Vaccinations
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‘Vaccine refuseniks’: why the hesitancy?
Today's Big Question Bolton MP hits back at Tories who blame the eligible but unvaccinated for a potential delay to the end of lockdown
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Black market scammers cash in on India’s coronavirus crisis
feature Desperate families being duped with fake medicines and promises of access to hospital beds and funeral services
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Who will be next to get the Covid-19 vaccine?
Speed Read Sadiq Khan and Tony Blair join calls to let young skip the vaccine queue in areas hit by India variant
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How many people need to be vaccinated to get back to normal?
feature Herd immunity percentage is not a ‘magic threshold’
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San Marino is first European country to offer ‘vaccine vacation’
Speed Read Tiny landlocked nation to give Russian Sputnik vaccine to paying tourists
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The government’s plan for stemming spread of the India coronavirus variant
feature Vaccinations could be brought forward to halt more infectious strain
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Why under-40s will be offered alternative to Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
feature Experts say potential blood clot risk vs. benefits of the Covid jab is ‘more finely balanced’ for younger adults
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Concern over clusters of India ‘double mutant’ Covid variant in the UK
feature Leaked emails reveal PHE considers risk from highly infectious strain to be ‘high’
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What a waiver on Covid vaccine patents would mean for global rollout
In Depth US is backing plan to suspend protections in order to boost coronavirus jabs supply
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EU ‘preparing to sue’ AstraZeneca over missing Covid doses
feature Ireland’s health minister confirms that Brussels is considering a possible lawsuit over delivery shortfall
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How hiking health workers made Bhutan a vaccine world leader
In Depth Army of volunteers inoculate more than half of population in just seven days
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Why self-amplifying RNA vaccines are ‘revolutionary’
feature Experts hope new technology may herald major step forward in vaccinology beyond Covid-19
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Quiz of The Week: 10 - 16 April
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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What China’s low jab efficacy means for the global vaccination effort
In Depth Senior official raises fear over effectiveness of vaccines in wide use across Asia and Africa
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