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VACCINES: The rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines, which averted about 1.1 million U.S. deaths and more than 10.3 million hospitalizations within a year of their introduction in December 2020, was one of the few genuine achievements of the first Trump term.

“I did go on social media, but I’ve averted a doomscroll.”

Researchers found that because the screening programme stopped TB circulating so widely in the city, in the following five years an estimated 4,599 cases were averted, saving countless lives.

Finn Brennan, from Aslef, said the union was "pleased" strike action had been averted at this time.

Can wider war between Iran and Israel still be averted?