pandemic

Ebola risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: WHO

In an update on the fast-developing situation in eastern DRC, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that…

3 months ago

UK alcohol deaths fall for first time since Covid pandemic

Experts say the “modest reduction” is “not cause for complacency”, with calls to redouble efforts to slash deaths further. Source…

3 months ago

Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins

The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to…

4 months ago

Government to lead UK emergency pandemic exercise in autumn

The national pandemic response exercise will be the first of its kind in nearly a decade, designed to test capabilities,…

2 years ago

Covid origins: Genetic ghosts suggest pandemic started in market

The research teams also analysed the genetic code of the viral samples found in the market, and compared them to…

2 years ago

Covid inquiry: ‘I grieve the person I was before the pandemic’

More than 50 witnesses are expected to give evidence over the next 10 weeks, including scientists, medical experts, healthcare workers…

2 years ago

How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic

The nine years from 2011 up to the start of the Covid pandemic are also littered with missed opportunities. The…

2 years ago

UK ‘failed citizens’ with flawed pandemic plans

Significant flaws in the UK’s pandemic planning meant Covid caused more deaths and economic costs than it should have, the…

2 years ago