Covid
Fauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testify in Senate Covid hearing
[ad_1] Dr Anthony Fauci, who served as a key adviser to Donald Trump and Joe Biden during the Covid-19 pandemic, has refused to answer questions at a high-profile congressional hearing,...
Fauci to face Republican questions over Covid pandemic origins – US politics live
[ad_1] Key eventsFauci to face questions from Senate Republicans over pandemic originsHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Senators are expected to question Anthony Fauci, the former veteran director...
‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say
[ad_1] The hantavirus outbreak, while unlikely to spark the next big pandemic, is shining a spotlight on the ways public health has deteriorated in the US: its ability to test...
FDA blocked studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines safe, HHS official says
[ad_1] The US Food and Drug Administration has blocked the publication of several studies that found Covid-19 and shingles vaccines to be safe, according to a spokesperson from the Department...
Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report
[ad_1] North Korea dramatically increased its use of the death penalty after closing its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic, using its isolation to escalate killings when international scrutiny disappeared, according...
UK’s Covid vaccine programme must rebuild trust before next pandemic strikes, inquiry warns
[ad_1] The UK’s Covid vaccination programme was “an extraordinary feat” with protective jabs developed and delivered in record time, but work is now needed to rebuild trust in vaccines and...
New Zealand Covid response among world’s best but ‘scars’ remain, inquiry finds
[ad_1] A royal commission into New Zealand’s Covid response has found it was one of the best in the world but acknowledged the period had left “scars”.The second of two...
Tory peer to leave House of Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals
[ad_1] The Conservative peer Peter Gummer has said he will leave the House of Lords after an investigation found he committed five breaches of standards over Covid PPE deals and...
