People have been advised to reduce consumption by 30% for health and environmental reasons Britons have cut their meat consumption by 17% over the past decade but will need to double these efforts if they are to meet targets for healthy diets and susta…
Ministers criticised for ‘haphazard’ Covid jab rollout for teenagers in England
Parents raise the alarm as Nadhim Zahawi admits he has no idea how many 12- to 15-year-olds have been vaccinatedMinisters have been accused of losing a grip on the Covid vaccination programme for teenagers with headteachers and parents describing a “ha…
‘I’d like to get my daughter vaccinated soon – I fear she will be next to get Covid’
Parents worry as cancelled jabs and a dearth of information hit the UK Covid jab plan for 12- to 15-year-oldsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage“In my daughter’s school there are no signs of vaccines so far. No consent forms re…
NHS aims to give 35m flu jabs amid warnings of up to 60,000 deaths
Service aims to immunise more than half the population amid fears of particularly deadly flu seasonThe NHS is to embark on the most ambitious programme of flu jabs in its history amid warnings of up to 60,000 deaths.The health service aims to immunise …
England’s last ‘red list’ restrictions confound South Americans
Lingering quarantine rules anger would-be travellers from seven targeted countriesEngland’s decision to maintain strict Covid travel rules for seven South American and Caribbean countries has prompted further fury and confusion in the nations which rem…
Wales draws up emergency Covid plan to stop NHS being overwhelmed
‘Urgent’ plan could mean restrictions – but government says most likely scenario is country will remain at alert level 0Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Welsh government has drawn up a “Covid urgent” plan designed to deal…
Coronavirus report warned of impact on UK four years before pandemic
Exclusive: Report from planning exercise in 2016 alerted government of need to stockpile PPE and set up contact tracing systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSenior health officials who war-gamed the impact of a coronavirus …
It’s time to end the war at home for troops with traumatic brain injuries
We need a concerted effort from the Department of Defense and the Veterans Affairs Administration to move proven science out of the lab and into the world to help people in need.
England needs to ditch its ‘vaccine just’ strategy for ‘vaccine plus’ instead | Christina Pagel and Martin McKee
Not for the first time, England is Europe’s odd one out – which may be why its neighbours are achieving better Covid outcomesOnly two months after being forced at the last minute to “cancel Christmas” in 2020, Boris Johnson committed to a “cautious and…
Asos offers staff flexible work and paid leave during menopause
Fertility treatment, pregnancy loss and other health and life challenges covered in retailer’s support policyStaff at the online fashion store Asos will be allowed to work flexibly, as well as take time off at short notice, while going through the meno…