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Looking solely at health benefits, the case for vaccinating primary schoolers isn’t strong.
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US researchers have designed a special chewing gum to target SARS-CoV-2. But at this stage, it’s only been tested in a lab – not on real people.
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The Scanlon Foundation Research Institute’s 2021 Mapping Social Cohesion Report found that while concern about the pandemic ebbs and flows, COVID has not shaken the nation’s social cohesion.
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Not much data, but lessons have been learned from the slow response to delta.
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There’s not enough evidence yet to support the AstraZeneca CEO’s statement. But it is theoretically plausible.
Scientists find variants by sequencing samples from people that have tested positive for the virus.
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There’s a new COVID lineage called B.1.1.529. It has a genetic profile very different from other circulating variants
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How the pandemic is reported by the media can influence people’s behaviour.
Vaccines, including those given for childhood diseases, rarely draw out a perfect response after only one dose.
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Booster shots are a common necessity for vaccines to keep working. Recent research shows COVID-19 booster shots are recommended for high-risk individuals — and may benefit the rest of us too.
Many grocery store workers have experienced high rates of anxiety and depression during the pandemic.
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Supermarket employees, still laboring in crisis mode, continue to report significant rises in physical and mental health problems.
To go ahead this year, Christmas celebrations may need to be more low key than they would usually be.
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Countries across Europe are reintroducing lockdowns, but the UK can keep Christmas and New Year on track by following these sensible steps.
Behavioral science researchers have found that people tend to have more positive body self-images when they appreciate the body for what it can do – not just how it looks.
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For many, the pandemic has disrupted daily habits around eating and fitness – which makes it a prime time to shake up old assumptions about achieving an ideal body.
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Not only have asthma attack rates decreased during the pandemic, evidence suggests people with asthma are not at increased risk of severe outcomes from COVID.
Adults need to advocate for research that prioritizes childrens’ participation.
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Child-engaged research can facilitate new ways of listening to and supporting children as we move toward and through post-pandemic recovery.
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Conspiracy theories can make parents hesitant to vaccinate their children.
Media coverage of public health advisories has caused anxiety in many citizens who may deem tourism activities too risky during the pandemic.
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Now that restrictions are lifting and leisure travel is resuming, we need to be reminded that travel has positive effects on our health and wellness.
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Holding contrarian views - despite a lack of personal expertise - is just part of being human. Here’s the psychology behind what we choose to believe.
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The festive season in India did not lead to any surges and the prediction of a third wave during October–November did not turn out to be right.
The U.S. government funded a significant portion of the R&D behind the Moderna vaccine.
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Moderna claims its scientists alone invented the mRNA sequence used to produce its COVID-19 vaccine. The US government, which helped fund the drug, disagrees.
What it’s like to get older? A course on the psychology of aging helped students gain empathy and curiosity.
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Universities can have a role forming age-conscious students: those who aren’t ageist, don’t fear aging and are attuned to the aging process.
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Beset by delays, this vaccine is becoming available when low-income countries are desperately short of doses.