vaccination

Why we can be confident in the safety of Covid vaccines

12 December 2020 9:00 am

At the beginning of the Covid crisis, some expressed the hope that a pandemic might at least bring a divided…

The problem with ‘immunity passports’

5 December 2020 9:00 am

The many dangers of ‘immunity passports’

Which countries are most sceptical about vaccines?

28 November 2020 9:00 am

Gloss over Should we be worried that the head of research into respiratory drugs at AstraZeneca is called Dr Pangalos,…

How to win over vaccine sceptics

28 November 2020 9:00 am

How to win over vaccine sceptics

How moral is it to refuse a vaccine?

21 November 2020 9:00 am

Well thank goodness for that, eh? Just as we reached our darkest hour and resigned ourselves to an endless series…

What does it mean to be ‘fit as a butcher’s dog’?

21 November 2020 9:00 am

Boris and the butcher’s dog Who first coined the phrase ‘as fit as a butcher’s dog’? It has been traced…

The dangers of censoring anti-vaxxers

21 November 2020 9:00 am

Earlier this week, the Labour party wrote to the government urging it to bring forward legislation so that social media…

The questions we must ask about the Covid vaccine

14 November 2020 9:00 am

The Covid vaccine still has a long way to go

Letters: Wales has been betrayed by Westminster

7 November 2020 9:00 am

Woeful Wales Sir: Allison Pearson succinctly points out the absurdity of the so-called Welsh government and its assembly, now trying…

The problem with fast-tracking vaccines

5 September 2020 9:00 am

Fast-tracking vaccines can be disastrous – even if they work

‘Herd immunity’ is impossible without a vaccine

23 May 2020 9:00 am

Understanding immunity to Covid-19 is like trying to decode Enigma

Letters: What would be the point of a second referendum?

2 November 2019 9:00 am

Another referendum? Sir: Matthew Parris’s article ‘What question should a second referendum ask?’ (26 October) occasioned a wry smile from me…

Are childhood vaccination rates dropping?

5 October 2019 9:00 am

Who speaks what The Chancellor, Sajid Javid, included a little Punjabi in his speech to the Tory conference. How many…

Puppy parents’ evening — or money for old rope

7 November 2015 9:00 am

A letter has arrived summoning me to parents’ evening to discuss Cydney’s progress. Yes, I am aware that Cydney is…