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 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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How the UK trails most other major countries on Covid-19 vaccine coverage
Only 73.8 per cent of the population has had at least one dose, leaving the UK far behind many others.
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In Eastern Europe, Covid-19 has never been deadlier
The Delta variant has undone what little progress Eastern Europe had made on vaccination.
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Dispatch: As Covid-19 cases surge, is Germany heading for another lockdown?
Another lockdown, whether for the unvaccinated or for the country as a whole, would be immensely unpopular.
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Vaccine hesitancy in south-eastern Europe stems from the region’s authoritarian past
Distrust of government has deep roots in the region and disastrous consequences during a pandemic.
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From Covid to the climate: who pays the price for government inaction?
Leaders gather for the Cop26 climate summit while Covid cases soar in southeastern Europe