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Up to 15% of adults diagnosed with COVID report audio-vestibular symptoms.
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Google mobility data shows people staying home less and visiting shops more than they were last spring.
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Underlying medicines ‘do no harm’ principle is a deeper claim that it is worse to do harm than to allow harm to happen.
The AstraZeneca vaccine has been investigated and found safe, but will countries be able to get enough of it?
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The European Medicines Agency has said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is not associated with an increased overall risk of developing blood clots.
It helps to talk through concerns.
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Allowing people to discuss their concerns one-on-one has been shown the improve vaccine uptake.
Grounded.
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Plus we hear about the hardships faced by migrant workers in Canada. Listen to episode 7 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Antibodies (white) binding to a coronavirus (red and orange).
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Antibodies continue to evolve for months after a COVID infection has cleared.
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Suspensions of the AstraZeneca vaccine may dent confidence and will slow down coverage – arguably creating a greater risk to public health.
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COVID-19 requires us to make ethical decisions like Ancient Greeks and Romans.
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Injected vaccines tend to generate good immunity overall but less of a response in the nose and throat, where the virus enters and spreads from.
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With even seasoned cruisers now perceiving the holidays to be risky, the industry faces a huge challenge to win back trust.
Many care workers feel society does not value them or the people they look after.
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After the devastating impact of COVID, changing the culture of social care must start with valuing, respecting and rewarding the people who look after our vulnerable old people.
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As the epidemic is increasingly under control, more healthy than infected people will be told to self-isolate or quarantine.
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The European Medicines Agency has found no link between thrombosis and the AstraZeneca vaccine, but precautionary investigations are continuing in some countries.
Where next for the WHO?
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Plus a round-up of the coronavirus situation around the world marking one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Listen to Episode 6 of The Conversation Weekly.
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Review of the latest evidence identifies the risk factors for pregnant women.
Lockdowns didn’t have the impact many had hoped.
While some leaders were swinging into action, Boris Johnson was shaking hands with COVID patients.
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Why South Korea and Ghana have fared better than the UK, Brazil and India.
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The cognitive effort of managing the conflicting messages of a working through a pandemic is tiring us out.
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The babies born since March 11 2020 have faced a unique set of challenges.