Public Health
Millions of measles cases expected if vaccinations don't go up - US study
25 Apr 2025
Declining childhood vaccinations for measles mean the disease could become endemic again in the US, with up to 51m illnesses projected, a study has found.
Top vaccine official forced out of US FDA
29 Mar 2025
The public health leader, who was a significant figure during the Covid-19 pandemic, was given the choice to resign or be fired.
The Covid inquiry: What you need to know as it lands
28 Nov 2024
Explainer - The first phase of the Covid inquiry concludes today. We don't know when it will be made public. But here's what we do know.
RATs, vaccines and Covid funding: What you need to know
6 Jun 2024
Explainer - Here's what we know about the government's Covid plans for the next four years.
Covid FLiRT variants: What you need to know
15 May 2024
The dominant Covid subvariant has mutated, giving rise to several new lineages, known as "FLiRT".
