Category: COVID-19

Thiagarajan asks why there has been a surge of covid-19 in India.1 K Srinath Reddy,…

Covid-19 came to our attention at the end of 2019. Since then, it has directly…

Boris Johnson’s announcement of a public inquiry into his government’s handling of covid-19, followed hard…

Concerns have been raised about the use of lateral flow tests in the government’s mass…

As covid-19 incidence rates decrease and vaccination coverage increases, the UK is looking to re-commence…

The United States caught the world by surprise on 5 May 2021 when it announced…

Raffle and Gill shine an uncomfortable light on a major strand of UK government policy—mass…

The government and senior officials fell “disastrously short” in their response to the covid-19 pandemic,…

The prime minister’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings has launched an incendiary attack on England’s…

Munro and colleagues list several strategies for mitigating the negative effects of the covid-19 pandemic…

With new daily covid-19 cases in steep decline across Europe and North America, and now…

Over the past year, numerous individuals and institutions have called on governments and other authorities…

It’s hard to overestimate the impact of the Recovery trial. In just one year, it’s…

Local public health teams in areas with high case numbers of the B.1.617.2 variant first…

A study of blood donors in the city of Manaus has found that 1 in…

Members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s retired pharmacists group committee have been collating our experiences…

The UK government has been urged to speed up giving two doses of the covid-19…

Modi and Hanson highlight the importance of placing the health of children at the centre…

Last week England’s health and social care secretary, Matt Hancock, linked high rates of infection…

Some rich countries are “continuing to put their relationships with big pharma ahead of ending…

In a move likened to the way governments have assumed emergency powers in response to…

As the UK eases its covid-19 restrictions, and the initial two-dose vaccination rollout nears its…

AbstractObjectiveTo determine the incidence of hospital admissions and associated mortality rates for non-covid medical conditions…

In May 2020, Sarah Wollaston, Mike Gill, and I called for a rapid inquiry into…

“Make it the last pandemic,” urges the report of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness…

A group of 567 prominent figures in India have called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

When Brazil’s pandemic spiralled out of control in March 2021, leaders across South America scrambled…

Prevention is better than cure. Simple. Clear. Logical. Except that it is easily overcomplicated, clouded,…

What you need to knowLack of confidence in vaccines for covid-19 poses direct and indirect…

Covid-19 is a respiratory infection, although it can be associated with both acute and long…

Research, 24 AprilSivan and colleagues1 and Ayoubkhani and colleagues2 describe the scale of adverse health…

Like many Indian doctors, Kafeel Khan says that he’s long known about the country’s lack…

Covid-19 has exposed glaring gaps in the global system for preventing, detecting, and responding to…

More than nine in 10 UK adults have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 following one dose of…

In April 2021, Pfizer and Moderna announced efficacy results at the six month mark from…

The challenges outlined in Sivan and colleagues’ commentary on Ayoubkhani and colleagues’ evidence of the…

The government has said it was implementing a “belt and braces” approach to tackle rising…

To be effective, public health measures should be both simple and easily applied. The focus…

The UK government has launched a covid-19 antivirals taskforce with the aim of deploying drugs…

In rich nations that have plentiful doses of covid-19 vaccines, including the UK and the…

What is hacking?Hacking is the deliberate unauthorised access of computer systems, including devices like laptops…

We agree with Tang and colleagues that safer indoor environments are needed as covid-19 becomes…

India has recorded its highest weekly covid-19 death toll, reporting an average 4029 deaths a…

The covid-19 pandemic was a preventable disaster with weak links at every point in the…

In its human host, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has followed unusually volatile and seemingly unpredictable…

Following widespread vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 of older adults and other highly vulnerable groups, some high…

How should we balance the need for speed with our duty towards care and rigour?…

In January 2021, global observers marvelled at India’s smooth passage through the first wave of…

It became known locally as “the massacre”: the day in August 2017 when the medical…

bmj;373/may12_4/n1191/FAF1faThis week the Menswear Archive, based at Westminster University, launched Undercover: From Necessity to Luxury,…