Norovirus vaccine: Everything we know about jab that could end winter vomiting bug for good
It is hoped the new norovirus jab could help lift the burden on the NHS over the busy winter months - here we explain who is eligible for the trial, and when will everyone be able to get it
Norovirus cases on the rise as 'winter vomiting bug' hits UK
Cases of the norovirus, more commonly known as the 'winter vomiting bug' are on the rise across the country - with numbers significantly up on the same period this time last year The most recent figures in the Weekly Surveillance Report for England show activity during weeks 40 to 41 of 2024 as 43% higher than the 5-season average for the same 2-week period.
Norovirus 'vomiting bug' red flag symptom that's 'the most important thing to watch for'
You can also get it by touching surfaces that have the virus on them and then putting your hands in your mouth, or by eating food that’s been handled by someone who has the virus.” Norovirus is often mistakenly associated with the flu.
Could vaccines end the winter vomiting bug?
A vaccine is to be trialled on thousands of people to find out if it could protect against norovirus - a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The easily spreadable winter virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences - often closing hospital wards, taking children out of school and keeping parents off work.
Winter vomiting bug could be thing of past as UK trials vaccine
Dr Patrick Moore, the study's chief investigator and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) director in the South West, stated that there are currently "no approved vaccines for norovirus anywhere in the world", and the only treatment available for severely ill patients in hospitals is intravenous fluids.
World’s first norovirus vaccine set to be trialled by NHS to combat winter vomiting bug
The world’s first norovirus vaccine is set to be trialled by the NHS in a bid to ease the strain on already stretched hospitals.
UK could be first country to offer norovirus jab against ‘winter vomiting bug’
Britain could become the first country to offer norovirus jab after early trial results found it creates a “strong immune response”.
Norovirus winter vomiting bug cases increase in Wales
Cases of the winter vomiting bug norovirus are surging across the country with numbers significantly higher than the same period last year. The most recent weekly figures in the weekly surveillance report for the Welsh Government show a 118% rise in cases on the previous week.
New norovirus vaccine to be trialled in the UK to combat 'winter vomiting bug'
A new vaccine is to be trialled in the UK to deal with norovirus. Also known as the 'winter vomiting bug', norovirus is a highly transmissible stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea.
New vaccine for vomiting bug norovirus to be trialled in UK
Experts believe the vaccine could stop people from developing the vomiting and diarrhoea bug, which affects 4 million in the UK every year
World’s first vaccine for winter vomiting bug norovirus to be trialled in UK
A vaccine to guard against the winter vomiting bug norovirus is set for a year-long groundbreaking NHS trial after early results showed it creates a “strong immune response”. It is hoped an effective norovirus vaccine,
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The important norovirus tip as cases of 'winter vomiting bug' are on the rise
An important tip to help dodge norovirus has been issued as cases of the "winter vomiting bug" are on the rise. Health chiefs have said they are seeing their usual seasonal rise in cases of ...