Health
Vaccines are being approved. Now comes the hard part
The swift development of a safe vaccine represents a scientific triumph. Rolling it out at scale and inoculating a critical mass of the population will require no less ingenuity
The one fact that should inform Sunak’s Spending Review more than any other
The relationship between health and wealth is not what you might think
The vaccine race
A vaccine is our best shot at getting the world back on track. But the path to getting there is complicated
The care conundrum
Will the wave of Covid-19 care home deaths finally jolt us into grappling with the way we look after our frail and elderly?
Ten million Covid tests a day? This “moonshot” looks off course already
The government’s grandiose gestures are no substitute for competence on the basics
The government's piecemeal approach to coronavirus advice has not been good enough
Clear and consistent messaging about how best to protect yourself is key and this government has not delivered either
A social care cap has long been heralded as a fix for the sector. Is it?
As the case for reform becomes impossible to ignore, a cap on costs is at best part of the solution
Public Health England: the implications of this restructure go well beyond Covid-19
Chaotic institutional overhaul can feel reminiscent of The Thick of it. But is there method in the madness?
I welcome a new obesity strategy but its modest proposals kick in too late
Time is very short to make an impact on fitness and weight and reduce individual risk from the virus
The world’s top 50 thinkers 2020
Prospect salutes the scientists, philosophers and writers reshaping our times—and asks for your help choosing our 2020 winners
Policy report: NHS infrastructure—hospitals vs the home front
What recovery for a traumatised health service?
Austerity had battered the NHS even before Covid-19. Now we must rebuild
Time to put in place proper infrastructure to provide care for both Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 patients alike