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Brazilian city’s Covid crisis: ‘It’s like Hell’
Health system meltdown as coronavirus infections surge in Manaus for a second time

First days of India’s Covid vaccination programme
India’s Covid mass vaccination begins. But there are questions

WHO warns against vaccine rollout unfairness
Are poorer countries missing out in the global vaccine rollout? A warning from the WHO

The first year of the pandemic
The show looks back at the pandemic exactly one year since we first reported its start

How children think about maths and time
Doughnuts today or tomorrow? How 4 year olds understand time

Ambiguous loss: a different kind of grief
Have you lost a loved one who is still a part of your life in some way?

In Iran, one in five infected by coronavirus
Study reveals prevalence of coronavirus infection across Iran, with 72 percent in one city

Gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Gene therapy has transformed the lives of six young people with sickle cell disease

Milestone in HIV prevention for women
African clinical study finds an injection every 8 weeks protects women from HIV infection

Another week, another Covid-19 vaccine success
Good news about Covid vaccines keeps coming but can everyone benefit from the successes?