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Pregnant Mary Agyapong "had to continue working" despite worries for her health, an inquest hears.
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The decline suggests the winter wave of coronavirus deaths has ended, experts say.
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A daughter found her mother in a care home room with dried blood on the floor, an ombudsman says.
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Boris Johnson says the UK will "feel effects" of growing case numbers in Europe amid a row over vaccines.
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EU leaders will hold a virtual summit on Thursday to discuss the fate of vaccines made on the continent.
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Tommy, five, and Toby, three, are now sending letters to other key workers such as NHS staff.
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Regulators in America have been waiting for these results to decide on approval.
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Measures may remain until jabs roll out across the world, Public Health England's Dr Mary Ramsay says.
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The EU should seek to meet its contractual "obligations", Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says.
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A daughter's story of how she moved into a Marie Curie hospice with her mother during the pandemic.
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More than 26.8 million first and 2.1 million second doses have now been given in the UK since December.
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Ros Atkins looks at how a vaccine hailed as a ‘game-changer’ has seen its reputation tarnished.
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Nikki, a recovering alcoholic, describes how she stopped drinking during the pandemic and how it changed her.
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Some towns in the North of England and the Midlands are struggling to get Covid infection rates down.
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Six other countries were worse affected during the second wave of the pandemic, according to ONS figures.
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Boris Johnson will receive his first dose while European countries resume use of the Oxford vaccine.
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Only 18 cases have been recorded since the start of flu season, compared with 1,657 last winter.
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Nursing students graduating in 2021 have trained in an unprecedented environment: A global pandemic.
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Elin Wade, 29, from Swansea, had bad reactions after using creams prescribed for an eczema flare-up.
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Regulators give reassurance and advice on rare blood clot symptoms, such as headache lasting days.
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The author, who spent weeks in intensive care after contracting Covid-19, on his gratitude for the NHS.
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New Covid-19 variants keep appearing – and their mutations are very different to the comic book kind.
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It is understood a shipment of five million AstraZeneca doses to the UK has been held up by four weeks.
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Research shows that the US and parts of Europe are facing slumps in birth rates.
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Local health organisations in England have been told to expect a reduced vaccine supply in April.
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Sally-Rose's sister died of a heart attack last year and says the family weren't informed of a do not resuscitate order.
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'Vaccine passport' plans have been proposed by the EU, in order to make travel easier this summer.
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England's deputy chief medical officer says there is no proven link between Covid vaccines and blood clots.
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The health secretary was responding to a NHS letter warning of a "significant reduction" of vaccine supplies.
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More than 3.7 million people in England will no longer have to stay at home to avoid the virus.
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The EU threatens to block vaccine exports to the UK unless it "gets its fair share".
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With emergency pandemic funding to end in two weeks, care organisations voice long-term cash fears.
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The England rollout comes as figures show nearly half of UK adults have had one dose.
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It will permit travel by those vaccinated, or who have tested negative or recently recovered.
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As several countries pause the AstraZeneca jab, six reporters explain what is happening across Europe.
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People should "get the jab", the health secretary says, after some countries suspend its use.
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A social media personality has created a video about her BRCA2 gene test and upcoming surgery.
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A new UN report says interrupted health services caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in South Asia.
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In the US, one in eight couples experience infertility. But a culture of silence and stigma means most people suffer alone.
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People in prison were three times more likely to die than others from the virus.
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Many religious leaders are spreading the word that vaccines are safe and effective, but some are undermining that message.
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Infants as young as six months are taking part in the Covid-19 jab study.
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The bloc's regulator reiterates its support for the vaccine after some countries suspended its use.
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Nearly 50 cancer charities send a stark warning about the impact Covid-19 has had on UK cancer care.
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It says there is no evidence of a link to blood clots, as major EU countries pause use of the vaccine.
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All over 50s could be vaccinated ahead of schedule, thanks to good supplies, say experts.
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An investigation into deaths at the hospital in Gosport is reviewing millions of pages of evidence.
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It is the latest country to act over reports of blood clotting, but the WHO says the vaccine is safe.
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The drugs regulator says people should still get their Covid vaccine, as some countries suspend using it.
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A powerful hallucinogen used in shamanic rituals is being trialled as a potential depression cure.