Category: Infectious diseases

Antibody tests for Covid-19: what use are they in practice?

NASGP member and Cochrane author Dr Robert Walton shares some clinical advice on Covid-19 antibody tests.

Working at a flu clinic

The double whammy of the Covid-19 pandemic and flu must be tackled to avoid NHS overwhelm this winter, but GP locums must know the risks before infections rise, Dr Zoe Neill of MPS writes

First wave flu clinics cancelled as vaccine supply runs short 

Practices have already been forced to cancel flu clinics for at-risk under-65s after supply of the vaccine ran short in September.

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