COVID-19 Updates
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Raab and Johnson show two faces of UK’s vaccine diplomacy
Analysis: Foreign secretary’s robust response to the EU contrasted with the PM’s emollience towards India Boris Johnson went out of his way this week not to blame Delhi for the…
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Coronavirus: How scientist’s cancer research paved way for BioNTech’s vaccine
The European scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely-used coronavirus vaccine says people can rest assured the shots are safe, and the technology behind it will soon…
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How long until Priti Patel’s next brainwave: housing asylum seekers on the Falklands? | Marina Hyde
In a typically inept week for our flag-festooned government, the home secretary wins top prize for incompetence Gibraltar: for some the least appealing rock, bar Paul Burrell. News that the…
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Coronavirus: European countries resume AstraZeneca jabs after all-clear from EU regulators
Several European countries were resuming AstraZeneca vaccinations on Friday after an all-clear from EU regulators, as US President Joe Biden was set to meet his goal of having 100 million…
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The EU’s AstraZeneca vaccine stance will cost lives, here in Spain and all over Europe
Pooling the European Covid vaccine effort was a noble idea. In practice, it has been a disaster In the race between vaccines and new Covid-19 variants, I am on the…
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We doctors must learn from what went wrong with ‘do not resuscitate’ orders | Rachel Clarke
Patients and their families were not consulted. The CQC inquiry shows that their trust should never be taken for granted As patients, we literally surrender our bodies and minds into…
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How are Covid vaccines produced and why have there been delays?
The newness of some of the technology and gaps in global preparedness have led to bottlenecks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When the first Covid-19 vaccines…
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Coronavirus and the cost of postponed cancer screenings: short delays may not be too damaging, but early detection is still key to survival
John Abraham’s colonoscopy was postponed for several months because of the pandemic. When he finally got it, doctors found a growth too big to be removed safely during the scope…
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Coronavirus: chronically ill Hongkonger dies days after getting BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, while experts push for return of international travel
A chronically ill 66-year-old man died on Friday three days after receiving the BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, while pressure mounted on Hong Kong officials to move ahead with negotiating the return…
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Coronavirus: Indonesia approves AstraZeneca vaccine; Mumbai sees record daily cases
Indonesia’s Food and Drug agency (BPOM) on Friday said it had approved the usage of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after reviewing reports the vaccine had caused blood clots among some recipients…