Coronavirus | The Guardian Official UK figures show 33% jump in deaths from alcohol-specific causes from 2019 – the highest since records began in 2001Alcohol killed a record number of people in 2022 as heavier drinking in the Covid pandemic took its toll in the UK, new official figures have revealed.Nearly 2,500 more people died […]Continue reading
Coronavirus | The Guardian Bill Shorten has meanwhile labelled X (formerly Twitter) ‘very arrogant’ after Elon Musk’s decision to challenge an order to remove content relating to last Monday’s Sydney church stabbing. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Matildas’ route to potential Asian Cup […]Continue reading
Coronavirus | The Guardian Study from University of California, Irvine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital shows prison mortality rate spiked at least 50%When the Covid-19 pandemic began, it wasn’t hard to predict that incarcerated people would be at higher risk. Many prisons and jails are crowded, dirty places with inconsistent access to healthcare – breeding […]Continue reading
Coronavirus | The Guardian Exclusive: Extensive polling ordered by the then chancellor, documents reveal, but scientific advisers not consultedRishi Sunak ordered multiple taxpayer-funded focus groups and polls to craft the messaging of his planned “eat out to help out” campaign in July 2020, despite keeping the UK’s top medical and scientific advisers in the dark […]Continue reading
Coronavirus | The Guardian Former PM tells podcast he got vaccinated so as not to give anyone ‘an excuse for keeping us locked up any longer than was absolutely necessary’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former prime minister Tony Abbott […]Continue reading
Coronavirus | The Guardian Exclusive: Multi-dose vials could push up charge per patient, with experts warning cost could widen inequalitiesCheaper private Covid jabs could end up being just as expensive as their pricier alternative because the vaccine must be given in groups of five, experts have warned.Boots and pharmacies that partner with the company Pharmadoctor […]Continue reading
Coronavirus | The Guardian Medical company says TGA regulations prevented it from responding to incorrect claims about its vaccine in 2021Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAstraZeneca has called for reforms to Australia’s rules around discussion of medicines, saying public confusion over its Covid vaccine was created because the […]Continue reading
Coronavirus | The Guardian Citizen-led commission suggests deaths may have been avoided if transfers to hospital were allowedThe lives of more than 4,000 care home residents in Madrid could have been saved if the regional government had allowed them to be treated in hospitals, the findings of a citizen-led Covid commission have suggested.Launched in April […]Continue reading
Coronavirus | The Guardian Pharmacy to offer Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to those not eligible for NHS booster shot from next weekBoots is to offer Covid vaccinations for almost £100 a shot, making it the latest provider to sell the jabs to those not eligible for a booster through the NHS.The company has confirmed it will offer […]Continue reading
