Government’s vaccines watchdog has cast doubt on start date for Covid jab booster programmeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCampaigners for clinically extremely vulnerable people have called for urgent government action to en…
French scientist who pushed unproven Covid drug may be forced from post
Didier Raoult, who promoted hydroxychloroquine treatment, may not be able to continue his researchThe French scientist who promoted the discredited hydroxychloroquine treatment for Covid-19 backed by Donald Trump faces being pushed out of the infectiou…
Not enough turkeys for Christmas due to Brexit, poultry producers warn
Government urged to relax UK immigration rules after one in six jobs left unfilled since EU departureUK poultry producers have warned that serious staff shortages caused by Brexit could mean there are not enough turkeys to go round this Christmas.This …
Never going back again
[Covid related] I, too, was extremely excited to see friends without the necessary, tortured conversations about exposures, testing, and local positivity rates. I, too, yearned to have a long, carefree meal at a restaurant and sit at a favorite bar. I …
Coronavirus live news: Japan reports record cases ahead of Paralympics, New Zealand cluster grows
Critical care beds are reaching capacity in Japan while New Zealand is racing to contain a cluster in Auckland that has grown to 21Jabbed adults infected with Delta ‘can match virus levels of unvaccinated’Japan sees record number of Covid cases days be…
‘No one wanted to read’ his book on pandemic psychology – then Covid hit
Australian psychologist Steven Taylor published what would turn out to be a prophetic book, and it has become like a Lonely Planet guide to the pandemicIn October 2019, a month or so before Covid-19 began to spread from the industrial Chinese city of W…
Record number of young people wait for eating disorder treatment in England
Psychiatrists say rising demand is overwhelming services amid rigours of pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA record number of children and young people with a potentially life-threatening eating disorder are waiting fo…
Jabbed adults infected with Delta ‘can match virus levels of unvaccinated’
Researchers say implications for transmission remain unclear but reaching herd immunity even more challengingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFully vaccinated adults can harbour virus levels as high as unvaccinated people if …
What to know about the US COVID booster plan—and why WHO hates it
US officials make judgment call on boosters as WHO worries about global supply, variants.
WHO condemns rush by wealthy nations to give Covid vaccine booster
Move likened to handing out lifejackets to those who already have them while letting others drownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization has condemned the rush by wealthy countries to provide Covid-19 v…