The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

End to universal credit’s Covid top-up is fuelling rise in poverty, warns IFS

Pandemic’s £20 benefit uplift led to sharp fall in households living in poverty but replacement is far less effective

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023

Young families continued to leave cities last year – but at a slower pace

What will be the pandemic's lasting impact on where American families choose to settle down? It's still too soon to tell, but fresh data from the U.S. census provides some clues.

WEKU · Jul 9, 2023

At New York's Lincoln Center, love is definitely in the air with a post-pandemic mass wedding

New York's Lincoln Center is accustomed to hosting grand events, but Saturday's was far from routine

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023

What local governments need to lead properly

Local governments are manning the front lines of our most important global battles -- from managing severe weather and other climate shocks to preparing for the next pandemic, ensuring health for all, rectifying longstanding racial inequities, and addressing housing affordability. Urban areas now account for over half the world's population,…

Bangkok Post · Jul 7, 2023

'Fear of vaccines threatens all of us - and Covid has made it worse'

Simon Nicholas Williams, of Swansea University, argues that tackling vaccine hesitancy is a matter of global importance. This article originally appeared in The Conversation

Wales Online · Jul 7, 2023

Pandemic babies behind on communication at age two – but other developmental areas remain unaffected

The world changed for all of us when we were suddenly plunged into a pandemic in 2020. COVID sent us into a series of lockdowns in a bid to control the spread of the virus until a vaccine could be developed.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2023

Tuberculosis on the rise for first time in decades after COVID-19 interrupted public health interventions and increased inequality

Before SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spread across the world in 2020, tuberculosis was responsible for more deaths globally than any other infectious disease. But thanks to targeted public health efforts in the U.S. and globally, tuberculosis cases had been steadily falling for decades.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2023

Half of boomers and late Gen Xers who took early retirement during the first Covid wave have fallen into poverty

Researchers suggest around 390,000 of the 50 to 70-year-olds who retired in 2020-21 were forced to leave the workforce, as opposed to “retiring in comfort”.

Fortune · Jul 7, 2023

Spaces for People scheme to cost West Lothian £100,000 despite end of pandemic

The bill will cover the costs of removing some temporary measures and making others permanent

Daily Record · Jul 7, 2023

My rescue dog helped me reconnect with people after the pandemic, here's how

How adopting a rescue dog helped me overcome feelings of isolation and rediscover the joy of human connection after COVID

PetsRadar · Jul 7, 2023