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Boris Johnson is confident the Covid vaccines provide "a high degree" of protection against all variants.
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Deliveries will come towards next winter when people may need to be revaccinated.
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The Commission chief announces a "step forward" after criticism over EU handling of vaccine plans.
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Almost 600,000 people received their first Covid jab on Saturday, government figures show.
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We need to "calm down" after the EU reverses a plan to put checks on the Irish border, Micheál Martin says.
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Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.
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Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse.
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The Cabinet Office minister says he is "confident" the UK can continue with its planned jabs rollout.
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Catherine Calderwood was forced to resign from her advisory role after admitting she had broken lockdown rules.
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It follows anger over a decision to invoke an emergency provision in the Brexit deal in order to control vaccine exports.
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As two new jabs prove effective, where do we stand with vaccines and the fight back against Covid?
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An international trial shows the jab gives complete protection against hospitalisation and death.
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The EU approves AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine, but accuses the firm of breaking supply commitments.
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The vaccine is the first to show in trials that it is effective against the UK variant of the virus.
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Nurse Eva Gicain was in critical care and had no memory of giving birth during 76 days in hospital.
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The Office for National Statistics found infections had hardly shifted compared with the previous week.
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People are spending less time on hobbies and volunteering in the current lockdown, researchers say.
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A year ago, the UK was yet to record a Covid case. Then a family rang NHS 111 from a hotel in York.
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NHS volunteers will now be given the vaccine because they are considered frontline health workers.
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A man making false statements about Covid-19 tried to remove a sick patient from hospital.
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German vaccine officials say there is not enough data about the jab, which is widely used in the UK.
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Studies show the no-swab saliva test is accurate, and experts say it may be more convenient for users.
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A unique study of millions of patient records identifies "substantial" differences in vaccine coverage.
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Both sides pledge to work together after a reported 50 million-dose shortfall for the 27-member EU.
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Coronavirus infections are still at very high levels in many regions, a study estimates.
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Many are finding things do not smell right after Covid - and that most foods smell and taste disgusting.
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Taxi driver Ali Sakallioglu spent 222 days in hospital with Covid, including three months in a coma.
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The English National Opera's singing coach gives long Covid sufferers breathing space.
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Charities say they need more resources to support people who are grieving.
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A "legacy of poor decisions" in 2020 and before the pandemic led to 100,000 deaths, scientists say.
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Vicki Meredew, who received a leftover vaccine dose, will continue palliative treatment for a brain tumour.
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The pharmaceutical giant said the late signing of contracts limited time to sort out supply glitches.
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There will be "a lot more deaths" before the effect of vaccines is felt, England's chief medical officer says.
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Boris Johnson says he takes "full responsibility" for the UK government's response to the pandemic.
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England's chief medial officer described today as a very sad day, as England surpasses 100,000 Covid deaths.
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Nadhim Zahawi says supply is tight, but he expects the UK to meet its February target of 15 million doses.
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As the UK records its 100,000th death from Covid within 28 days of a positive test, Catherine Burns speaks to some of the people behind the figures.
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Women reveal the "anxiety" caused by Covid rules that have seen them alone in hospital during pregnancy.
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As the number of people who died reaches six figures, the factors that led to this terrible total.
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The government says it is seeking a permanent solution to the EU supply issue.
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The EU calls for "fair" distribution after vaccine companies cut back on pledged supplies.
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The NHS says any invitation which asks for vaccine payment or bank account details is a scam.
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The peak of hospital cases may have passed in the south east - but hospitals in the Midlands are still braced for further pressures,
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Another 7,700 registered with coronavirus on the death certificate brings the total to nearly 104,000.
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How are Covid-19 vaccines being distributed across the world? As some countries start vaccinating their populations, others are being left behind.
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The health secretary says lifting restrictions can only happen when the "facts on the ground" show it is safe.