Edinburgh epidemiologist concerned about spread of ‘escape mutants’ that may defy vaccinesScientists have said that the lifting of restrictions for fully vaccinated arrivals to the UK from the EU and US, which begins from Monday, is not without risk.Fr…
NHS urged to redistribute near-expiry vaccines as take-up slows in young
Doctors across England raise alarm as 170,000 Moderna doses at risk of expiry within fortnightCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe NHS is facing pressure to redistribute tens of thousands of vaccine doses nearing expiry as de…
Brexit and Covid have created the perfect moment for the politics of crackdown | John Harris
We feel besieged and imperilled, and the Johnson government is seizing the chance to weaken our most fundamental libertiesIf you were wondering when the widely predicted post-Brexit dystopia might move beyond the imaginings of TV scriptwriters and into…
Fauci backs new masks guidance as Florida reports highest one-day Covid case total
State is national epicenter as 21,683 cases reportedHospitalisations record also falls amid mask mandate banAmerica mulls vaccine mandates – will they work?Florida’s ban on mask mandates came under increasing scrutiny from public health officials on Su…
Johnson’s scapegoating the young over Covid jabs is not a wise tactic | Larry Elliott
If the Conservatives want to win the hearts and minds of the under-25s they’d do better by incentivising vaccinationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Conservative party has a problem with the young. In the last general ele…
Coronavirus live news: thousands protest against German Covid measures; Fauci rules out new US lockdowns
Latest updates: UK reports 65 further deaths; US chief medical adviser says US won’t return to lockdowns despite rising Delta threatNHS in England urged to redistribute near-expiry vaccines as take-up slows among youngUber and Deliveroo discounts to lu…
Daily cases can be falling while the number of people infected still rises | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
Just think of filling a bath when you forgot to put the plug inAt present, confirmed cases in the UK are declining; by specimen date in England, they fell by 29% in the week up to 24 July. In contrast, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates…
Tell us: how are you affected by the end of quarantine for vaccinated arrivals from the EU and US?
Restrictions have been lifted on quarantines for people vaccinated in US and EU who arrive in England from amber list countries. Are you affected? Fully vaccinated people from the EU or US, who are travelling from amber list countries, will no longer h…
There’s a case for vaccine passports, but ministers are failing to make it | Andrew Rawnsley
The government’s hesitant and incoherent policy serves only to create suspicion and offer ammunition to anti-vaxxers • Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageMany will have heard of Typhoid Mary, but fewer will know her full stor…
Nurseries in England feeling the pressure as ‘pingdemic’ hits children and staff
Calls to extend exemptions to self-isolation in support of critical workers’ childrenMore than half the nurseries in the north-west of England have been forced into a partial or full closure since the start of the summer, according to figures that high…