A Covid-19 vaccine is a remarkable achievement – but anti-vaxxers will be a problem
Rather than trying to persuade people out of vaccine-sceptical views, the British government should focus on incentives.
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New Statesman analysis reveals a disparity between the government's new tiers and the severity of coronavirus in several areas.
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Is the UK’s second Covid-19 lockdown working?
New Statesman analysis indicates tough restrictions are likely to continue beyond 2 December in at least some parts of England.
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Why Covid-19 vaccines offer cause for hope and concern
Many are optimistic after news of two vaccines claiming 90 per cent efficacy. But the global search for the most potent…
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How the UK suffered 50,000 Covid-19 deaths – the highest number in Europe
Only the US, Brazil, India and Mexico have recorded higher coronavirus death tolls than Britain.
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Latent Labour: a photo series on shopping during the pandemic
Lewis Bush spent several weeks forensically examining, fingerprinting and photographing all of his shopping.
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Why another 8.7 million people should now be under lockdown in the UK
Covid-19 cases among a population the size of Greater London have already surpassed the threshold for local lockdown.
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The government’s 10pm curfew is unhelpful, unscientific – and misses the point
The nationwide restriction sums up all that is wrong about the government's current approach.
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