COVID: unvaccinated people may be seen as ‘free riders’ and face discrimination
More than five billion people globally have now been vaccinated against COVID-19. Of course, many of the three billion or…
Vaccines are here, but how will we get them to billions of people?
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has just been approved for widespread use in the UK and the government has ordered 40 million…
COVID vaccines: many people have had two doses but not their boosters – here’s why that might be
There are a variety of reasons why some people may have not come forward for their booster vaccines. Pormezz/Shutterstock In…
A year of COVID vaccines: how the UK pinned its hopes on the jab – and why those hopes are under threat
A year ago, Margaret Keenan made history. On December 8 2020, she became the first person in the world to…
Vaccines for COVID are much more effective than for flu – and reminding people could drive down hesitancy
After an incredible start, the UKs vaccination programme is now slowing down. Over 80 million doses have been administered, but…
Needle phobia could be the cause of 10% of COVID vaccine hesitancy in the UK – new research
Your bodys full of veins, isnt it? Well, youve got to fill them up with something, havent you? Thats the…
Poor vaccine take-up in BAME communities is not just down to hesitancy
Proportionally, twice as many white people in eligible categories have received a dose of a COVID vaccine than people from…
Coronavirus: believing in conspiracies goes hand in hand with vaccine hesitancy
Are you sure about that? EPA-EFE While developing an effective vaccine probably wont bring an immediate end to the pandemic,…
Coronavirus vaccine: what we know so far – a comprehensive guide by academic experts
Since the early days of the pandemic, attention has focused on producing a vaccine for COVID-19. With one, its hoped…
From cowpox to mumps: people have always had a problem with vaccination
A recent surge in mumps among young adults in the UK has been linked to the 1998 MMR vaccine scare,…
Booster Shot for Vaccines
It wasnt so much the message as the messenger. Vaccines are some of the most thoroughly tested medical products we…