Fergus Walsh
 @BBCFergusWalsh

Medical Editor for the BBC

 London
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Joined May 2010
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2.5bn doses in over 180 countries - but did nationalism derail this vaccine for the world? Tonight 9pm BBC2 and on iPlayer
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Infected blood victims to get £100,000 compensation

After a decades-long campaign, more than 4,000 people across the UK will get interim payments.

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Moderna tell me they will deliver at least 13m doses of their bivalent Covid vaccine to the UK by the end of the year with the first deliveries ready for the start of the autumn booster campaign bbc.co.uk/news/health-625483…

Covid: UK first country to approve dual-strain vaccine

The upgraded vaccine tackles both the original Covid virus and the newer Omicron variant.

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Changing kidney blood type may boost transplants

Many BAME patients waiting for a donor kidney are blood type B so development could be 'game-changer'

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Long acting Covid antibody treatment Evusheld will not be available on NHS after Dept of Health says there’s insufficient data on how long it protects against Omicron. NICE has been asked to review Evusheld but decision not due til April 2023. Evusheld sold in over 30 countries
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A reminder of why the ancient scourge polio has still not been conquered ⁦@JamesTGallagher⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/health-624927…

Polio: Do we have to worry about it once again?

With nearly a million children being vaccinated in London, how worried should we be?

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Up next, Feature of the Year (broadcast). Our finalists are @AlysEliza, @BBCMBuchanan, Eleanor Plowden, Diana Martin, @FayeKirklandGP, Charles Young, Max Hudson, @BBCFergusWalsh Mike Radford, Tamsin-Lee Smith, Agata Krasicka and @JenSShaw #mjaawards mjauk.org/2022/08/09/mja-awa…

MJA Awards 2022: Meet the finalists - Medical Journalists' Association

Congratulations to all the finalists in the MJA Awards 2022 and thank you to all 265 entrants across our 15 categories. Winners will be announced at the MJA Awards Ceremony, Read more...

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All children aged 1-9 in London to be offered additional polio vaccine dose bbc.co.uk/news/health-624927…

Urgent polio boosters for London children

Nearly a million children, aged one to nine, will be offered a jab in the next month after virus found in sewage.

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UK heatwave: Heat health-alert to begin across England bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62472926

UK heatwave: Four-day extreme heat warning for parts of UK

The Met Office says temperatures will be below July's record highs - but this heatwave will last longer.

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9 in 10 UK NHS dental practices are not accepting new NHS adult patients, BBC research shows bbc.co.uk/news/health-622538…

Full extent of NHS dentistry shortage revealed by far-reaching BBC research

Nine in 10 UK dentists are not accepting new adult patients, while eight in 10 are refusing children.

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Women's health: Plan to stop 'sexist' NHS treatment

The government says its new strategy will make it easier for women to access tailored care.

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UK heatwave sees temperatures above 40C for first time bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62217282

Heatwave: Fires blaze after UK passes 40C for first time

A record of 40.3C is set in Lincolnshire - and major incidents are declared in several areas.

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Covid booster: Will be offered to all over 50s this autumn

More people than originally planned will be offered the jab in the UK ahead of the coming winter.

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Covid rates continue to rise bbc.co.uk/news/health-621768…

One in 18 has Covid in the UK

UK infections up nearly 30% week-on-week, latest figures show.

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‘Increasing likelihood’ that UK record temperature will be surpassed on Monday or Tuesday bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62177458

Heatwave: National emergency declared after UK's first red extreme heat warning

Trains could be disrupted and schools are closing early as temperatures could hit 40C (104F).

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Protect children from illegal vapes, doctors say bbc.co.uk/news/health-620522…

Market flooded by unsafe vapes aimed at children

Doctors say more needs to be done to protect children from illegal, unregulated products containing nicotine.

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Almost 150 million Covid vaccines administered in the UK but gaps in coverage remain says report bbc.co.uk/news/health-621385…

3m adults in England still have no Covid vaccine

Some are vulnerable people who could get extremely sick if they were to catch Covid, warn experts.

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UK heatwave: Heat-health alert to activate as temperatures soar bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62117348

UK heatwave: Temperatures rise to 32C amid extreme heat warning

People are being advised to stay indoors where possible and drink plenty of fluids.

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2.7m estimated to have Covid last week. Rate of growth is slowing so we may be nearing latest peak bbc.co.uk/news/health-620941…

Covid infections hit 2.7 million in UK

The latest figures show an estimated one in 25 people has the virus.

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NHS hospital buildings risky and need repair, say trust bosses bbc.co.uk/news/health-620850…

NHS hospital buildings risky and need repair, say trust bosses

Some NHS buildings are unsafe and urgently need upgrading, trust bosses warn.

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BREAKING: ‘The Prime Minister has agreed to step down’. The news broken by @ChrisMasonBBC on @BBCr4today after a call with no 10 Downing Street
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