COVID-19

Health Secretary Sajid Javid Concerns the Isle of Wight has been overlooked, amid the dental crisis, have been raised with the Health Secretary. Work is currently being undertaken to look at the depth of the Island’s ‘biggest health inequality’ which...

Thousands of COVID-19 boosters will be available on the Isle of Wight this weekend thanks to mobile vaccinations, starting in Sandown tomorrow morning (Thursday). As the NHS works at extreme pace to jab even more people as part of the...

The Isle of Wight's director of public health, Simon Bryant, is encouraging Islanders to continue to get vaccinated - whether it's a first, second or booster dose. It comes as new rules in respect of face coverings come into force...

COVID booster jab capacity will be increased on the Isle of Wight, following frustration of many residents who have been unable to book appointments. There will be more walk-in vaccine opportunities starting this weekend with a roving, mobile booster vaccine bus. Since...

The confusion in messaging over COVID booster vaccinations on the Isle of Wight has been branded a ‘train crash’ by a local councillor. Expressing a shared frustration of many Islanders, Councillor Clare Mosdell, the Isle of Wight Council’s former health...

Students in Year 7 or above are being 'strongly advised' to start wearing face masks in communal areas once again. As hysteria breaks out about the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, those attending secondary schools are being urged to wear...

Islanders will once again have to wear face masks in shops and on public transport as Boris Johnson tightens the 'irreversible' COVID restrictions in the run up to Christmas. The final details will be confirmed in the next day or...

Over 2million people living in the South East of England have now had their COVID-19 vaccine top-up, as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues to protect the country against the virus. Since the booster programme launched 10 weeks ago, over...

The Isle of Wight Council's team of COVID support officers are out and about offering testing kits to residents and encouraging them to test themselves at least twice a week. Visiting supermarkets and town centres, the aim is to increase...

Bed blocking and a drop in standards at the Isle of Wight’s only hospital has been seen as a result of the Island’s care crisis. Pressure has continued to mount for St Mary’s Hospital and its staff since June, with...