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Infectious diseases

  • People pay tribute to loved ones at the Covid memorial wall in London.

    Covid inquiry report proves that lessons have not been learned

    Letters: Edward Rosen, Jabeer Butt and Edward Lyon respond to the first report of the official Covid inquiry
  • The sign outside the company HQ of Gilead

    Fair Access
    HIV drug could be made for just $40 a year for every patient

    Generic version of a drug already on the market, which can suppress and prevent HIV, would still yield 30% profit if the current price was slashed, researchers say
  • Impassive moping … Coma

    Coma review – vital signs are weak in Bertrand Bonello’s mopey lockdown drama

    There are stabs of the same fear that made The Beast fascinating, but this tale of a bored teenager in a scary, affectless future is too unfocused
  • Two women in face masks walk past a wall with many hearts drawn on it.

    UK in ‘worse state’ to deal with pandemic than before Covid, say experts

    Health professionals argue inequalities, crisis in NHS and pressure in care homes leave Britain vulnerable
  • Baroness Heather Hallett

    The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry’s first report: poor preparation with tragic consequences

    Citizens were failed by a lack of planning, and Lady Hallett wants a better system to be built fast
  • Petra Fleming in front of Covid wall of remembrance with red hearts

    ‘Bittersweet’: Covid report does not go far enough, say bereaved families

    Relatives feel vindicated by ‘damning’ analysis of an unprepared Britain but say many issues not addressed
    • Guardian Opinion cartoon
      Martin Rowson on the UK’s Covid inquiry – cartoon

    • Covid inquiry: Hallett prescribes ‘red teams’ as antidote to flawed thinking

    • Verdict due on impact of Brexit and austerity on Covid-19 response

  • Police officers outside the main entrance to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry hearing.

    First Covid inquiry report to set out ‘appalling failures’ during pandemic

    Catalogue of errors by government and health officials includes the deliberate winding down of PPE stockpiles
  • Green-and-golden bell frogs peek out of round holes in masonry bricks painted dark grey

    The age of extinction
    ‘Frog saunas’ could save species from deadly fungal disease, study finds

  • Two sleek seals on a beach bare their teeth at each other

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    ‘Everyone was paddling to get away’: seals with rabies alarm South Africa’s surfers

  • A child wearing inhaling through a mask with an inhaler attached

    Rise in Covid jab rates may protect children against asthma attacks, study finds

    Higher inoculation rates could make it less likely viruses will spread, thereby reducing risk to asthmatic children

June 2024

  • The arms and legs of an African child covered by small fluid-filled blisters

    Warnings over lethal and contagious strain of mpox as children in DRC die

  • A galaxy (Photograph: ESO/M. Kornmesser/PA Wire)

    Science Weekly
    A black hole awakens and why some people avoid Covid: the week in science – podcast

  • An electron microscope image of coronaviruses.

    Covid immune response study could explain why some escape infection

  • Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak stand in front of table holding snadwiches and drinks

    Johnson and Sunak should retain Covid convictions, says Starmer

  • Bird flu pandemic risk rises as cow cases appear and officials warn of humans’ role

  • Life with long Covid
    ‘A 30-second walk would exhaust me beyond reason’: Natacha’s life with long Covid

  • The Guardian view on the US and vaccine disinformation: a stupid, shocking and deadly game

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