Most school-aged children will receive the jabs at school – with younger children and those who miss their school or nursery session also able to get vaccinated at their GP practice or at a community ...

Scientists are hurrying to understand why a new strain of the coronavirus that emerged in England in September appears to be spreading far more rapidly than earlier variants. The early conclusion ...

How has a new coronavirus variant become the most common form of the virus in parts of England?

There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain, the British government’s chief scientific ...

This week, the UK government alerted the World Health Organization (WHO) to the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus. This seems to be accelerating the expansion of COVID-19 in England, since ...

A new coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in London and other parts of southeast England, and it is causing international concern. Scientists are trying to figure out how the virus mutated ...