Category: COVID-19

McKee and van Schalkwyk are right to raise broader questions about the management of the…

Earlier this month The BMJ and the Nuffield Trust hosted a roundtable discussion about the…

The government’s upcoming covid-19 public inquiry must include the effect of the pandemic on children…

During the covid-19 pandemic, we have seen the best of international collective action and its…

bmj;376/mar23_12/o752/FAF1faSarah Turton/BMA NewsChaand Nagpaul (centre), BMA council chair, this week addressed the guests at a…

Covid-19Doctors urge UK action on global vaccine fundingThe #vaccinatetheworld campaign, started by a group of…

Is this a thing?Different groups on different continents have recorded increased diagnoses of chilblain-like lesions…

What have we learnt about surveillance after two years of a pandemic? Will we have…

The UK parliament was denied the power to properly scrutinise laws related to covid-19 for…

A group of influential NHS doctors and medical bodies have called on the government to…

In the heat of the pandemic we parked our response to climate change. In the…

Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals have struggled to provide practical evidence…

Covid-19 is on the retreat across the American continents but it is too early for…

England has seen a rise in covid related hospital admissions in the past week, data…

Whole genome sequencing has been crucial in studying the evolution and genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2…

The covid-19 pandemic has been exacerbated by underinvestment in public health, an “infodemic” of false…

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has pledged up to $42m to support the…

A doctor who appeared in a video tweeted by Donald Trump questioning the need for…

On 24 February 2022, the UK government removed the legal requirement for people in England…

On 1 October 2021 Merck issued a press release1 reporting an interim analysis of Move-Out,…

Public funding given to companies for future vaccine development should have global access requirements built…

Up-to-date registers of clinically vulnerable patients must be created to ensure that those who are…

Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s covid-19 vaccine has 57.9% (95% confidence interval 26.5% to 76.7%) efficacy against…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has relaxed its rules on mask…

The sluggish pace of covid-19 vaccination in the Caribbean is leaving the region vulnerable to…

A last minute row over funding for free covid testing between the Treasury and the…

The UK’s covid-19 vaccination programme has been a success and has delivered value for money…

For Michelle Rodriguez, a covid-19 vaccination day often meant starting work at 4 am. Her…

People in England who test positive for covid-19 on a lateral flow test will soon…

bmj;376/jan05_2/n3163/FAF1faAfolabi Sotunde/Reuters/AlamyA truck dumps expired AstraZeneca covid vaccines at the Gosa dump site in Abuja,…

A number of NHS trusts in England have declared “critical incidents” because of staff absences…

The covid-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for both clinicians and healthcare institutions. Adapting to a…

US cases of covid-19 hit a record daily average of 265 000 cases on 28…

NHS staff who work directly with patients should have routine access to face masks that…

As of 13 December 2021, 270 million cases of covid-19 have been recorded worldwide,1 but…

Someone infected with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is estimated to be between 31% and…

Optimism is growing that the increasingly dominant omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 may produce less severe…

Expedited approval pathways have been increasingly used over the past 30 years to bring new…

The covid self-isolation period in England is being cut from 10 to seven days to…

Absence levels among the medical workforce in London are now higher than at any time…

President Joe Biden promised Americans half a billion home tests for covid-19 and medical help…

“Swedish statistics do not differ from other European countries,” Anders Tegnell, the state epidemiologist who…

The government has ignored its scientific advisers’ advice to impose immediate restrictions to stop the…

Since our previous editorial in September 2021,1 a growing body of evidence about covid-19 vaccine…

In January 2021, shortly after India rolled out its plans for nationwide vaccination coverage, a…

A 56 year old woman described by doctors as “the most complex covid patient in…

The development of polyvalent vaccines and new antivirals should lessen the need for social restrictions…

The UK government has been urged to update its list of symptoms for covid-19, after…

Data from South Africa’s largest private health insurer suggest that omicron is spreading faster than…

The NHS intends to maintain elective care procedures over the coming months despite rising numbers…