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Over 4,000 Covid victims at Madrid care homes ‘could have been saved’
Citizen-led commission suggests deaths may have been avoided if transfers to hospital were allowed The lives of more than 4,000 care home residents in Madrid could have been saved if…
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Lockdown gave Finley Boden’s parents cover – but safeguarding failures ran deep
A report on the case of the murdered Derbyshire baby finds a number of opportunities were missed to protect him Finley Boden ‘should have been one of most protected children’,…
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The Guardian view on unpaid care: time to heed Kate and Derek’s story | Editorial
Let us hope Kate Garraway’s films spark a national conversation and serious change. Society is nothing without care It is an extraordinary story, it is an ordinary tragedy. Kate Garraway’s…
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Boots to offer Covid vaccines in England for nearly £100 a jab
Pharmacy to offer Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to those not eligible for NHS booster shot from next week Boots is to offer Covid vaccinations for almost £100 a shot, making it the…
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Michael Gove guilty of standards breach for not registering VIP football tickets
Watchdog issues ruling after minister failed to register outing with Tory donor who was awarded PPE contracts worth £164m Michael Gove breached standards rules by failing to register hospitality he…
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I helped advise the US government on the next likely pandemic. What I learned is alarming | Devi Sridhar
The 100-day challenge, to be able to contain a virus while a vaccine is approved, manufactured and delivered, looks ever more remote Four years on from the first Covid lockdown,…
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How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest
New research findings are contrary to what had previously been thought about pandemic’s effect on children’s wellbeing Teenage boys were hit hardest by the Covid lockdowns, with their mental health…
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Long Covid may be nothing unique in the future – but its effects today are still very real | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz
While the long-term risk from a current infection is 10 times less than it was in 2020-21, a lot of people are still suffering after getting Covid early in the…
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Young and old: how the Covid pandemic has affected every UK generation
From children behind on milestones to less active older people, broader effects are being felt four years after the initial outbreak In March 2020, the pandemic closed in like a…