The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

John Oliver on opioid settlements: ‘We can change the arc of this story’

Last Week Tonight host looks into spending by state and local authorities of $50bn from settlements in the opioid crisis

The Guardian - US · May 13, 2024

Cost of living crisis may be factor in low whooping cough jab rates, experts say

Analysis shows rates of uptake of six-in-one vaccine lowest in the most deprived areas of England

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024

Saudia Arabia reports deadly MERS cases

First detected in 2012, MERS has about a 36% fatality rate and is similar to the virus that causes COVID-19

Salon · May 11, 2024

Covishield vaccine has had more benefits than risks, says study by Kozhikode doctors

Retrospective study from Kozhikode doctors finds minimal risks of Covishield vaccine, peer-reviewed for publication in medical journal.

The Hindu · May 4, 2024

Warning over asthma drug after 500 neuropsychiatric reactions reported in young children

UK medicines regulator says information accompanying montelukast will alert users to risk of mood and behaviour changes

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024

Families 'give up legal action' against Astrazeneca after Covid vaccine blood clot deaths

Twelve families have dropped their cases, according to reports

Evening Standard · May 3, 2024

In India, all vaccine-related AEFI are routinely monitored and COVID is no exception, says health expert

All ‘Adverse Events Following Immunisation’ (AEFI) after COVID-19 vaccinations continue to be monitored, a senior official said.

The Hindu · May 2, 2024

Infected blood inquiry: study that said risk was seen as ‘tolerable’ omitted patient death

Exclusive: 2003 study was cited as evidence that risks of hepatitis C could not have been foreseen at the time

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024

MMR jab uptake among young people in England up by 23% since 2023, says NHS

Exclusive: Vaccinations rise amid national campaign, but reported measles cases have increased by 40% since March

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024

‘My mum gave the injections that killed my brothers’: how UK’s infected blood scandal has torn lives apart

As an inquiry into the infected blood scandal that has claimed 3,000 lives in Britain prepares to report on its findings, victims and families who have lost loved ones tell their stories

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024