Vaccines and immunisation
Thousands of children at risk as vaccination rates fall in England
Health officials urge parents to ensure children have routine jabs amid fears of measles outbreak
Andrew Gregory Health editor
29, Sep, 2022 @6:20 PM
Millions urged to get flu and Covid jabs amid fears of winter ‘twindemic’ in UK
Health officials say influenza and coronavirus could spread widely at same time in months ahead
Ian Sample and Linda Geddes
28, Sep, 2022 @7:12 AM
Monkeypox vaccine second doses available for most at risk, says UKHSA
Sexual health clinics will continue to prioritise offering first doses but some will offer second shots
Nadeem Badshah
23, Sep, 2022 @9:09 PM
Covid hospitalisations rise by nearly 20% in a week in England
People urged to get a Covid booster jab if eligible and to stay at home if ill as number of positive tests and patients admitted to hospital on the rise
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
22, Sep, 2022 @5:15 PM
Covid vaccination rates in US children under five lag despite effectiveness
Biden’s recent announcement that the pandemic is ending could slow process further, as parents question the necessity of shots
Melody Schreiber
22, Sep, 2022 @9:00 AM
‘The strain is the worst of my lifetime’: how Bill Gates is staying optimistic
Covid and Ukraine war were major setbacks in pursuit of global development goals, philanthropist admits, but cutting back on aid would be ‘tragic’
Tracy McVeigh
13, Sep, 2022 @4:01 AM
New malaria vaccine comes a step closer as experts say it’s ‘the best yet’
Chance to eradicate diseases such as malaria could be lost and UK innovation squandered if global health investment is cut, jab co-creator tells PM
Lizzy Davies
07, Sep, 2022 @10:30 PM
Covid vaccine could soon become annual shot, White House advisers say
Transition to single annual coronavirus shot is an ‘important milestone’ in the pandemic, says Ashish Jha
Nina Lakhani in New York
07, Sep, 2022 @1:08 PM
Anger at plans to roll back Covid vaccines to under-11s in England
Children aged 5-11 will no longer be offered Covid jabs, except those in clinical risk groups, UKHSA confirms
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
06, Sep, 2022 @2:38 PM
Millions in England to be invited for Covid booster from Monday
NHS launches autumn drive with jabs offered first to care home staff and residents, and housebound people
Guardian staff and agency
03, Sep, 2022 @7:44 AM
There’s some good news in the battle against long Covid | Danny Altmann
UK cases are falling – and scientists around the world are getting closer to being able to define and treat long Covid, says professor of immunology Danny Altmann
Danny Altmann
31, Aug, 2022 @7:00 AM
A mutated virus, anti-vaxxers and a vulnerable population: how polio returned to the US
In July, a young man in the New York area was diagnosed with polio – how did a disease America snuffed out in the 70s rebound?
Dana Smith
29, Aug, 2022 @10:00 AM
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