Top news of the week: 06.09.2022.
Whatever happened to the Botswana scientist who identified omicron — then caught it?
Sikhulile Moyo led the team that first identified omicron — and was dismayed by the world's reaction — blaming and blacklisting African nations. He's now a bit more optimistic.
CDC signs off on updated Covid-19 boosters
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, signed off Thursday on the recommendation of the agency's independent vaccine advisers in favor of ...
Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 booster approved by UK medicines regulator
The adapted COVID-19 vaccine targets both the original virus and the Omicron variant
Covid-19 inquiry to examine NI Executive's response to pandemic
It will examine the decision-making of key groups and individuals at Stormont.
How covid-19 spreads: narratives, counter narratives, and social dramas
Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues explore why inaccurate narratives about the mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 emerged early in the pandemic and shaped a flawed policy response, with ...
Guided by the science? Questions for the UK’s covid-19 public inquiry
A BMJ series examines how politicians used, and failed to use, evidence in response to the pandemic As we await the completion of the UK’s covid-19 inquiry, chaired by Heather Hallett,1 we ...
Europe is heading for recession. How bad will it be?
Its inflation shock is coinciding with an economic downturn
Covid Inquiry
As we await the completion of the UK’s covid-19 inquiry, we will need patience and realistic expectations. But with the excess death toll approaching 200,000, there is little doubt that the ...