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‘Unacceptable’ – probe finds evidence ‘do not resuscitate orders’ were used without consent at start of Pandemic
“It is unacceptable for clinical decisions – decisions which could dictate whether someone’s loved one gets the right care when they need it most – to be applied in a blanket approach to any group of people.”
‘Don’t doubt. Just get the vaccine’: Volunteer believes jab saved her from Covid
The Pfizer trialist urged people: ‘Don’t doubt. Just get the vaccine.’
Government doesn’t rule out sending asylum seekers to Ascension Island or using ‘giant wave machines’ in Channel
“It would improve your credibility if you could just rule out some of the completely bonkers proposals.”
Comparing Thalidomide to Covid-19 vaccine ‘insulting’ as it ‘suits anti-vaxxers to have something to compare to’
"Insulting that suddenly Thalidomide gets remembered after all these years when it suits anti-vaxxers to have something to compare to”.
What could do wrong? PM warns of ‘logistical challenges’ to roll out vaccine to public
“I think at this stage it is very, very important that people do not get their hopes up too soon about the speed with which we will be able to roll out this vaccine."
Great Barrier Reef ‘critical’ as climate change hits huge number of natural World Heritage Sites
This report signals the urgency with which we must tackle environmental challenges together at the planetary scale.”
Covid-19: Debunking the most common anti-vaxxer arguments
We do our best to answer the most common queries about the new Covid-19 vaccine.
With ‘700 hours to Brexit’ Ministers accused of having ‘unlimited disregard’ for Good Friday Agreement
“With barely 700 hours to go until the end of the transition period, it is absurd that so many issues still need to be clarified."
The first vaccine approval is an historic moment. Does Brexit imperil it?
The approval of the first Covid-19 vaccine is an amazing scientific achievement. Does Brexit put it at risk?