In January to March 2022, 760 people died in Iceland, a sharp increase of 28% on the five-year average. The most notable difference from previous years is the booster vaccine rollout over the winter.
Doctors who criticise vaccines or lockdown policies on social media could face being struck off if regulators rule they are guilty of spreading 'fake news', according to new guidance from the GMC.
Denmark has become the first country to suspend its Covid vaccination programme as its health authority says the virus has been brought under control.
A recent Danish study has caused excitement by suggesting the AZ and J&J vaccines reduce non-Covid mortality including heart-related deaths. But this is very unlikely to be true.
Covid vaccination increases the risk of severe heart inflammation up to 120-fold, a major study from Scandinavia published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found.
Bill de Blasio really should warn people that NYC official data suggest that in taking his $100 to get boosted they’re going to be twice as likely to become infected and twice as likely to infect a vulnerable person.
The UK medicines regulator has approved the Moderna Covid vaccine for six to 11 year olds, describing it as "safe and effective". It has also approved the Valneva vaccine, which uses more traditional technology.
The UKHSA publishes data on vaccination during pregnancy which on the surface appear reassuring. However, a closer look reveals some troubling signals.
Why has Omicron infected far more people than earlier variants, despite arriving when almost everyone is vaccinated? Analysis of antibody data raises the possibility the vaccines themselves may be driving it.
Protection against infection from a fourth Pfizer vaccine dose wanes to zero in just eight weeks, an Israeli study published in the NEJM has found.
