Difference in expected lifespan between some of wealthiest and poorest areas has more than doubled since early 2000s, research findsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEngland’s richest people are living for a decade longer than…
Covid live news: Wales to keep home working and mandatory masks until 2022; Australia planning to allow international travel
Welsh first minister expects Covid measures to continue until next year; Australia’s PM planning to fast-track international travelSee all our coronavirus coverageDr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the man regarded as the “father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb”, has di…
Getting flu with Covid doubles risk of death, says UK health chief
Both flu and Covid-19 will circulate this winter, warns head of UK Health Security AgencyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople who catch flu and Covid at the same time this winter are twice as likely to die than those who o…
Bank official warns of early interest rate rise as Kraft Heinz puts up prices
Baked beans maker is latest firm to talk of food price rises, as inflationary pressures mountA Bank of England policymaker has warned households to get ready for “significantly earlier” interest rate rises as inflation pressures mount, and Kraft Heinz …
Will October again be memorable for wrong reasons as economic risks build? | Larry Elliott
Bad things happen in this month and, as IMF prepares for annual meeting, signs of a crisis loomBad things happen in October. It was in this month 13 years ago that the global banking system came close to imploding. There was a stock market bloodbath in…
More people are dying at home than in the past | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
Did they receive care and compassion from loved ones or did they die alone, fearful of getting infected in hospital?From the start of the pandemic to 24 September 2021, deaths at home in England and Wales have been 37% higher than the 2015-2019 average…
長期的な後遺症に対するワクチンの効果、世界初の「DNAワクチン」の可能性：新型コロナウイルスと世界のいま（9月）
ワクチン接種の義務化や厳しいロックダウンによって、世界各国が新型コロナウイルスとの共存を模索していた9月。科学界では長期的な後遺症「ロンク・コヴィド」に対するワクチンの予防効果や3回目の追加接種の有効性について発表があったほか、インドでは世界初のDNAワクチンの緊急使用が承認された。これらの最新情報と共に、この1カ月の新型コロナウイルスに関する動きを振り返る。
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More than 2 million people in England have had Covid booster jab
Priorities for third dose of vaccine are those over 50, health and social care workers and anyone with a weakened immune systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than two million people have been given the coronavirus boos…
Isolate if you have Covid symptoms but negative PCR, says local health official
Advice follows discovery of anomalies in which people had positive lateral flow tests but negative lab resultsPeople should self-isolate if they have Covid-19 symptoms even if they have a negative PCR test result, according to a regional public health …
Coronavirus live news: UK reports 34,950 cases as two million receive booster jabs; Italy records 46 deaths
UK has recorded 133 Covid-related deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures; Italy has registered 4.7m coronavirus cases to dateUnions call for tighter Covid safety measures in schoolsRussia reports record daily death toll as Kremlin…