The number of patients seeing their GPs face-to-face may be even lower than official figures suggest, with phone consultations being recorded as face-to-face appointments.
Deadlines loom for U.S. troops to get fully vaccinated or lose their positions, yet hundreds of thousands have still only had one dose of a Covid vaccine or no doses at all.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
In a new letter being circulated by schools, ministers urge parents to encourage their children to get vaccinated against Covid to save them from missing out on face-to-face learning.
Free lateral flow tests are being scrapped in Germany, putting financial pressure on those who don't want to get jabbed but must show proof of vaccination or recent testing to attend public gatherings.
A new survey suggests that less than 40% of American parents with children aged five-11 plan on getting them vaccinated against Covid, while the rest are either opposed or haven't yet made up their minds.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
The Chief Executive of the U.K. Health Security Agency says Covid may no longer be the "most significant" threat to health, especially given the impact of lockdowns and social distancing on immunity to seasonal flu.
Government figures are fuming that a quarter of Football League players don't intend to get 'jabbed'. The papers say these "vaccine rebels" have fallen victim to "conspiracy theories".
The New York Times has been forced to correct a piece it published earlier this week which claimed "nearly 900,000 children have been hospitalised with Covid since the pandemic began". The real figure is 63,000.
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