England must act before Christmas to reduce the impact of omicron
The world is fast running out of time to act to limit hospitalisations and deaths from omicron, with England having...
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How reliable are covid-19 lateral flow tests for detecting omicron?
The rise of the omicron coronavirus variant has put an increased focus on regular testing, but are rapid lateral flow...
Covid-19 news: Pregnant women added to UK’s vaccine priority list
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and...
Covid-19 news: Chris Whitty urges caution as UK cases hit record level
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and...
The world faces an omicron Christmas but isn’t doing much about it yet
The festive season will be dominated by a large wave of covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant, but few...
Why won't the West embrace Russia’s highly effective covid-19 vaccine?
Scepticism in Western countries around Russia’s vaccine reflects politics not science – the Sputnik V vaccine has the highest protection...
We failed to prevent omicron – can we stop future variants evolving?
There is a lot more that countries could be doing to reduce the risk of new coronavirus variants arising, but...
How likely are you to get reinfected now that omicron is spreading?
Many people all over the world have now had one infection with covid-19 – how does that affect their future...
Covid-19 news: 28 million years of life lost globally to covid
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and...
Covid-19 vaccine: Skin patch could work better than injections
Covid-19 vaccines in use today have to be stored at cold temperatures, but a patch covered in tiny plastic spikes...
