Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection said on October 26 that children aged 6 months to 11 years could book free Spikevax XFG COVID-19 vaccines from October 27, with shots planned to begin October 29.
The UK medicines regulator approved icotrokinra hydrochloride (Icotyde) for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults and adolescents aged 12 and older weighing at least 40 kg, supported by four Phase 3 trials.
A Department of Health and Social Care press release dated 22 October 2026 said more than 10 million flu vaccinations had been delivered in England since bookings opened in August, including 2.7 million that week, and announced a social media campaign and a new NHS App booking feature.
The Government Actuary's Department used actuarial modelling to examine how vaccine development uncertainty could change the economic consequences of pandemic response choices, in a proof-of-concept project with UKHSA.
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate advertised a Pharmaceutical Quality Assessor post on 21 October 2026, with a salary of £47,557 a year, 25 days' annual leave and a closing date of 16 November 2026.
The MHRA said on 21 October 2026 that CE-marked medical devices and IVDs will continue to be accepted long-term in Great Britain, following a consultation with more than 1,000 responses.
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency set out plans for AI-enabled medical device regulation, international collaboration and a new Washington liaison role, in a release dated 19 October 2026.
The Hospital Authority said on October 17 that 15 Family Medicine Clinics in Hong Kong would offer public holiday outpatient services on October 19, the day after the Chung Yeung Festival, with bookings by phone or app.
Six Solomon Islands Chevening scholars returned home after one-year UK master’s degrees in fields including tropical medicine, environmental law, human rights, commerce and telecommunications, the British High Commission Honiara reported on 16 October 2026.
UNICEF said on 16 October 2026 that it delivered 75,000 vials of medicine to Pakistan for children and families affected by the leishmaniasis outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where over 10,500 cases, including over 4,400 in children under 16, were reported since January.
A raid on a Birmingham industrial unit on October 14, 2026 yielded over 12,000 fake retatrutide and tirzepatide pens, packaging for around 30,000 more products, and an estimated £2 million in counterfeit weight loss medicines, per an MHRA press release published October 15, 2026.
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced on 15 October 2026 new measures to make antidepressant risk information clearer, covering suicidal thoughts and behaviours and persistent sexual dysfunction.
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