The highly contagious new ‘Stratus’ variant has spread rapidly in the UK and now accounts for the vast majority of Covid infections, new figures show. But while the variant, officially known as XFG, ...

The UK is in the middle of a new COVID-19 wave, driven by the summer holiday season and exacerbated by large-scale sporting events, such as the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament. Other summer events ...

Elevated risks were particularly seen in unvaccinated people who fell ill. People who were diagnosed with severe COVID-19 infections from the first wave of the pandemic could face double the risk of ...

Findings reveal a general decline in vaccine hesitancy during the 15 months following the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in 2021-2022, with almost two-thirds of those initially hesitant going on to receive ...