COVID-19 Updates
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Full FDA approval of Pfizer Covid shot will enable vaccine requirements
FDA is trying to finish licensing process as soon as Monday Radio host who criticised vaccine efforts dies of Covid-19 Full federal approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine will empower businesses…
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Iran coronavirus deaths set new daily record as curbs lifted
Health ministry reports more than 680 daily Covid deaths for the first time, as nationwide restrictions are lifted Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Iran’s health ministry…
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UK economy is in a strange place, considering we’re supposed to be back to normal | Richard Partington
Now that the initial buzz following ‘freedom day’ is over, it’s clear the country still faces substantial challenges First there were empty supermarket shelves and “pingdemic” staff shortages, now Nandos…
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PCR Covid test firm with links to former minister accused of multiple failures
Exclusive: travellers let down by private providers are being forced to fall back on the taxpayer-funded NHS service Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A Covid-19 testing…
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On Covid and climate we can achieve change – but we’re running out of time | Robert Reich
A simple breakfast with a friend presented a serious dilemma and pointed to both the need and precedent for action On Saturday morning I met a friend for breakfast at…
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Hundreds quarantined in Shanghai as China nears 2 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses
China has administered nearly 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccine but an outbreak of cases in Shanghai has fanned fresh concerns about the spread of the disease and forced hundreds…
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UK scientists look at reducing boosters to save vaccine for rest of the world
JCVI considers lower third jab dosage to release stocks for poorer nations Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists in Britain are examining whether smaller doses of…
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Cuba’s health system buckles under strain of overwhelming Covid surge
A lack of medical supplies is crippling the Covid response, amid an economic crisis sparked by the pandemic and US sanctions Julia, a community doctor in Havana, was drafted to…
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Hurricanes, floods, freezes: the Louisiana city battling Covid amid chaos
Lake Charles has withstood four federally declared disasters in less than a year all while responding to the fourth wave of coronavirus About a foot of drywall is cut out…
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The Wuhan lab leak theory is more about politics than science
Whatever this week’s Biden review finds, the cause of the pandemic lies in the destruction of animal habitats Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage If Joe Biden’s…