Outdated regulations that are hindering Britain’s robotics and defence technology sectors are set to be overhauled, as the government names both industries as new priority areas for the Regulatory Innovation Office.
Rachel Thrasher, Research Fellow at the Global Development Policy Center in Boston, explains how the new US stance could change the TRIPS waiver debate.
New data explores why some in the UK continue to experience vaccine hesitancy - with one man explaining that "it is human nature to have second thoughts".
The Social Care 360 Report finds that unpaid carers contributed time worth £400 million to the UK social care system - daily, since the COVID-19 pandemic begun.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that all under 40s should be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine following blood clot risk.
The European Commission on Thursday (6 May) responded to a US declaration of support for the TRIPS waiver, stating that they were open to further discussions without explicit agreement.
The Government proposal to cut 50% of funding to specific arts universities is part of the "build back better" plan, according to a Department for Education spokesman.
The CureVac mRNA vaccine is currently in final stages of clinical trials - but it is expected to perform like Pfizer and Moderna, with the bonus of surviving at ordinary refrigeration temperatures.
