Exclusive: Prof Sir Andrew Pollard says most of those infected who are fully vaccinated will experience only mild symptomsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid-19 is no longer a disease of the vaccinated, the head of the Oxf…
Covid news live: Austria enters nationwide lockdown; Australia eases international border restrictions
Austria reimposes nationwide lockdown as daily deaths triple; Australia will allow international students and skilled workers into the countryViolent protests erupt in Netherlands and Belgium, dozens arrestedBooster jabs could be extended to all UK adu…
Covid live: Germany reports record 50,000 new cases; Dutch experts recommend lockdown amid record cases
Robert Koch Institute records 50,196 new cases of coronavirus in Germany; Netherlands would have western Europe’s first lockdown since the summerGerman chancellor-in-waiting pushes new measures to fight rising casesMorgues fill up in Romania and Bulgar…
Coronavirus live: Germany sees highest ever seven-day Covid incidence rate; Auckland lockdown set to end
Germany’s Robert Koch Institute records incidence rate of 201.1; Lockdown of New Zealand’s largest city likely to end this monthJapan records zero daily Covid deaths for first time in 15 monthsUS opens borders to some foreign tourists‘Get the vaccine’:…
NHS England staff should have Covid vaccine before winter, Hancock says
Former health secretary warns ministers against delaying mandatory jabs for health workersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNHS workers in England must be legally required to get Covid vaccinations before the winter, Matt Hanc…
Hyenas at Denver zoo catch Covid in world first
Pair aged 22 and 23 expected to make full recovery, as 11 lions and two tigers at the zoo also test positiveTwo hyenas at the Denver zoo have tested positive for Covid-19, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide.Samples from a variety of …
‘We are protected by prayers’: the sects hampering southern Africa’s vaccine rollout
With millions of followers, the stance of some Apostolic church leaders threatens to undermine fight against CovidHymnal melodies reverberate around the hillside in Kuwadzana, a Harare suburb. On a blisteringly hot Saturday, members of the Apostolic ch…
Coronavirus live: UK expert fears lockdown Christmas; vaccines alone not enough to curb variants – WHO
Government adviser says measures need to be in place now to get transmission rates down; WHO says whole world needs to be vaccinatedCovid testing failures at UK lab ‘should have been flagged within days’New Zealand’s Covid outbreak spreads to South Isl…
Individuals cannot solve vaccine inequality. If you’re offered a booster, take it | Andrew Pollard
The unfairness of global supply desperately needs to be addressed, but turning down a jab only means it gets wastedAndrew Pollard is director of the Oxford Vaccine GroupLooking back to spring last year, many people were predicting that we wouldn’t have…
With queues at the pubs and beauty salons, Sydney reopens after more than 100 days in lockdown
Thousands defied grey skies to flock to newly-reopened cafes, barbers and gyms to kick off what some have described as ‘freedom day’‘It feels unreal’: elation and trepidation as Sydney businesses reopen after NSW lockdownFull coronavirus coverage hereT…