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Covid booster jabs 'go live'

Covid booster jabs 'go live'

18 September 2021

Coronavirus booster jabs are now being rolled out for more than one million Kent residents.

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Covid cases among children drop as schools return

Covid cases among children drop as schools return

17 September 2021

Coronavirus cases among children in Kent have decreased by almost 20% in the first week of term, as the bubble system was ditched.

Head teacher blasts anti-vaxxers after school protest

Head teacher blasts anti-vaxxers after school protest

15 September 2021

A head teacher has accused anti-vaxxers of spreading conspiracy theories and disinformation during a protest outside his school gates.

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'The end of furlough is unlikely to be a silver bullet to the ongoing shortages'

'The end of furlough is unlikely to be a silver bullet to the ongoing shortages'

15 September 2021

Just what will the impact be of the end of the furlough scheme when it wraps up later this month?

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'Plan B' could see return of masks and vaccine passports

'Plan B' could see return of masks and vaccine passports

14 September 2021

The Health Secretary has set out a 'plan b' if his blueprint to life with Covid does not work.

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Kent Covid patients up 50% in a week - but how worried should we be?

Kent Covid patients up 50% in a week - but how worried should we be?

12 September 2021

The number of people with Covid in Kent's hospitals is at its highest since March, but the effect of the jab roll-out is clear to see.

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Vaccine passport plans ditched in dramatic u-turn

Vaccine passport plans ditched in dramatic u-turn

12 September 2021

Controversial plans to introduce vaccine passports for nightclubs and other crowded venues have been scrapped following a strong backlash.

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Could the tone of your voice or way you cough suggest you've got Covid?

Could the tone of your voice or way you cough suggest you've got Covid?

12 September 2021

Talking and coughing sounds are being collected by NHS scientists investigating whether they may indicate someone has caught Covid-19.

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Anti-vax protest at Bluewater

Anti-vax protest at Bluewater

11 September 2021

Security staff are making checks at a shopping centre after anti-vaxxers began demonstrating outside a Boots store.

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Police called as anti-vaxxers accost pupils

Police called as anti-vaxxers accost pupils

08 September 2021

Kent schoolchildren have again been targeted by anti-vaxxers - with activists accosting pupils with leaflets this morning.

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Live: Is Kent facing an October firebreak lockdown?

Live: Is Kent facing an October firebreak lockdown?

07 September 2021

With Covid cases rising could a short, sharp lockdown and longer half term break be needed? Reports suggest the government is considering it.

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Anti-vaxxers protest outside school gates

Anti-vaxxers protest outside school gates

06 September 2021

Anti-vaxxers handed out leaflets to pupils this morning - and are preparing to target more schools this week.

Pub shuts for deep clean after Covid case

Pub shuts for deep clean after Covid case

05 September 2021

A town centre pub is closing its doors temporarily after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus.

More than 1,000 children with Covid in Kent as schools go back

More than 1,000 children with Covid in Kent as schools go back

05 September 2021

With pupils heading back to class, coronavirus cases among youngsters in the county are 40 times higher than this time last year.

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What we know about Mu - the covid strain that may evade vaccines

What we know about Mu - the covid strain that may evade vaccines

03 September 2021

Scientists have added a new covid variant to the World Health Organisation's watchlist over concerns it may evade people's existing immunity.

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Towns say ‘no’ to car ban revival

Towns say ‘no’ to car ban revival

03 September 2021

The results of a consultation into high street closures in Swale are in after the year-long controversial car bans trialled under Covid were lifted.

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Vaccination rates key to school return, says Dr Ranj

Vaccination rates key to school return, says Dr Ranj

01 September 2021

Vaccination rates will play a key role in making sure children are safe from coronavirus on the return back to school, says Kent's TV doctor.

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The 9 Kent walk-in clinics where teens can get jabbed today

The 9 Kent walk-in clinics where teens can get jabbed today

28 August 2021

Youngsters aged 16 and 17 can have a Covid jab at one of nine walk-in clinics across Kent today, and here's where they are...

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At-risk kids in Kent to be offered Covid vaccine before school year

At-risk kids in Kent to be offered Covid vaccine before school year

27 August 2021

Younger children and teenagers at higher risk of serious illness from Covid are being offered vaccines in latest expansion of the programme in Kent.

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Let’s choo choo-se to save this unique railway

Let’s choo choo-se to save this unique railway

26 August 2021

A campaign has started to save a light railway, started in 1975, which has lost up to £400,000 after being forced to close during the lockdowns.

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