Australia secures 1m Pfizer vaccine doses from Poland, with half earmarked for Sydney Covid hotspots

530,000 of the new doses to go to 20-to-39-year-olds living in the 12 hotspot LGAs as NSW struggles to contain outbreakFollow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesRestrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders. Hotspots: NSW; Vic; QldIs lightning-fast Delta…

New Covid variants ‘will set us back a year’, experts warn UK government

Vaccine-beating variant is ‘realistic possibility’, say scientists, amid calls for contingency plans to be revealedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters are being pressed to reveal what contingency plans are in place to …

Coronavirus live news: Iran orders travel ban; more than 75,000 children over 12 sign up for jabs in Ireland

Latest updates: Australia forced into snap statewide lockdown after enduring worst day of pandemic so far; price of NHS tests cut by a fifthNSW in lockdown as premier warns ‘this is literally a war’This is a public health issue’: can Covid-era music fe…

UK universities open vaccination centres on campus to encourage student uptake

Institutions offer to train staff and students as volunteers in joint operation with NHS Universities are setting up their own vaccination centres in an attempt to make campuses as safe as possible for the autumn term. And with millions of students arr…