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While new variants and vaccinations have reduced death rates, and we are living with Covid, misconceptions still linger, says global health expert Devi Sridhar

Until recently, South Korea was the poster child for the 'contain and vaccinate' strategy, having kept infections to a minimum until completing its vaccine rollout. In November of last year, former 'Zero Covid' proponent Devi Sridhar argued "It...

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has asked his team to prepare to offer the booster jab to all over-50s this autumn instead of limiting them to over-65s as previously suggested.

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows 1.3million people in England were infected in the week to June 18, up by a fifth compared to seven days earlier.

Latest news on Covid-19 reinfections, which were rare at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but have become increasingly common as the virus has mutated.

Commentary The COVID era gave rise not only to popular mania but also to astonishing intellectual pretension. The ...

Covid infections are rising once again across the UK. Total infections are now back at the levels seen last May, though still well down on the peak of pandemic. New types of Omicron variant seem to be driving the resurgence of the virus. Across the UK, 1.4 million private households…

A spike in infections every three months seems to be the pattern, but the UK has the power to beat this if we act wisely, says Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh

SCOTLAND is likely to experience "quite a surge" in Covid infections over the coming weeks, a health expert has said.

An uptick in hospitalisations is linked to two omicron sub variants– BA.4 and BA.5 – which are now ‘in the ascendancy’