The past 18 months have been intense and traumatic for everyone – and no profession has been affected more than nursing. Here is the inside story of a dreadful, dramatic timeIt was the late May bank holiday of this year and Charlotte Hudd was supposed …
Why don’t you get a jab? Offspring drummer ousted after refusing Covid vaccine
Pete Parada says ‘it been decided that I am unsafe to be around, in the studio, and on tour’ after turning down treatment on medical groundsPete Parada, drummer with Californian pop-punks the Offspring, has said he has been ousted from the band over hi…
UK children aged 16 and 17 expected to be offered Covid vaccine
Minister says JCVI experts to update advice ‘imminently’ on widening access to vaccine to more teenagersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid vaccines are expected to be offered to children in the UK aged 16 and 17, in line …
Johnson’s disregard for rules helped him get elected – but it’s starting to wear thin | Rafael Behr
From travel to vaccine passports, Covid policy is a mess because the prime minister struggles with the concept of protocolAre we nearly there yet? It is the backseat question that haunts long journeys, except in Britain’s pandemic road trip the impatie…
Coronavirus live news: vaccinated ‘three times less likely to test positive’; 220,000 children in England jabbed
Study suggests fully vaccinated less likely to pass virus on to others; more 16- and 17-year-olds in UK could be given green light for vaccineChina shuts down transport routes as it battles worst outbreak in monthsStatus of some UK citizens vaccinated …
China shuts down transport routes as it battles worst Covid outbreak in months
Every province has advised residents not to leave as flights are cancelled and Beijing suspends more than a dozen rail linesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has dramatically tightened travel restrictions as it seeks to …
Workers return to Bangladesh’s garment factories despite record Covid deaths
Hundreds of thousands flock to cities as government allows manufacturers to reopen, with exporters citing fears Western brands would divert ordersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi garment w…
Status of some UK citizens vaccinated overseas still not recognised by NHS
Ministers pledged people inoculated overseas but registered with GP in UK would be able to get vaccine record updated by end of JulyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have been criticised for their failure to let some…
Vaccinologist Barbie: Prof Sarah Gilbert honoured with a doll
Co-creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab hopes it will inspire young girls to enter Stem careersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageProf Sarah Gilbert has had quite a year. The co-creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab has been m…
After a COVID-free year, delta arrives in Wuhan, China
Delta is thought to have arrived in the country on a flight from Russia.