Covid vaccines: Why some countries will have to wait until 2022
How are Covid-19 vaccines being distributed across the world? As some countries start vaccinating their populations, others are being left behind….
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Hancock: ‘Difficult to put timeline on exiting lockdown’
The health secretary says lifting restrictions can only happen when the “facts on the ground” show it is safe. …
Covid: Teachers ‘not at higher risk’ of death than average
The highest-risk job roles were in restaurants, care work and manufacturing. …
Blue envelope plan for Scottish jab dates delayed
Vaccination appointments for over-70s in Scotland will arrive on Monday as planned – but in white envelopes. …
Care home worker thought cancer misdiagnosis was a ‘cruel joke’
Janice Johnston had 18 months of needless chemotherapy, causing her numerous physical problems. …
South Africa coronavirus variant: 77 cases found in UK
Ministers are due to meet on Monday to consider whether to tighten the UK’s border restrictions further. …
Covid: Vaccinated people may spread virus, says Van-Tam
England’s deputy chief medical officer urges those who have had the jab to stick to lockdown rules. …
Learning disability vaccine plea: ‘Don’t leave us to rot’
As high risk groups continue to be immunised there are growing concerns that people with learning disabilities have been missed out….
Covid: Norwich man’s daughters praise hospital staff as he loses virus battle
Daughters of a man who died from Covid pay tribute to hospital staff who fought to keep him alive. …
Coronavirus: ‘Lockdown made me feel like I was in prison’
John Nicholl, who is deafblind, says his use of hands-on sign language left him isolated in lockdown. …
Covid: Gap between Pfizer vaccine doses should be halved, say doctors
Delaying second Pfizer doses to give more people their first is “difficult to justify”, says BMA. …
Covid: Number of patients on ventilators passes 4,000 for first time
Pressures on intensive care units are seeing one in 10 patients transferred to a different site. …
Vaccine volunteers: ‘It’s felt good to fight back against Covid’
Some of those leading the nation’s vaccination effort have told of their experiences. …
Coronavirus: UK variant ‘may be more deadly’
Evidence suggests the coronavirus variant that emerged in the UK may be more deadly as well as spread faster. …
Coronavirus: UK R number ‘between 0.8 and 1’
The UK’s chief medical adviser warns that “a very small change and it could start taking off again”. …
Covid in Scotland: More than 400 care homes investigated over deaths
A special unit set up by the Crown Office is looking into Covid deaths involving 474 care homes across Scotland. …
‘Record number’ of Covid intensive care patients transferred
Around one in 10 patients admitted to intensive care is now being sent to a different hospital. …
Wuhan lockdown: A year of China’s fight against the Covid pandemic
The world’s first coronavirus quarantine began in Wuhan a year ago – how has China changed since then? …