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The strong disapproval of the South African government’s handling of the pandemic is a warning that crafting persuasive pro-vaccine messages is not enough.
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated their spread.
At the height of polio and H1N1, Canadians were keen to get vaccinated, but vaccine enthusiasm waned once the crisis had passed — what does that mean for COVID-19?
When a crisis like COVID-19 disrupts expectations for the future, it also disrupts how health messaging works. Advertising research shows three ways that health campaigns can succeed in a crisis.
Pressure is mounting to reopen the Canada-U.S. border, but there are risks. How well those risks are managed may be the difference between pandemic recovery or a fourth wave of COVID-19.
Because COVID-19 is airborne, we can’t know if the shelter system is as safe as it should be without seeing metrics related to ventilation, filtration and occupancy.
Pandemic experiences for queer people were marked not only by loneliness but new possibilities and connections that will shape their lives when the world reopens.
How to prevent future disasters by learning from the past. Listen to episode 21 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The high costs of the world’s colossally unequal COVID-19 immunization rates.
International students are a vulnerable population who have faced many stressors in the COVID-19 pandemic. Emotional intelligence can help navigate these.
The minutiae of bureaucratic policy and procedure perpetuates colonialism and undermined a fully Tŝilhqot’in-led pandemic response.
Concerns about socioeconomic well-being were the main reason why people voted for a certain political party.
Values in adulthood rarely change. But major events, like wars — and pandemics — can shift our priorities.
Natural disaster is a misnomer. Disasters occur due to societal failures, not nature.
India had the legal ability to classify migrant workers as internally displaced and offer them protection, but instead they were marooned and left to the mercy of fate.
The Delta variant: What it is, where it came from, why it’s different and whether COVID-19 vaccines can prevent it.
This year summer schools will have to figure out how to tend to the emotional and academic needs of students coming out of remote learning.
Contracts for exploring the deep sea are due to expire before a safe mining code can be agreed.
It is unlikely that we will reach full herd immunity for COVID-19. However, we are likely to reach a practical kind of herd immunity through vaccination.
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