Vaccinations

Hospitals struggle as senior paediatrician says cases rising rapidly among minors

Angela Merkel urges population to get vaccinated as Emmanuel Macron’s latest move sparks protests

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Growing number of backbenchers set to shun annual meeting if jab documents are condition of entry

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Malaysia to phase out Sinovac jab amid growing concern over its efficacy

Number of health workers in self-isolation now ‘significantly impacting’ patient care, NHS chief warns

Month-long wait for Indian-made jabs to be approved on the continent

Younger people are proving more reluctant to receive the jab after initial surge in demand

Rapid spread of highly infectious Delta variant triggers hospital bed and oxygen shortages

Experts voice fears over England’s lockdown-lifting ‘experiment’

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More than ten million Australians put under lockdown as highly contagious new strain spreads

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Strain feared to be more infectious than original Delta variant has reached UK

Squeeze on Germany-developed jab may slow vaccinations among younger people

Experts say delaying second doses of vaccines may have paved way for Delta strain to become dominant mutation of the virus

Tough restrictions reimposed as Beijing battles coronavirus variants amid concerns about efficacy of home-grown vaccines

New study finds that vaccine chaos and other failures in coronavirus response have eroded public trust

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New infections soar by more than 30% in eight of the continent’s nations in just a week

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Review of Covid fatalities puts Latin American nation’s tally at more than 180,000

Immune cells can survive well beyond infection or vaccination, new studies show

Bolton MP hits back at Tories who blame the eligible but unvaccinated for a potential delay to the end of lockdown

Desperate families being duped with fake medicines and promises of access to hospital beds and funeral services

Sadiq Khan and Tony Blair join calls to let young skip the vaccine queue in areas hit by India variant

Herd immunity percentage is not a ‘magic threshold’

Tiny landlocked nation to give Russian Sputnik vaccine to paying tourists

Vaccinations could be brought forward to halt more infectious strain

Experts say potential blood clot risk vs. benefits of the Covid jab is ‘more finely balanced’ for younger adults

Leaked emails reveal PHE considers risk from highly infectious strain to be ‘high’

US is backing plan to suspend protections in order to boost coronavirus jabs supply