The country where covid-19 first emerged is championing a string of vaccines, both domestically and abroad. But opacity surrounding data makes for a fractured picture, reports Chris Baraniuk

explains the elements that have made the UK's vaccination programme a front runner globally and describes the hurdles that lie ahead Chris Baraniuk freelance journalist It looks like a world beating performance-the United Kingdom has administered more covid-19 vaccine first doses per 100 people (19) than any other nation of comparable population size. 1

In August 2020, Russia's President Vladimir Putin surprised the world by approving its first domestically developed covid-19 vaccine, before phase III clinical trials had even begun. Chris Baraniuk reviews what we know-and don't Chris Baraniuk What is Sputnik V? Russia's first approved vaccine was developed and produced entirely domestically and has a name intentionally invoking the space race of the 1950s.

Antibody tests are a potentially useful tool in the pandemic response—but what are they, how do they work, and are they all the same? Chris Baraniuk explains

Many questions remain about both natural and vaccine induced immunity to SARS-CoV-2. Chris Baraniuk reviews what we know so far