About Residential Care
Residential care refers to long-term care given to adults or children who stay in a residential setting rather than in their own home or family home. There are various residential care options available, depending on the needs of the individual.
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Covid: Care homes and housebound get booster shots in England
By Michelle RobertsDigital health editor
The NHS is starting to give booster shots of Covid and flu vaccine to older people living in care homes in England over concerns about a highly-mutated new Covid variant that is spreading.
The faster-than-planned rollout, which begins on Monday, is to quickly top up the protection of those at most risk.
There have been 34 confirmed cases of BA. 2. 86 in England, with 28 of those behind
It is too early to know if it is more serious than past variants.
Starting with adult care homes and people who are housebound, other eligible groups will begin to be invited for their shots soon afterwards.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have also brought forward the booster rollout to early September.
People who can have a Covid booster include:
Last autumn, all over-50s were offered an extra dose, but the government's advisers on vaccines recommended that only over-65s should automatically be included this year.
The NHS will contact those who are eligible. People in England will be able to book their jabs through the NHS website, the NHS app or by calling 119 from 18 September.
Several Covid vaccines are being used across the UK, including ones made by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Sanofi/GSK. All of them have been updated to make sure they more closely match recent new variants of Covid.
The top-up dose helps improve protection against becoming seriously ill from Covid-19.
People are advised to take whichever brand they are offered, as all protect against severe illness or death.
Like all medicines, no vaccine is completely effective. Some People may still get coronavirus despite having a vaccine, but any illness should be less severe.
Free flu vaccines are being offered to:
Flu and Covid shots can safely be given together at the same appointment.
Steve Russell , NHS director of vaccinations and screening, said: " With concerns arising over new Covid variants, it's vital we adapt the programme and bring it forward for those most At Risk , and so I strongly urge everyone eligible to come forward as soon as they can for this important protection. "
What is BA. 2. 86?The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) includes an analysis on BA. 2. 86, an Omicron spin-off.
It says cases are being seen in many countries around The World .
Dr Renu Bindra, UKHSA incident director, said: " UKHSA scientists are working with international partners to culture The Samples and analyse The Evidence as it becomes available.
" However, it is likely to be some time before we have enough data to make a confident assessment.
" It is clear that there is some degree of widespread community transmission, both in the UK and globally, and We Are working to ascertain the full extent of this.
" In the meantime, it remains vital that all those eligible come forward to receive their autumn vaccine as soon as it is offered to them. "
It is also too soon to know if the symptoms are any different from earlier versions of Covid, but The Changes The Virus has undergone through mutations is
What are the symptoms?Loss of smell and taste was one of three key Covid symptoms (along with cough and fever) identified in The First two years of the pandemic. But it appeared to be much less common with the Omicron infections that came later.
Testing for Covid has been massively scaled back, Making It difficult to know how many people in the UK might have it.
For example, Most People are not required to test if they feel ill and think they might have Covid, but are advised to stay At Home and avoid contact with others.
There is some testing being done in hospitals - cases of Covid have been rising in recent weeks, which suggests there is more around in the community too.
existing tests, for detection, and medications, for treatment, appear to work still for BA. 2. 86.
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