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A new baby holding the finger of its mother
LEADING children’s doctors have implored the government to urgently introduce a “game-changer” vaccine which could prevent thousands of babies and pre-schoolers from being admitted to hospital every year.
In June, the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation (JCVI) advised ministers that they should press ahead with a vaccination programme for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) covering both babies and older adults, but the government has yet to respond to the plan.
Professionals said it was “too late” for the programme to be rolled out this winter but urged ministers to ensure it was in place for next year.
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
For those in the West, hunger is often just the familiar feeling of a growling stomach between meals — in Gaza, it has become a strategic weapon of slow, systematic and deadly destruction, writes MARC VANDEPITTE
