Covid-19 and the new merchants of doubt
How best can scientists push back against science denialist campaigns? David Gorski and Gavin Yamey suggest some evidence based strategies […]
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People’s Covid Inquiry: impact of the pandemic on the population—families, NHS staff, and mental health
The first witness in this session was Stephen Reicher, professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of St Andrews. Reicher felt that one of the biggest mistakes the government […]
People’s Covid Inquiry: impact of covid on frontline staff and key workers
Michael Mansfield QC began the fifth session of the People’s Covid Inquiry by pointing out that the Archbishop of Canterbury had now added his voice to the many organisations and […]
People’s Covid Inquiry: inequalities and discrimination
“We all face the same storm but we are not all in the same boat” – Sonia Adesara The session was introduced by Sonia Adesara, NHS doctor, who pointed out […]
Does the FDA think these data justify the first full approval of a covid-19 vaccine?
The FDA should demand adequate, controlled studies with long term follow up, and make data publicly available, before granting full approval to covid-19 vaccines, says Peter Doshi […]
Christina Pagel: Schools—a gaping hole in the English covid strategy
England is an anomaly in not undertaking any of the three strategies to prevent transmission in schools, says Christina Pagel […]
Will covid-19 turn the tide in India’s political discourse?
India’s healthcare system has for a long time been a mirror image of the country’s many contradictions. With a health budget of about 1.3% of GDP, it has a woefully […]
Learning lessons from covid-19 to reduce global health inequity
Kiran CR Patel and colleagues outline six key ways in which we can improve equity during the pandemic and in its aftermath Scenes initially from Italy, then Brazil, and more […]
The legacies of colonialism: putting African covid-19 vaccination into context
Vaccination is an essential tool to stop the spread of infectious diseases. Yet, as the Delta variant of SARS-COV-2 spreads across the world, Africa, with a covid-19 vaccination rate of […]
Australia’s covid-19 experience—pride before the fall
The Australian covid-19 experience has been a rollercoaster. We greeted covid-19 head on. Our first outbreak was in April 2020 and the approach taken was to do all that we […]