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Americans who felt most vulnerable during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic perceived Republicans as infection risks, leading to greater disgust and avoidance of them – regardless of their own political party. Even Republicans who felt vulnerable became more wary of other Republicans. That’s one finding from research we…

The damning report highlights several failures by the government during the Covid pandemic

Health secretaries failed to amend contingency planning before Covid killed more than 230,000 in UK, report says

‘Never again can a disease lead to so many deaths and so much suffering,’ chairwoman Baroness Hallett said

Covid inquiry finds ‘groupthink’ led to failures in preparing the UK for the pandemic

As the Covid Inquiry publishes its findings, The Independent reveals the ready-to-go pandemic plan that the government ignored

Group says it is ‘relieved’ at many of report’s recommendations but calls for more measures to tackle inequality and improve capacity of public services

More than 235,000 deaths involved Covid-19 in the UK up to the end of 2023

David Cameron, George Osborne and Matt Hancock to face criticism about priorities in years running up to pandemic