Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response
9 June 2022
A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic
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How to Prevent the Next Pandemic review: Bill Gates’s timely blueprint
2 May 2022
Bill Gates’s plans to avoid chaos caused by future viruses are sound and well explained, but he omits a key issue
Devi Sridhar interview: Don't blame the scientists for lockdown
8 June 2021
Devi Sridhar has been a constant voice in the ear of governments throughout the pandemic. She tells Adam Vaughan why scientists aren’t to blame for lockdowns and why we must not become complacent about the virus's toll
One in four people in England exercised less during and after lockdown
27 April 2021
A large number of people did less exercise through lockdown and never increased it back to normal levels, with potentially long-term repercussions for physical and mental health
Pandemic’s damage to UK education and mental health will last a decade
23 March 2021
The social, cultural and economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic will cause a decade-long shadow across education, mental health and public trust, according to a landmark report
2021 preview: How soon will a covid-19 vaccine return life to normal?
24 December 2020
We have a coronavirus vaccine, but normal life is still some way off. In the meantime, here are the big issues facing us in the months ahead
Coronavirus death toll reaches 1 million – how did we get here?
16 September 2020
Despite a global health response, the coronavirus pandemic has claimed a million lives since it first emerged in Wuhan, China. How did we get here?
Lockdown measures return as covid-19 cases spike in several countries
30 June 2020
Coronavirus cases have surged in several areas thought to have the virus under control, including parts of South Korea, Australia and the US.
