Scientists have urged Britons to wear medical-grade masks when they cannot physically distance, amid growing concerns of faster-spreading Covid-19 variants – but said that any…
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Covid-19: how do you tweak a vaccine? – podcast
The emergence of more infectious variants of Sars-CoV-2 has raised questions about just how long our vaccines will remain effective for. Although there is little…
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People in high-risk minority ethnic groups must be prioritised for Covid immunisations, alongside a targeted publicity campaign, experts and politicians have said amid growing concerns…
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The new Covid variant, B117, is rapidly spreading around the UK and has been detected in many other countries. Although it is about 50% more…
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Experts are calling on the UK government to halt or pause its mass testing programme for people without symptoms in care homes, schools, communities and…
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People in Britain are set to get their first shots of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, with millions of doses being given over the next…
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This year, the Sars-CoV-2 virus has come to dominate both the headlines and our lives. In the second of two episodes reviewing the science of…
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You may think of immunologists as biologists, but we are also in the defence business. This aspect of our role really comes into its own…
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