Just seen this piece from Nick Triggle, BBC health correspondent and (in my mind at least!) honorary member of the Good News threads. It's not saying anything new but it's nice to see it on the BBC website.
"With every day that passes, it becomes clearer and clearer that the UK is winning its fight against Covid. Science, as Boris Johnson said, is in the ascendancy.
It is easy to forget this virus only emerged just over a year ago.
But now the UK has approved three vaccines for use - two of which have already started to be rolled out at speed. Another two are being assessed by the regulator after promising trial results.
There is confidence the mutations, while presenting a challenge, can be overcome. Plans are already being made to update the vaccines if needed to work better against new variants.
No vaccine is 100% effective and some people may choose not to take it.That’s why advances in treatment are vital too.
A cheap steroid, dexamethasone, is being widely used to improve the survival rates of the sickest patients. And last week it emerged an arthritis drug, tocilizumab, could also further improve survival chances.
There is still a long way to go, but there is a cautious belief in both Westminster and among scientists that each step made from now on should be forward not back."