Vaccines

Public Health England GuidanceCOVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a

The COVID-19 vaccine communication handbook – a practical guide for improving vaccine communication and fighting misinformation.

The National Institute for Health Research provides information about ongoing coronavirus vaccine research.

E-learning for Healthcare: COVID-19 Vaccination.
E-learning designed to help staff promote and deliver COVID-19 vaccines.

Independent SAGE – New statements on the UK vaccine strategy. 

Royal College of Nursing – COVID-19 vaccination. 

UK Government: COVID-19 vaccination programme. A collection of documents related to COVID-19 vaccination. 

BMJ Best PracticeCOVID -19 Vaccine information

New England Journal of Medicine –  Covid-19 Vaccine Resource Center

NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab Vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy

Moderna Vaccine(mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine)

Efficacy and safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020, December 30

Safety and immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 vaccine in older adults
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020, December 17

An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — preliminary report.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020, November 2020

Regulatory approval of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna

Ad26.COV2.S vaccine (Johnson & Johnson)

Interim results of a phase 1–2a trial of Ad26.COV2.S Covid-19 vaccine
Sadoff J, Le Gars M, Shukarev G, Heerwegh D, Truyers C, et al.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2021, January 13

Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V)

Safety and efficacy of an rAd26 and rAd5 vector-based heterologous prime-boost COVID-19 vaccine: an interim analysis of a randomised controlled phase 3 trial in Russia
Logunov DY, Dolzhikova IV, Shcheblyakov DV, Tukhvatulin AI, Zubkova, OV, et al.
Lancet, 2021. February 02

Evidence searches

The librarians can undertake COVID-19 evidence / literature searches for Trust staff. Complete the online form or send us an email to let us know the details.  Request a search

COVID-19 Staff Publications

Information for Patients & Carers

Health Information for Patients

BBC Health News

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New plans to improve healthcare for women and girls have been set out, but will they change anything?
Rebecca Quayle, who has terminal cancer, has had to wait in A&E with people coughing and taking Covid tests.
Time your workout to your body clock, health researchers advise based on latest evidence.
The third report from the inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic says the NHS was close to collapse.
Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson says election rules mean a new draft cannot be published until next month.
Maddie Haining, 18, says she was told she was a safety risk and escorted out of a Manchester nightspot.
Resident doctors in England have returned to work after the 15th walkout in a long-running dispute.
Some hospital trusts tell the BBC previous action has seen shorter waits, faster decisions and calmer corridors.