Developed nations have a moral duty to waive patents on vaccines

Lessons from history show we must help those in the global south

Oxford reveals its 2021 Word of the Year. And it’s not ‘jab’ or ‘shot’

The Oxford English Dictionary publisher has sorted through an explosion of Covid wordplay

Vaccinations: Jewel in the crown of modern medical science

Humanity was vulnerable to a plethora of deadly diseases before jabs arrived

Fintan O’Toole: Science and stupidity are thriving. Don’t forget common sense

In the fight against Covid, the wisdom of the crowd has been proven right

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Why we can’t expect Covid-19 vaccines to be free of side effects

Dr Muiris Houston: Rapid approval of jabs offers breeding ground for conspiracy theories

Trillable Syllable – Frank McNally on a forgotten heroine of St “Stephenses” Day

An Irishman’s Diary

Irish company to test vaccines on volunteers deliberately infected with Covid-19

Open Orphan’s hVivo unit will conduct world’s first human challenge trials of several vaccine candidates

All quiet on the smallpox front – Frank McNally on a major milestone in medical history

Vax of life – Frank McNally revisits Raftery and the disease that robbed him of his sight

Help immunologists to understand our perception of vaccination

We have been creating immunity to disease for centuries

Harnessing new vaccines to prevent and treat disease

MSD has been at the forefront of a wave of vaccine innovation in recent years

Feeling arty in the world of medicine

The dotMed conference aims to reconnect with the art and humanity of medicine