Gunman who attacked CDC aimed to send message against COVID-19 vaccine Investigators say the suspect blamed the COVID vaccine for his health issues ahead of a deadly shooting in Atlanta. Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2025
RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025
A-level results in England expected to return to near pre-pandemic levels Career-focused subjects such as business studies and economics to surpass traditional academic disciplines like history in popularity The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025
Eddington ends with a dark joke about disability – but its punchline is centuries old This story contains spoilers about ‘Eddington,’ ‘Midsommar’ and ‘Hereditary.’ The Conversation · Aug 10, 2025
Top A-level grades may remain higher this year than pre-pandemic levels – expert A higher percentage of entries awarded an A or A* may be the ‘new normal’, it has been suggested. The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Century-old pair of lungs stored in jar reveals how 1918 Spanish flu pandemic began Findings could lead to better understanding of how viruses adapt to humans during a pandemic The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Friday briefing: What will US funding cuts on mRNA vaccines mean for the health of the world? In today’s newsletter: The global scientific community is reeling after the US announced sweeping cuts to vaccine research, reigniting fears that misinformation is driving critical health policy The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025
'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemics mRNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of huge federal funding cuts. LiveScience · Aug 8, 2025
Private Credit, Public Risk: AI Is Eating The Debt Market After a post-pandemic recovery that heavily leaned on consumer spending, the last two quarters have seen a flip. Corporate spending is now leading the charge, owing to relentless investments in artificial intelligence. Benzinga · Aug 7, 2025
Germany Factory Output Lowest Since Pandemic In 2020 German industrial production slumped in June to its lowest level since the pandemic in 2020, data showed Thursday, underlining the fragility of Europe's top economy even before US President Donald Trump's new tariffs kicked in. International Business Times · Aug 7, 2025
Cassidy says canceled vaccine research needed to fight pandemics - Roll Call The chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee denounced a decision by the federal government to phase out mRNA vaccine development, warning that could hurt pandemic preparedness. Roll Call · Aug 7, 2025
COVID Aged Your Brain Faster, Even if You Didn't Get Sick Whether you contracted COVID or not, your brain took a hit. Here's what that means for your health and what you can do about it. Kiplinger · Aug 7, 2025
Minnesota man gets 28 years for pandemic-era food fraud A leader in a sprawling Minnesota food fraud plot during the coronavirus pandemic has been sentenced to 28 years in prison The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025
Doctors decry RFK Jr decision to slash mRNA vaccine grants: ‘Our nation will pay in lives’ ‘A tremendous step backward, the politicization of science, and RFK Jr., who has been a lifelong anti-vaccine propagandist and science denialist, is now making policy,’ one doctor said The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a 'medical miracle.' Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement President Donald Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a "miracle" for combating COVID-19
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 What to know about mRNA vaccines Research shows mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025 Despite RFK’s funding block, mRNA vaccines are too impressive to ignore Scientists fear decision may increase vaccine hesitancy, but other countries are still willing to invest in research
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025 A super-friendly 1950s-style diner, empty because of Covid: Leah Frances’s best photograph ‘The Very Best was a beautiful place to stop and chat. One waitress had been there for 44 years. I photographed it empty as a metaphor for people having been kept apart by the pandemic’
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025 UK construction activity in July falls at steepest rate since Covid Collapse in housebuilding underscores challenge for government in meeting its target of building 1.5m new homes
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 Drones, fines and elephant mosquitoes: How China is fighting the chikungunya virus outbreak after nearly 8,000 cases Authorities introduce strict pandemic-era measures to curb spread of chikungunya fever
The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2025 RFK Jr’s health department to halt $500m in mRNA vaccine research Agency to end 22 federal contracts, questioning safety of technology credited with helping end Covid pandemic
Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2025 US crime rates dropped in 2024, new FBI report shows Murder offences decrease by 14.9 percent as US public safety continues to improve after pandemic, according to FBI data.
International Business Times · Aug 6, 2025 US Axes MRNA Vaccine Contracts, Casting Safety Doubts President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced it would terminate 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines, questioning the safety of a technology credited with helping end the Covid pandemic and saving millions of lives.
International Business Times UK · Aug 5, 2025 Another Pandemic? Chikungunya Virus' Rising Cases Prompt Measures Similar To COVID-19 Crisis China reported over 7,000 cases of the chikungunya virus since July. Will it become another global pandemic?
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025 Why an increasing number of GP appointments are taking place remotely The percentage of remote appointments in June was the highest proportion since the pandemic