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By prioritising vaccination for the elderly, Indonesia may optimally reduce the hospital burden and COVID-19 deaths amid a limited vaccine supply during the first vaccination phase.
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When Joe Biden is the great hope for global change, it’s hard to feel overly optimistic.
Dengan memprioritaskan vaksinasi untuk populasi usia lanjut, kematian dan beban rumah sakit akibat COVID-19 bisa dikurangi di tengah keterbatasan ketersediaan vaksin di gelombang pertama vaksinasi.
Some fans even said they would be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, giving their own lives to save other supporters of their team.
Recruiting more vegans for studies in the future will help us understand how this diet affects health.
We should be thinking about airborne transmission of coronavirus.
The opposition leader’s return from poisoning will put pressure on the Russian president in a crucial election year.
Comment se met en place la résistance aux médicaments ? Pourquoi la résistance aux vaccins est-elle si rare ?
La mise au point d’un vaccin prend normalement des décennies. Dans le cas de la Covid-19, elle a été réalisé en 12 mois, sans faire de concession. Voici comment ont procédé les chercheurs d’Oxford.
Social media censorship in the US fails to tackle the rising trend of ‘disinformation-for-hire’ cyber troops.
What normally takes decades has been achieved in 12 months, without cutting corners.
Despite the appeal of sleep trackers, they could cause unwanted anxiety for some.
How resistance to drugs originates, and why it’s different for vaccines.
Not all coronavirus diagnostics are created equal.
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Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford
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Career Development Fellow in Engineering, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology, University of Oxford
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Senior Researcher in Economics, University of Oxford
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Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research assistant, Empire, Migration and Belonging, University of Oxford
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Heritage Partnerships Coordinator, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Doctoral Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
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Stipendiary Lecturer in Biology, University of Oxford
