COVID-19

Mar 27, 20212 min read

The Economist - A special edition on our coronavirus coverage

Welcome to our weekly newsletter highlighting The Economist’s best coverage of the pandemic and its effects. Our cover this week lays out...

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Covid vaccinations: No reason to stop using AstraZeneca jab, says WHO

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Mar 13, 20213 min read

Covid vaccinations: No reason to stop using AstraZeneca jab, says WHO

by BBC News Countries should not stop using AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine over fears it causes blood clots as there is no indication...

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Mar 9, 20213 min read

EU Vaccine Certificate Could Open Door to Russian, Chinese Shots

by Bloomberg The European Union will propose a certificate that could ease travel for those who have taken EU-approved vaccines as well...

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Mar 4, 20212 min read

Modified COVID-19 vaccines for variants to be fast-tracked, says MHRA and other regulators

Future vaccine modifications that respond to new variants of coronavirus to be made available quickly to UK recipients, without...

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Mar 2, 20214 min read

Vaccination passport to unlock Europe for UK tourists

Ursula von der Leyen, the commission president, announced the vaccination passport scheme. European leaders in Brussels have pledged that...

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Feb 28, 20215 min read

‘We are slowly dying here’

Turkish Cypriot traders don’t know how long more they can hang on A YEAR after the Ledra Street/Lokmaci crossing was closed there is...

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Boris Johnson to pledge surplus Covid vaccine to poorer countries at G7

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Feb 18, 20214 min read

Boris Johnson to pledge surplus Covid vaccine to poorer countries at G7

PM to counter accusations that richest countries are piling up supplies and creating global inequality Boris Johnson will lead efforts to...

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Covid-19 In TRNC Six Months Earlier Than Reported

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Feb 10, 20212 min read

Covid-19 In TRNC Six Months Earlier Than Reported

The Near East University Institute of DESAM, which announced that it had detected the British variant of Covid-19, which had mutated and...

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Common asthma treatment reduces need for hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients, study suggests

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Feb 9, 20212 min read

Common asthma treatment reduces need for hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients, study suggests

Early treatment with a medication commonly used to treat asthma appears to significantly reduce the need for urgent care and...

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Coronavirus: No South Africa or Brazil variants found so far

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Feb 3, 20211 min read

Coronavirus: No South Africa or Brazil variants found so far

More positive cases have been found for the Covid-19 variant first detected in the UK, but none for the variants from South Africa and...

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One Pfizer/BioNTech jab gives '90% immunity' from Covid after 21 days

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Feb 3, 20212 min read

One Pfizer/BioNTech jab gives '90% immunity' from Covid after 21 days

New analysis runs counter to earlier study which suggested one dose may not give adequate protection One dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech...

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Covid-19: The unofficial UK inquiry—why did so many have to die?

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Jan 26, 202116 min read

Covid-19: The unofficial UK inquiry—why did so many have to die?

From the early mess on test, track and trace to dangerous immunity theories, there’s plenty of blame to go round. But a lot of drift and...

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