Many people who have taken anti-depressants for at least two years may be able to stop them without relapsing, but most will still need long-term treatment, a UK study suggests.
An experimental drug for severe Covid cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half, interim clinical trial results suggest.
The head of Africa's health agency has warned that the UK's policy of not accepting Covid-19 vaccine certificates from the continent could increase vaccine hesitancy.
The UK government has amended its foreign travel guidance to clarify that the Indian-made version of the AstraZeneca vaccine is an approved jab.
About 3,000 health workers in France have been suspended because they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Italy is to make it compulsory for all workers to have a Covid "green pass" - proof of vaccination, a negative test or recovery from the virus.
Covid booster jabs will begin to be offered across the UK from next week.
hildren in the UK aged 12 to 15 are set to be able to get a Covid jab, following advice from the UK's chief medical officers.
Fully vaccinated people are much less likely to die with Covid-19 than those who aren't, or have had only one dose, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
Healthy children aged 12 to 15 should be offered one dose of a Covid vaccine, the UK's chief medical officers say.
