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 …
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…
Coronavirus live: 1.1m in UK estimated to have long Covid; Finland to pause Moderna jab for men under 30
Official figures suggest 1.7% of the population have long-Covid symptoms, Finnish decision comes after similar moves in Sweden and DenmarkEnglish pupils may have to wear masks again if Covid cases riseHow Covid strained bonds between Nordic neighbours‘…
England urged to step up vaccinations to avoid winter Covid surge
Prof Neil Ferguson calls for booster rollout and teenagers’ second jabs to be accelerated to ease NHS pressureCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe distribution of Covid boosters for the most vulnerable people and second shots…
IMF cuts global economic forecast as pandemic ‘hobbles’ growth
Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva says most serious obstacle to full recovery remains Covid vaccine divide between rich and poor statesThe head of the International Monetary Fund has warned the world economy remains “hobbled” by the Covid-19 pandemic as …
Global vaccine rollout vital to securing deal for nature, warns UN biodiversity chief
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema says access to Covid jabs for developing world will be critical to the success of in-person Kunming Cop15 summitGovernments hoping for a global agreement to halt biodiversity loss must put more effort into access to Covid-19 vacc…
Shapps criticised for remarks on wearing masks in enclosed spaces
Covid experts warn against complacency after transport secretary hails lack of face coverings at Tory conference eventCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVaccinations have made people more confident to sit in enclosed spaces wit…
‘It is like drink-driving’: Jürgen Klopp says anti-vaxxers endanger others
Klopp: ‘we have 99% vaccinated’ against Covid at LiverpoolLiverpool manager says City’s lack of strikers ‘luxury problem’Jürgen Klopp has launched an attack on people who refuse coronavirus vaccinations by comparing them to drink-drivers and saying the…
Flu and Covid jabs safe to be given at same time, study finds
Clinical trial on joint flu, Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccinations reported only mild to moderate side-effectsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFlu jabs are safe to give at the same time as the Pfizer or AstraZeneca Covid vaccin…
The message from Israel is clear: Covid booster shots should be standard | David O’Connor
A third dose of the vaccine provides significant protection, but that should not mean those who are unvaccinated go withoutDavid O’Connor is professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of WisconsinIn the summer, Israel began offeri…