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UK coronavirus variant gets nastier as South African variant spreads

The faster-spreading UK coronavirus variant has acquired a mutation that will help it evade immune protection – the same mutation already found in the South African variant

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African nations lead the world in offering PrEP HIV prevention drug

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Human placentas are full of mutated cells dumped by the embryo

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How effective are coronavirus vaccines at stopping transmission?

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It’s A Sin review: A series that will tug on your heartstrings

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Covid-19 news archive: January 2021

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Novavax coronavirus vaccine found 89 per cent effective in trials

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Slow vaccination in low-income countries will delay the pandemic’s end

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UK advisers cautious about how much covid-19 vaccines cut transmission

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An unscientific debate over breast milk is spilling into food banks

An overzealous push for breastfeeding is affecting availability of baby formula in food banks, worsening problems for the poorest people, writes Clare Wilson

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NHS England criticised over missing ethnicity data for covid-19 jabs

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New coronavirus variants detected in sewage before showing up in tests

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How much does one coronavirus vaccine dose protect you and others?

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EU begins to clamp down on vaccine exports as supplies fall short

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