COVID

The COVID inquiry was established post-pandemic, to investigate the flaws and errors regarding the government's overall response. It was given the right by the Inquiries Act 2005 to access evidence through documents and witnesses, including two years' worth of WhatsApp chats between government officials....

Lucinda Dodd Lucinda Dodd met with Britain’s famous one-time Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, in his University of Nottingham (UoN) office to discuss his experience of working through a pandemic which, he fears, may not be the last of our lifetimes. When I visited Jonathan Van-Tam...

When indie singer-songwriter Chloe Moriondo played The Bodega this month, it was an evening of pride flags and lots of Dads. Lucinda Dodd reviews....

The Prime Minister's "living with COVID" plan has been expected since before the government's parliamentary recess at the start of February. Impact's Hannah Walton-Hughes discusses what the lifting of restrictions could mean for the country, and what the overall response has been. ...

Boris Johnson has announced that the plans to abolish all restrictions, including the rule to self-isolate, may be abolished a month early, sooner than the expected 24th March deadline. Impact’s Hannah Walton-Hughes comments on the PM’s decision and what this means for England....

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that mandatory vaccination should be considered within the EU in response to the spread of the Omicron variant. ...

On Wednesday 14th September Club MTV partnered with the NHS in delivering ‘The Reunion’, an exclusive gig for those who are vaccinated and aged between 18 and 30, in an attempt to boost vaccine uptake amongst young people. Abi Kara-Fernandes shares her thoughts on the experience......