25 articles from SUNDAY 7.2.2021

Let’s inoculate at-risk Australians then send Covid vaccines overseas | Ben Bramble and Peter Collignon

Countries grappling with coronavirus should have priority access. The rest of us can waitAustralia is poised to roll out Covid-19 vaccines later this month, with the goal of vaccinating as many Australians as quickly as possible. This is not the strategy the world needs now.Vaccinate our most vulnerable citizens, health workers and hotel quarantine staff immediately – no question about that....

Hundreds get Covid vaccine at East London mosque's pop-up clinic

Mosque serving largest Muslim community in UK seeks to reassure those hesitant about the shotCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHundreds of people were vaccinated at the weekend at a pop-up clinic set up by the East London mosque to encourage Muslims to be inoculated amid widespread concerns about the jab.The mosque, which serves the biggest Muslim community in the UK,...

Study shows Oxford Covid jab has less protection against South African variant

Researchers say vaccines’ focus must shift to protecting people from hospitalisation and deathCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will not stop people becoming ill if they contract the South African variant of Covid-19, researchers have confirmed, warning that vaccines’ focus needs to shift from population immunity to protecting...

When will Britain's Covid lockdown be lifted? Three scenarios

At best, vaccines and lockdown could make life more normal by May. But at worst, a new mutation could undo any progressCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHopes are rising that Britain may soon put the worst of Covid-19 behind it. After a year in which the disease has paralysed the nation, killed more than 100,000 people, closed schools and universities, and brought the...