as the roll-out of Covid-19 autumn booster jabs gets underway in Yorkshire.

Roll-out of Covid-19 autumn booster gets underway across Yorkshire

People are being urged to make sure they have had their Covid-19 vaccines

West Yorkshire and Harrogate patients face delays after huge rise in Covid cases

Lindsey Robertshaw and Ronalda Johnstone look at the Southport FTLOS Quilt.

NHS Covid-19 quilts go on display at Dewsbury Minster in moving exhibition

Reminding people to stay aware of coronavirus symptoms and to take lateral flow test

Beware of coronavirus symptoms and take lateral flow test urges leading pharmacy

Nine new symptoms of Covid have been added to the official NHS list as the number of people with the virus has reached record highs.

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The best way to stay safe, say health bosses, is to get vaccinated

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Free Covid-19 testing is ending for most people from Friday.

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Travellers at Gatwick Airport on July 30, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Major changes to UK Covid travel rules come into effect

Covid Memorial Day will be held on March 23, the two-year anniversary of the start of the first Covid lockdown

Kirklees Council reveals plans to mark national Covid Memorial Day

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Boris Johnson will set out his ‘living with Covid’ plan today (Photo: Getty Images)

All the Covid rule changes set to be announced by Boris Johnson today

Travel rules have relaxed for UK arrivals from 11 February (Photo: Getty Images)

Major changes to Covid travel rules from today as testing is scrapped

The Government is expected to announce a U-turn on mandatory Covid jabs for NHS staff (Photo: Getty Images)

Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS workers ‘to be scrapped’ amid staff shortage fears

UK marks 2 years since first Covid case recorded (image: AFP/Getty Images)

UK marks 2 years since first UK Covid case officially recorded

England has scrapped the last of its Plan B measures. Photo: Getty Images

Dr's Casebook: Covid restrictions are lifted but we still all need to take basic...

Almost 300,000 tonnes of milk is wasted from UK homes each year, worth £270million, with the main reason being that it isn’t used in time.

Charity ‘extremely concerned’ as Morrisons removes ‘use by’ dates from milk

Sainsbury’s is still recommending that shoppers and staff wear face masks inside its stores (Photo: Getty Images)

Sainsbury’s issues face mask update ahead of Plan B rule changes

The WHO says the pandemic is approaching its “endgame” in Europe (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid pandemic reaching ‘endgame’ - but shouldn’t be treated like flu

Lateral Flow Kits are vital to minimise the spread of COVID-19.

Volunteers urgently needed to distribute lateral flow test kits in Kirklees

Face masks will no longer be mandatory anywhere in England from 27 January (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson confirms all Plan B restrictions to end in England

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

Boris Johnson is expected to confirm an easing of Plan B rules today (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson to give update on lifting Covid Plan B rules today

Covid restrictions are still in place across the UK, but how do they vary across the four countries and when could they be scrapped? (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

When all Covid restrictions could be lifted across the UK

Self-isolation can only end early if two negative results are produced on consecutive days (Photo: Getty Images)

Major change to Covid self-isolation rules takes effect from today Claire Schofield

Plan B Covid rules are due to expire on 26 January (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Encouraging’ signs Covid rules will lift this month as cases plateau

Around 40,000 teenagers in England will be eligible for their top-up dose from Monday (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid booster jabs to be offered to 16 and 17 year-olds from Monday

The Transport Secretary is expected to scrap the arrival tests later this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid arrival tests ‘to be axed’ for fully vaccinated returning to UK

Frontline healthcare staff in England must be fully vaccinated against Covid by 1 April (Photo: Getty Images)

Healthcare staff face sack without exit payments under Covid jab plans

Covid passports are widely expected to be scrapped this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Plan B restrictions ‘to be scrapped this month’ as PM plots fightback

Covid passports are reportedly set to be scrapped in England this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid passports to be scrapped ‘this month’ as Omicron wave eases

Next has cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff who are identified as a close contact of someone with Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

The firms cutting Covid sick pay for staff who are unvaccinated

Tests carried out in Kirklees found the Omicron variant in 96.2% of cases, latest data has revealed.

Omicron variant confirmed in more than 90% of Covid cases analysed in Kirklees

Spain could become the first European country to downgrade Covid-19 to a ‘flu-like’ status (Photo: Getty Images)

Spain pushes EU to downgrade Covid to ‘flu-like’ status as fatality rate drops

Novak Djokovic admitted breaking self-isolation rules while Covid positive (Photo: Getty Images)

Novak Djokovic admits breaking isolation after testing positive for Covid

129 million trips lost to Covid

The new measures applies in England from 11 January (Photo: Getty Images)

Crucial Covid rule change affecting use of PCR tests takes effect today

Boris Johnson is considering reducing the Covid isolation period (Photo: Getty Images)

PM confirms cutting self-isolation period from 7 to 5 days ‘being considered’

Cypriots wait in line to receive the third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at a walk-in vaccination centre (Photo: Getty Images)

Experts dismiss claims of new ‘Deltacron’ Covid strain found in Cyprus

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The warning symptom of Omicron that appears on skin, lips and nails

Troops to be deployed in London to help NHS amid staff shortages (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Troops to be deployed in London to help NHS amid staff shortages

The JCVI recommended vaccinating vulnerable children in December (Photo: Getty Images)

How Covid vaccinations could be used to stop UK school disruption Claire Schofield

Nurse shark. Photo: Getty Images

Dr's Casebook: Shark research may help us fight against future Covid viruses

100,000 critical workers to get daily lateral flow tests from next week

Covid testing rules for people without symptoms are being relaxed (Photo: Getty Images)

Confirmatory PCR testing scrapped for people with no Covid symptoms

Scrapping international travel restrictions would have no impact on case rates, claims travel industry (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Scrapping international travel restrictions would have no impact on case rates, ...

Boris Johnson to stick with ‘Plan B’ Covid measures despite mounting pressures (Photo by JACK HILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Boris Johnson to stick with ‘Plan B’ Covid measures despite mounting pressures

Boris Johnson confirms Plan B rules to continue as UK daily cases hit record hig...

A Covid vaccine booster which is aimed at tackling multiple variants of the virus has shown promise (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid vaccine booster tackling multiple variants shows promise, suggests trial d...

Social media posts of lateral flow tests can be used by fraudsters to create fake Covid passes (Photo: Shutterstock)

People warned not to share pictures of Covid lateral flow tests online

Worst of the pandemic is ‘absolutely behind us’ according to leading vaccine scientist Photo by JACOB KING/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Worst of the pandemic is ‘absolutely behind us’ according to leading vaccine sci...

Boris Johnson during a visit to a vaccination hub in the Guttman Centre at Stoke Mandeville Stadium (Photo: Getty)

Plan B measures to remain unchanged despite ‘weeks’ of NHS pressure ahead - Bori...

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