Britain got it wrong on Covid: long lockdown did more harm than good, says scientist

A new book outlines the mistakes and missteps that made UK pandemic worseThere was a distinctive moment, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, that neatly encapsulated the mistakes and confusion of Britain’s early efforts to tackle the disease, says M…

Covid patients in ICU now almost all unvaccinated, says Oxford scientist

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…

Flu, cancer, HIV: after Covid success, what next for mRNA vaccines?

The technology was viewed with scepticism before the pandemic but there is now growing confidence about its use It is one of the most remarkable success stories of the pandemic: the unproven technology that delivered the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vac…