Covid: Christmas travel will fuel spread of Omicron, US expert warns
Coronavirus pandemic Christmas travel will increase the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, even among the fully vaccinated, the…
Covid: Call for rich nations to airlift millions of surplus vaccines
By Becky Morton BBC News Coronavirus pandemic More than 160 former world leaders and global figures have called on the…
Historic go-ahead for malaria vaccine to protect African children
By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent hildren across much of Africa are to be vaccinated against malaria in a…
US approves Covid booster jabs for some older and at-risk Americans
Coronavirus pandemic US drug regulators have approved Pfizer booster vaccines for people over 65 if they had their last…
Covid: What Israel tells us about the way out of the pandemic
Coronavirus pandemic Israel’s booster vaccination programme – offering a third shot to over-40s – has begun to show signs of…
Is catching Covid now better than more vaccine?
James Gallagher Health and science correspondent @JamesTGallagheron Twitter Coronavirus pandemic There are marked differences in your immune system after…
Mixing Covid vaccines gives good protection, study suggests
By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Coronavirus pandemic A mix-and-match approach to Covid vaccines – using different…
India Covid: Covishield ‘not eligible’ for EU travel pass
India’s Covishield jab is not eligible for a European Union travel pass for vaccinated tourists, reports say. Covishield is the…
Coronavirus vaccines: Will millions more jabs for poorer countries make a difference?
By Reality Check team BBC News Reality Check The US and UK have pledged to donate at least 600 million…
India Covid: Do reinfections pose a challenge to vaccines?
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic IMAGE COPYRIGHT PALLAVA BAGLAimage caption Pallava Bagla (right) was infected and hospitalised weeks after…