Crystal ball or shattered glass: how did my 2021 predictions hold up?
As 2021 comes to a close, I take stock of whether I saw into, or was stunned by, the future.
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Is Omicron milder than previous Covid variants?
What Omicron loses in lethality it might make up for in greater transmissibility, which would still put pressure on the…
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How the booster roll-out will affect your NHS treatment
Pandemic disruption has already led to a record waiting list of six million patients in need of treatment, A&E care…
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The West’s failure to vaccinate the developing world risks future Covid variants, warns Covax head
Aurélia Nguyen on the dangerous consequences of vaccine hoarding by wealthy countries.
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Making the unvaccinated pay for their treatment is immoral and dangerous policy
Most of us will end up needing medical care due to bad decision-making: whether it is a fondness for salted…
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UK Covid cases are set to surge as the Prime Minister says the Omicron variant appears more transmissible
Boris Johnson may need to look at Covid Plan B after omicron cases rise 30 per cent in a day
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Why the government’s planned sale of a vaccine centre is an act of national self-sabotage
With Omicron cases surging across the world, such shortsighted economising could prove costly.
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Boosters are making a big difference
Data shows a dramatic fall in cases among those who have received their third jab.
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The world risks repeating the mistakes of HIV/Aids with Covid-19
98 per cent of people living with HIV in the UK are on an effective course of treatment. But elsewhere,…
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Most of Portugal is vaccinated. Will that protect it from the Omicron variant?
Portugal’s vaccine take-up is exceptionally high and a source of national pride, says MEP Manuel Pizarro.
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Want to prolong the pandemic? Then keep on hoarding vaccines
Vaccine inequality isn’t just a moral travesty for the West. It’s also bad science.
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Covid overshadows Thanksgiving for pandemic-weary Americans
Families who stayed apart last year are gathering this time, despite the risk of another spike in infections.
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Can the UK evade the winter lockdowns spreading across Europe?
Austria is in lockdown, Merkel wants tighter restrictions in Germany, the Netherlands has imposed a three-week partial lockdown and Belgium…
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Will winter Covid-19 lockdowns sweep across Europe?
More EU countries may follow Austria in making vaccination mandatory –but possibly not soon enough to avoid restrictions.
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Why Austria has become the first European country to make vaccination compulsory
Faced by a dangerous surge in Covid-19 cases, the country has also reimposed a full lockdown from 22 November.
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Should I get a Covid-19 booster jab?
As the Omicron variant spreads, the government has opened up its vaccine booster program to try and avoid lockdown restrictions…
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Will there be another Christmas lockdown? Boris Johnson can’t rule one out
The PM’s cautious messaging shows he is keen not to overpromise and underdeliver.
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Will Austria’s lockdown for the unvaccinated work?
The unprecedented move is a last-ditch attempt to prevent the country’s healthcare system from being overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases.
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How the UK sleepwalked into another Covid disaster
By failing to prevent the rapid spread of coronavirus in schools, Boris Johnson has thrown children and adults to the…
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As Covid-19 surges in Europe, Emmanuel Macron’s bet on vaccine passports appears prescient
France’s coercive policy turned one of the least vaccinated countries in Europe into one with the highest coverage.
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