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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Omicron variants drive 34% jump in England’s Covid infections

    Scotland remains the nation hit hardest by the surge, according to the ONS

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Oxford BioMedica extends Covid vaccine deal with AstraZeneca

    New three-year contract in place if UK drugmaker continues to manufacture the jab

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Q&ACoronavirus pandemic
    How worried should we be about new Covid variants?

    FT science editor Clive Cookson and global pharma correspondent Hannah Kuchler answered your questions about rising Omicron infections and vaccine efficiency

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    FDA panel recommends redesigning Covid vaccine to target Omicron variant

    Change would incorporate genetic material from fast-spreading strain in new boosters

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Anjana Ahuja
    Monkeypox makes pledges of pandemic solidarity look hollow

    The global south has once again been abandoned in its quest for vaccines

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Australia
    Australia locks down honey bees to protect critical industry from parasite

    Apiaries subject to Covid-style restrictions to save pollinators crucial to agricultural sector

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China slashes quarantine restrictions as Covid cases fall

    Hotel confinement for international visitors cut by half as Beijing tries to revive the economy

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Reproductive rights
    Abortion pills in demand after reversal of Roe vs Wade

    Remote providers report a leap in requests as conservative US states roll out a number of restrictions

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Croda International PLC
    US government to invest up to $75mn in new Croda factory

    Washington seeks to expand domestic production of crucial component of mRNA vaccines

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Pause in medication would improve Covid jab response for millions, study shows

    Short break in immune suppression treatment improves antibody production after vaccination while doing little harm

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    Covid in China: Xi’s fraying relationship with the middle class

    The new buzzword for Chinese people sick of being locked down is ‘runxue’: the study of leaving the country completely

  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    BioNTech/Pfizer say Omicron-targeting boosters elicit strong immune response

    New vaccine candidates significantly outperform existing Covid jabs at targeting the most prevalent strain

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Disrupted Times
    Pandemics don’t have neat endings

    UK surge in infection rates, US faces recession, give women their Wimbledon due

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Covid infections rise 20% in England as new Omicron variants spread

    Scotland hit hardest in the UK as cases climb 40% to leave one in 20 people suffering from the disease

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Living with Covid-19 requires caution, not complacency

    Governments need to plan now for what could be a tough autumn

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Monkeypox thought to be mutating faster than anticipated, study finds

    WHO debates raising classification of outbreak as some authorities widen eligibility for vaccines

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Sanofi-GSK Covid vaccine found effective against Omicron

    Pharma companies are hoping to catch up with rivals as they report promising trial results for jab

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Covid vaccines prevented 20mn deaths globally, study finds

    Mathematical modelling looked at deaths directly and indirectly linked to jabs

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Coronavirus treatment
    UK prepares to include over-50s in autumn Covid booster campaign

    Javid says he asked officials to revise previous plans that would exclude under-65s

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Flu epidemic risks sweeping China left vulnerable by zero-Covid fixation

    Xi Jinping orders public health policy to prioritise Covid control over all other diseases

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Medical science
    Poliovirus detected in London sewage samples

    UK health agency investigating possibility of community transmission says risk to public ‘extremely low’

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Moderna
    Moderna calls for approval of two-strain Covid vaccine booster

    US biotech group says shot targeting both first strain and Omicron could help avert ‘large rise’ in cases

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    UK signs £1bn deal with Moderna for new vaccine centre

    Government seeks to secure domestic jab supply and prepare for future pandemics in deal with Boston biotech

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Behind the Money podcast28 min listen
    Inside Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy two-step

    This legal manoeuvre is setting a new precedent for corporations to evade accountability in America

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Uhuru Kenyatta
    President Kenyatta: We need vaccines and investment to tip the scales against malaria

    After years in retreat, the disease is once again on the rise across the continent

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