A new mRNA vaccine against 20 influenza strains is designed to prevent future pandemics
The new mRNA vaccine, which has so far been tested in humans, includes several influenza strains with pandemic potential that can be transferred to humans from animals….
Fourth Covid jabs to be rolled out to about five million vulnerable people starting from next week
It has been around six months since the oldest and most vulnerable members of society last received a jab, as the booster campaign started in mid-September 2021….
Why the ‘nocebo’ effect may be making us ill
Over the past year, the nocebo effect and its impact on our responses to medical interventions has been highlighted by the wave of publicity surrounding the Covid-19…
Where to have a family holiday this year with unvaccinated children
Egypt Fully vaccinated arrivals face no further rules for entry to Egypt while unvaccinated over-12s can enter with a proof of a negative PCR test taken within…
Where can I take my children on holiday this year?
Turkey Fully vaccinated travellers do not need to take a test for entry to Turkey, with children aged 11 and under exempt from entry rules. However, arrivals…
Unused taxpayer-backed vaccine factory to be sold to US bidder
An unused vaccine factory which received £200m of taxpayer funding is to be sold to a US pharma giant, after Catalent was picked as the preferred bidder. …
Boris Johnson’s plan to end free Covid tests a ‘mistake’, says Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has said the government’s plan to end free Covid tests is a “mistake” and will make the pandemic worse, as he opened a new…
Covid vaccine for children: Who is eligible and what are the side effects?
Covid jabs will be offered to children aged five to 11 in England, Scotland and Wales, following advice from scientists. Here are the answers to some of…
Rule changes have created Covid chaos in our theatres
As for measures like Covid passes, some venues have been stringent in their requirements. Moulin Rouge! The Musical was at the forefront of shows wanting to see…
AstraZeneca ready to tweak Covid vaccine as it finally draws a profit
AstraZeneca has revealed it is poised to tweak its Covid-19 jab to tackle new concerning variants after it said it had finally started making profit from the…
Decision on Covid vaccines for children aged five to 11 expected in days
Other countries including France, Spain, Italy and the United States have been vaccinating children aged five to 11 with the Pfizer/BioNTech jab. Some parents have complained that…
Ottawa to arrest anyone bringing fuel to Covid ‘Freedom Convoy’ truckers after state of emergency declared
In Vancouver, five people were arrested on Saturday for allegedly adding to the general havoc as police received reports of “rocks and eggs being thrown, cars being…
Israel’s rise in Covid deaths: why it’s happening, and the lessons for the UK
So what is happening? Why should a country that is so well vaccinated still be suffering like this? According to experts, there are a number of answers….
Question Time, review: ‘Anti-vaxx’ special was mercifully short on microchips and nutjobs
This was not the Question Time “anti-vaxxer” special that some people feared. Where were all the nutjobs convinced that Bill Gates was trying to implant microchips in…
Question Time, review: ‘Anti-vaxx’ special was mercifully short on microchips and nutjobs
This was not the Question Time “anti-vaxxer” special that some people feared. Where were all the nutjobs convinced that Bill Gates was trying to implant microchips in…
I congratulated the BBC for inviting the unvaccinated to Question Time. That might make you cringe, but I meant it
Two audience members stood out: a man with a philosophy degree who came armed with a list of reputed side-effects, to which it was pointed out that…
Spotify bust-up shows companies cannot stay neutral on Covid jabs
Compulsory vaccination, as in much of Europe, is a step too far. It will create too much division, create martyrs among a small group of anti-vaccination extremists,…
Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid as anti-vaccine truckers bring chaos to Ottawa
Justin Trudeau has tested positive for coronavirus as truckers opposed to vaccine mandates protested in the Canadian capital. Canada’s prime minister is vaccinated and boosted, and had…
We’ll fight mandatory Covid vaccines in the courts, say NHS staff facing sack
The Government is facing a legal challenge over mandatory coronavirus vaccines for NHS workers, The Telegraph has learned. The Health Secretary has been warned that the policy…
Unvaccinated NHS staff could be spared the sack as compulsory jabs plan ‘under review’
When plans for the rule were first revealed by The Telegraph last May, about 155,000 NHS workers had yet to have their first jab. NHS guidance to…
Self-isolation for unvaccinated travellers to be scrapped in time for half-term
Unvaccinated travellers are to be spared self-isolation in the biggest easing of travel restrictions by ministers for more than a year. Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, is…
How to get a Covid pass for travel
The NHS app or a letter from the NHS are the two ways in which Britons can show proof of vaccination for travel abroad. Travellers who have received the booster…
Covid vaccine deadline for NHS staff set to be pushed back
Compulsory Covid vaccines for NHS workers would be delayed for six months, under eleventh-hour plans being considered by Boris Johnson to help quell a seismic revolt among…
Should we be vaccinating babies against Covid?
Sarah wasn’t too worried when her two-year-old son contracted Covid in October last year. “I was completely naive. Everyone says children are not that affected by it,…
The NHS doctors picking ‘no jab’ over a job
James remains insistent that pushing ahead with the policy in the face of a mass exodus is a blinkered reaction to a climate of fear. “We’ve been…