Vaccines and immunisation

The Guardian view on low Covid vaccination rates: not just North Korea | Editorial

Editorial: Pyongyang has left its people highly vulnerable to this outbreak. But rich countries have a responsibility for the lack of protection in other places

Editorial

19, May, 2022 @5:51 PM

At least 25m people in UK to be offered Covid booster this autumn

Vaccine body says extra jab will be for most vulnerable adults, frontline social care and health workers

Ian Sample Science editor

19, May, 2022 @4:40 PM

We need a definitive exit from our Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s the roadmap | Eric Topol

Nasal or oral coronavirus vaccines, more and better drugs, and a variant-proof vaccine could catalyze a clear way out

Eric Topol

16, May, 2022 @10:13 AM

China has avoided the grim US Covid toll. But at what cost? | Rana Mitter

Shanghai was once a symbol of modernity and openness. Xi’s ruthless strategy risks a very bleak future

Rana Mitter

15, May, 2022 @8:00 AM

Only 7% of 5-11s in England have had Covid jab as parents hesitate

Six weeks after start of vaccine rollout, fraction of young children have had first dose as parents question usefulness

James Tapper

14, May, 2022 @11:36 AM

Australia isn’t out of the Covid woods yet – when is it going to end? | Catherine Bennett

There’s been a 33-fold reduction in the ICU rate in just six months, but the high number of cases still means more deaths

Catherine Bennett

13, May, 2022 @8:00 PM

Covid vaccines safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk, says review

Chance of stillbirth reduced by 15%, researchers find, after examining studies and trials that enrolled 117,552 women

Ian Sample Science editor

10, May, 2022 @9:00 AM

Fourth Covid jab can give higher immunity than initial booster, study finds

UK-based team finds antibodies peaked higher after fourth jab given after gap of more than six months than after third

Nicola Davis Science correspondent

09, May, 2022 @10:30 PM

Affordable Covid drugs kept out of reach by sluggish WTO

Analysis: EU and US pharma giants’ intellectual property rights stop poorer countries accessing vital medication – despite WTO claims of progress

Phillip Inman

09, May, 2022 @1:45 PM

Monday briefing: Where we are in the fight to end the pandemic

In today’s newsletter: It might feel like the pandemic is over, but is too early to pretend the virus has disappeared? Nimo Omer speaks with the Guardian’s Hannah Devlin to find out

Nimo Omer

09, May, 2022 @5:32 AM

Sir John Bell: ‘Most people who have had the Covid vaccine are completely safe’

The renowned immunologist remains as upbeat about jabs – and UK life science – as he was in the depths of the pandemic

Julia Kollewe

07, May, 2022 @3:00 PM

Vaccine to stop Covid transmission should now be top priority, says leading UK scientist

Oxford University’s Sir John Bell says sharp fall in death rate due to existing vaccines allows for a change in priorities