Covid-19 deaths pass three million worldwide
It comes as the World Health Organization warns of deaths and cases increasing at a “worrying rate”. …
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Pregnant women should be offered Covid vaccine
The UK’s vaccine advisers encourage them to discuss the risks and benefits with their doctor. …
Covid-19: Pandemic funeral services not what people ‘deserve’
Gary Stewart’s wife Jude died in January, but the pandemic meant restrictions on the funeral service. …
Brain clots ‘more likely’ with Covid infection than vaccine
A rapid review of US patients says people being vaccinated should be reassured by the findings. …
4.7 million waiting for operations in England
The February figures show the numbers waiting over a year for surgery continued to rise sharply. …
Covid: 82% of positive rapid tests ‘were correct’
There had been concerns that large numbers would have to self-isolate after a false positive result. …
Why are so many babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil?
As the pandemic rages in Brazil, hundreds of babies and young children are dying of Covid. …
India Covid-19 second wave: ‘A coronavirus tsunami we had never seen before’
India’s cases plummeted earlier this year, but are now on the rise again. What happened? …
‘My mother’s fertility doctor is my father’
When a DNA test revealed a decades-old family secret, Maia’s life was turned upside down. …
Covid vaccines: ‘I jumped at the chance to get my jab early’
Lawrence Dixon, 30, signed up to the reserve list in the morning and received a jab that evening. …
Conservative MP Owen Paterson on the death of his wife, Rose
Former cabinet minister Owen Paterson has spoken about the loss of his wife, Rose, who took her own life last year….
Covid: ‘Encouraging’ antibody boost after Pfizer and AZ vaccines
Pfizer and AZ vaccines had reassuring effects on the body’s defences in over-80s after one dose. …
‘Mix and match’ UK Covid vaccine trial expanded
Using different shots for the first and second doses might give better protection, say experts. …
Mary Agyapong: Pregnant nurse’s family yet to get GoFundMe money
More than £186,000 was raised on a GoFundMe page set up after Mary Agyapong died with Covid-19. …
Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused over rare blood clots
Following rare blood clots, the US, South Africa and EU have suspended the jab. …
Covid: People 45 or over in England invited to book vaccine
It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK have been offered a first dose. …
Covid-19 vaccines: Gordon Brown on G7 helping poorer countries
The US and Europe should each pay a quarter of the cost to help vaccinate poorer nations, says the former UK…
Covid-19: Debunking the latest wave of medical misinformation
A round-up of the latest false and misleading posts about Covid-19 going viral on social media …