Omicron or no Omicron, high-income nations should have promoted a more equitable distribution of vaccines

The new variant is a reminder that the world is in it “together” when it comes to beating the virus.

The race for booster jabs

Despite being the world leader in vaccinations, Israel has seen immunity wear off. The UK government is taking note.

Christopher Snowdon: The WHO’s war on e-cigarettes proves it has no interest in an evidence-based approach to tobacco harm reduction

Governments which recognise vaping’s potential to lower smoking rates and save lives should make that case strongly at COP9.

Philip Davies: If freedom is curtailed, there should be proof it’s necessary. Where’s the evidence for state-enforced mask-wearing?

The studies that Public Health England cited offered limited evidence of their effectiveness outside clinical settings.

Ben Roback: The Wuhan lab-leak theory. Does the world owe Trump an apology?

The signs are beginning to emerge that the Biden presidency is taking the Wuhan theory seriously.

David Jones: Vaping – a quick win for Brexit

Divergence from the EU on vaping and smokefree products is a quick win from leaving the EU that will improve public health.

Iain Dale: People will die as a result of the EU’s Covid games. But don’t expect the media to criticise Saint Macron.

The British government has been commendably muted on the behaviour of von der Leyen and other politicians.

Ruwayda Mustafah: Britain’s global vaccination role – an economic and moral position

Across the world’s poorest counties, it is predicted that at least 90 per cent of people in 67 low-income countries won’t get vaccinated this year.

Stephen O’Brien: The challenge of converting world-class research into British economic success. Here’s an example than works.

We should double down on Product Development Partnerships, which are alive and well in the field of public health.

WATCH: ‘This is a great lesson for the rest of the world. Thank you. Thank you British scientists.’

WHO special envoy says it is “wonderful” that the UK’s “bravery” in spacing out vaccine doses “seems to be associated with even greater protection”.

Paul Ratner: My obsessive compulsive disorder story. The £100 billion plus cost of poor mental health. And what Ministers should do.

Lockdown has heightened OCD sufferers’ symptoms and hampered their treatment. There is a fierce urgency for innovation.

Garvan Walshe: Democracies need to pull together to stop Chinese subversion of the open global economy

We deceived ourselves into thinking that as China grew richer, its political system would become more democratic.

Daniel Hannan: We need Ministers’ estimate of the cost of the lockdown to lives and livelihoods

Publishing the figures will underline that Ministers are striving to be balanced. Never mind how it looks, though: better statistics will lead to better decisions.

Jason Reed: Taiwan, Britain and the UN. It’s time to rethink the One-China Policy.

The Coronavirus coverup, assaults on democracy and the appalling genocide of the Uyghur Muslims mean that the world must distance itself from the CCP.

What would President Biden and Vice President Harris mean for the Special Relationship?

From Brexit, to climate change, to the World Trade Organization, how would this administration align with the UK government?