Prof Sir Paul Curran Award for Excellence in Academic Journalism 2021 goes to Caitjan Gainty
‘One of the greatest honours of my career thus far.’
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‘One of the greatest honours of my career thus far.’
This write-up primarily relates to the UK, but anyone interested in journalism education may be interested in reading it. If you can't be arsed reading ...
Late last year, when a new variant of coronavirus was linked to a rise in cases in south-east England, many countries rushed to close their borders with the UK. Since then, several other “variants of concern” have cropped up in South Africa, Brazil and the US. A study that is still undergoing peer review suggests that the UK variant (called B117) is 50%-74% more transmissible. A more transmissible virus is one that will kill more people – even if it doesn’t cause more severe disease – so the race to vaccinate as many people as possible, as soon as possible, is on.