Omicron variant: the case for cautious optimism
The government is right to act quickly, but vaccines may still be effective – and evolution itself might act in…
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How Europe has rushed to deliver booster jabs
Austria, Israel and the UK are currently leading in the world for administering third vaccination shots.
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Will the Omicron variant cause another UK lockdown?
The new strain of coronavirus may be concerning, but there are three major hurdles to another UK lockdown.
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Christmas lockdown questions grow as Omicron variant triggers restrictions
Boris Johnson announces temporary and “targeted” steps to contain new Covid strain but can’t promise Christmas will be normal.
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Whisper it, but it looks like the UK got it right on Covid unlocking after all
By allowing it to spread in warmer months, Britain seems to have found a way of coping with it.
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Leader: The EU is only as strong as its weakest point, migration
The EU's approach to geopolitics has too often been marked by complacency and inaction.
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What we do – and, crucially, don’t – know about masks and Covid
A study appears at first glance to shed new light on the efficacy of masks, but the results are not…
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How low vaccination rates are driving Europe’s winter surge
Europe nervously watches as Austria is plunged into another lockdown before Christmas.
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