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Scientists monitoring new Covid Delta variant with ‘horrific spike profile’In the Spotlight Experts show ‘concern’ over B.1.1.529 variant seen in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why Sweden’s first female prime minister lasted just seven hoursfeature Political ‘bulldozer’ hits the skids as Green Party quits governing coalition
By The Week Staff Published
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The link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the UK’s Covid reprievefeature Experts question claim that Oxford-developed jab has saved Britain from Europe’s high hospitalisation rates
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How the world reported Europe’s eruption of anti-lockdown protestsfeature Tens of thousands rally in violent demonstrations against new Covid-19 restrictions
By The Week Staff Published
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How long Covid exposes a key problem with Western medicinefeature Expert argues that our simplistic and one-dimensional view of illness is unsustainable
By The Week Staff Published
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AstraZeneca Covid-19 antibody treatment ‘more effective than vaccines’feature Trial finds injection reduces risk of symptomatic infection by 83%
By The Week Staff Published
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How the world reported Austria’s lockdown for the unvaccinatedfeature ‘Unprecedented’ measures introduced as country records highest infections in western Europe
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Is Germany’s fourth wave of Covid-19 a warning of things to come?In Depth Angela Merkel urges faster jab rollout as incidence rate passes 300 for first time
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The Bank of England official warning women against home workingIn the Spotlight Not returning to the office will result in ‘two track’ career development, senior policymaker claims
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Vaccine ‘trust deficit’ driving Eastern European Covid-19 waveIn Depth Hospitals overwhelmed as jab scepticism undermines efforts to end pandemic
By The Week Staff Published
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Is India ‘beating’ Covid – or facing a deadly third wave?In Depth Hopes that virus has ‘exhausted itself’ challenged by experts as vaccine drive stalls
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Has Russia’s vaccine disinformation campaign fatally backfired?In Depth Country’s Covid deaths climb to record high as authorities grapple with jab mistrust
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The ‘besieged’ Syrian province at risk of falling to vaccine skepticismfeature Delta variant hits Idlib as online conspiracy theories threaten jab rollout
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Singapore hit by ‘mystery’ blip surge in Covid casesIn Depth City-state forced to pause shift away from zero-coronavirus policy
By The Week Staff Published
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