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Queen Elizabeth receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
- UK
- January 9, 2021, 19:54
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, joining more than 1 million people in the UK who hav(...)

Britain approves Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, eyes spring rollout
- UK
- January 8, 2021, 16:26
Britain’s medical regulator on Friday approved Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for use, the health ministry said, adding that it had agreed to purchase an (...)

How is Dry January going? Here are five tips to help you along
- Health & Family
- January 7, 2021, 06:01
How is Dry January going? At this point being off the drink may have started to pinch. January is Health Month in The Irish Times. Througho(...)

Britain’s Covid restrictions could last until end of March – Boris Johnson
- UK
- January 6, 2021, 20:06
Britain’s coronavirus restrictions could last until the end of March, easing gradually as more people are vaccinated, Boris Johnson has told MPs. The (...)

Covid-19: South African variant may affect vaccine efficacy, warn scientists
- Africa
- January 6, 2021, 19:29
The new coronavirus variant linked to a surge in Covid-19 cases in South Africa is not only more infectious than previous forms of the virus but could(...)

Sporting landscape for 2021 looks worryingly familiar to 2020
- Other Sports
- January 4, 2021, 10:22
Do you know how many days there are until the Olympic Games get under way? Precisely 200. Imagine it. The darkness of the Tokyo skyline. A lone runner(...)

Oxford man (82) is first to receive Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
- UK
- January 4, 2021
The UK has become the first country to administer the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to its population amid rapidly rising case numbers and gr(...)

Almost entire population of England to be under most severe Covid restrictions
- UK
- December 30, 2020, 21:08
Almost the entire population of England will be under the most severe coronavirus restrictions from Thursday after Boris Johnson said a new variant of(...)

Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use in UK
- UK
- December 30, 2020
A Covid-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca has been approved for use in the UK, with the first jabs expected to be given on Monday. Th(...)

Aviation had a tough 2020 - and next year remains uncertain
- Transport & Tourism
- December 30, 2020, 07:00
The swift reaction by governments in Europe and further afield to the emergence of a new Covid-19 strain in Britain highlighted once again the uncerta(...)