Senior civil servants “wanted” people to get COVID like chickenpox to build herd immunity, according to messages read out during an inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic. Sir …
Civil servants ‘wanted’ people to get COVID days before lockdown was announced Read More
As we head into another winter, Covid numbers have been ticking up. But how worried should we be about Covid these days – can we treat it like a cold, …
Can we now treat Covid like a cold and is UK still tracking numbers? Read More
Boris Johnson described long COVID as “b*******”, the inquiry into the pandemic in the UK has heard. A document from October 2020 described the symptoms of the condition, beside which …
Boris Johnson asked if government ‘believes in long COVID’, coronavirus inquiry hears Read More
Covid-19 cases have been rising once again in the UK, with concerns raised over the spread of the BA.2.86 variant, Pirola. According to the UKHSA, there were just over 11,000 positive Covid …
Can I go to school with Covid? What to do if you test positive now and the UK rules on coronavirus explained Read More
It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are not being distributed by …
Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them Read More
Health experts are launching a new study to monitor levels of Covid-19 among the UK population this winter. The study is a scaled-down version of the Covid infection survey that …
Covid-19 infection levels in UK to be monitored this winter Read More
LIVE – Updated at 18:30 New Covid boosters from Pfizer and Moderna are now available at pharmacies nationwide, and the US is restarting its free Covid test program. Tests can …
US households can now order four free Covid tests from the government: Latest guidelines Read More
“New variant”, “care home outbreak”, “cases rising”: you’d be forgiven if the headlines around Pirola, or BA.2.86, the latest Covid strain to arrive in the UK, had triggered a severe …
‘Lessons have been forgotten’: is the UK ready for a new Covid variant? Read More
COVID and flu vaccines are rolling out across England today having been brought forward after a new coronavirus variant emerged in the UK. The vaccines are being prioritised for people …
COVID and flu vaccines rolled out to avoid ‘twindemic’ amid emergence of new variant Read More
Abu Hamza has launched a fresh legal bid to be released from a maximum security prison in the United States, claiming several bouts of Covid have left him too ill …
Abu Hamza says Covid has left him too ill for solitary confinement Read More